'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Bombay is different to Liverpool, or anywhere, really.
I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world.
Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.
Growing up in Bombay, I saw many sick people.
India was a sensation. It was remarkable to see all those parrots flying about, the brilliant foliage and the brilliant sky. It was a tremendous pageant. I never noticed the poverty.
I do think of Bombay as my hometown. Those are the streets I walked when I was learning to walk. And it's the place that my imagination has returned to more than anywhere else.
There is a lot of 'Halo' movie material no one has ever seen in New Zealand.
Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it gradually changed over the years.
Hindi films are so deceptive. I thought Mumbai was this big, grand, beautiful city with sea-facing flats.
The film 'Slumdog Millionaire' portrays the spirit you feel in India. For those who haven't been there, the film says it all.