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Don't Cry for Salim is a film of genre Drama directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza with Pavan Malhotra
Don't Cry for Salim (1989)
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Add to a movie listSalim Langde Pe Mat Ro (English: Don't Cry For Salim, the Lame) is a 1989 Indian film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, with Pavan Malhotra as lead. The film won the 1990 National Film Award for Best Cinematography.
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The film is set in the period of the Hindutva mobilization of the 1980s, the consequent explosive communal conflict, and its impact on the lives of the young men of the minority Muslim community, represented by a working class Muslim family in Mumbai. Salim Pasha (Langda or Lame) is a small-time thief and goonda and lives with his parents and sister in a shady neighborhood where crime and illegal activities are accepted professions.Actors
Pavan Malhotra
(Salim)
Makarand Deshpande
(Peera)
Ashutosh Gowariker
(Abdul)
Rajendra Gupta
(Aslam)
Neelima Azeem
(Mumtaz)
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