UK / India / France,
1988, 113 min
Directed by:
Mira NairScreenplay:
Sooni TaraporevalaCinematography:
Sandi SisselCast:
Shafiq Syed, Raghuvir Yadav, Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar, Amrit Patel, Irrfan Khan, Sulabha Deshpande, Anjan Srivastav, Yunus ParvezPlots(1)
The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job selling tea, but mostly they have to beg for money and keep out of the way of the police. (Abramorama Films)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1989 - Mira Nair (Best Foreign Language Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1990 - Best Film not in the English Language
César Awards
- 1989 - Best Foreign Film
Filmfare Awards
- 1990 - Mira Nair (Best Film)
- 1990 - Mira Nair (Best Director)
- 1990 - Anita Kanwar (Best Supporting Actress)
Golden Globes
- 1989 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Cannes Film Festival
- 1988 - Mira Nair (Golden Camera)