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	\| director = [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]		\| director = [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]
	\| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India\|NFDC]]		\| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India\|NFDC]]
	\| writer = [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]<br />Hriday Lani (dialogue)		\| writer = Saeed Akhtar Mirza<br />Hriday Lani (dialogue)
	\| starring = [[Pavan Malhotra]]<br /> [[Makrand Deshpande]]<br /> [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]		\| starring = [[Pavan Malhotra]]<br /> [[Makrand Deshpande]]<br /> [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
	\| music = Sharang Dev		\| music = Sharang Dev
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	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1989\|5\|29}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1989\|5\|29}}
	\| runtime = 120 minutes		\| runtime = 120 minutes
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
	\| budget =		\| budget =
	}}		}}

	'''''Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro''''' ({{~~Trans~~\|Don't Cry for Salim, the Lame}}) is a 1989 Indian film directed by [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]], with [[Pavan Malhotra]] as lead.<ref>~~[http~~://~~www~~.~~bollywoodhungama.com~~/~~movies~~/~~review~~/~~5481/index.html Review:~~ Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro~~] [[Bollywood Hungama]]~~.</ref><ref>~~[http~~://www.~~film~~.com/movies/salim-langde-pe-mat-ro/~~14694778~~ Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro~~] Film~~.com.</ref> The film won ~~the 37th~~ [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] ~~in 1989~~ and ~~1990~~ [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]].		'''''Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro''''' ({{Translation\|Don't Cry for Salim, the Lame}}) is a 1989 Indian film directed by [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]], with [[Pavan Malhotra]] as lead.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/966459/salim-langde-pe-mat-ro-revisited-a-timeless-tale-of-a-small-time-thug-dreaming-of-the-big-league\|title='Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro' revisited: A timeless tale of a small-time thug dreaming of the big league\|first=Nandini\|last=Ramnath\|website=Scroll.in\|date=7 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/apna-time-aayega-gully-boy-and-the-legacy-of-salim-langde-pe-mat-ro/article26951915.ece\|title=Gully Boy and the legacy of Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro\|first=Amaal\|last=Akhtar\|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=26 April 2019\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi\|Best Feature Film in Hindi]] and [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography\|Best Cinematography]] at [[37th National Film Awards]].

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	The film is set in the period of the 1980s. The story revolves around Salim Pasha, a man with a physical disability. He is involved in crimes like extortion and robbery with two of his friends Peera and Abdul. Salim is a carefree man. He lives with his parents and his younger sister.		The film is set in the period of the 1980s. The story revolves around Salim Pasha, a man with a physical disability. He is involved in crimes like extortion and robbery with two of his friends Peera and Abdul. Salim is a carefree man. He lives with his parents and his younger sister.
	Salim's younger brother Javed Pasha (who has been a hard-working student all his life) dies because of an electric shock. His parents are keen to get his younger sister married to a proofreader of a Urdu newspaper named Aslam.		Salim's younger brother Javed Pasha (who has been a hard-working student all his life) dies because of an electric shock. His parents are keen to get his younger sister married to a proofreader of an Urdu newspaper named Aslam.

	After watching a documentary film made on the communal riots of Bhiwandi, Salim is shaken from within. He wants to give up everything he does and start life afresh. Salim tries to look for a job and ends up with a job at a garage with the help of a restaurant owner. Salim happily goes to Aslam to tell about the way he would start up his new life.		After watching a documentary film made on the communal riots of Bhiwandi, Salim is shaken from within. He wants to give up everything he does and start life afresh. Salim tries to look for a job and ends up with a job at a garage with the help of a restaurant owner. Salim happily goes to Aslam to tell about the way he would start up his new life.
	Salim is asked to stir up a riot for a huge sum of money. He refuses to do so and tells them how he is devastated since he has seen the outcome of Bhiwandi communal riots.		Salim is asked to stir up a riot for a huge sum of money. He refuses to do so and tells them how he is devastated since he has seen the outcome of Bhiwandi communal riots.
	On the day of his younger sister's engagement with Aslam, Salim is seen happily dancing with his friends. During the celebrations of his sister's engagement ceremony, he is killed by one of his rivals. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090901201743/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226833/Salim-Langde-Pe-Mat-Ro/overview Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro~~], ''[[New York Times]]''~~.</ref><ref>[http://nyuad.nyu.edu/filmfestival/films.9.html Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989)]{{dead link\|date=May 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} NYU, Abu Dhabi.~~</ref><ref>[http://parallelcinema.blogspot.com/2005/08/salim-langde-pe-mat-rodont-cry-for.html Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (Dont cry for lame salim) Review]~~</ref>		On the day of his younger sister's engagement with Aslam, Salim is seen happily dancing with his friends. During the celebrations of his sister's engagement ceremony, he is killed by one of his rivals.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226833/Salim-Langde-Pe-Mat-Ro/overview \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901201743/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226833/Salim-Langde-Pe-Mat-Ro/overview \|archive-date=2009-09-01 \|title=Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com\|date=1 September 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://nyuad.nyu.edu/filmfestival/films.9.html Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989)]{{dead link\|date=May 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} NYU, Abu Dhabi.</ref>

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	* [[Pavan Malhotra]] as Salim, the Lame (Langda)		* [[Pavan Malhotra]] as Salim, the Lame (Langda)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pavan-malhotra-film-debut-salim-langde-pe-mat-ro-first-of-many-7996204/\|title=First of Many: Pavan Malhotra revisits Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro\|date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
	* [[Makrand Deshpande]] as Peera		* [[Makrand Deshpande]] as Peera
	* [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] as Abdul		* [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] as Abdul
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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	* ~~1989:~~[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]		* [[37th National Film Awards\|National Film Awards–1989]]
	* ~~1990:~~[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]: [[Virendra Saini]]		**[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
	*1989:[[Tokyo ~~international film~~]]		**[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]: [[Virendra Saini]]
			*1989
			[[Tokyo International Film Festival]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|0241914}}		*{{IMDb title\|0241914}}
	* {{Amg movie\|226833}}

	{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}		{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}
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	[[Category:1989 crime drama films]]		[[Category:1989 crime drama films]]
	[[Category:~~1980s~~ Hindi-language ~~films]]~~		[[Category:1989 Hindi-language films]]
	~~[[Category:Indian~~ films]]
	[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]		[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]
	[[Category:Films about religious violence in India]]		[[Category:Films about religious violence in India]]
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	[[Category:National Film Development Corporation of India films]]		[[Category:National Film Development Corporation of India films]]
			[[Category:Hindi-language crime drama films]]


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{{short description|1989 film by Saeed Akhtar Mirza}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
| image = Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]
| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]
| writer = [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]<br />Hriday Lani (dialogue)
| starring = [[Pavan Malhotra]]<br /> [[Makrand Deshpande]]<br /> [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
| music = Sharang Dev
| cinematography = [[Virendra Saini]]
| editing = Javed Sayyed
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1989|5|29}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro''''' ({{Trans|Don't Cry for Salim, the Lame}}) is a 1989 Indian film directed by [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]], with [[Pavan Malhotra]] as lead.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/5481/index.html Review: Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro] [[Bollywood Hungama]].</ref><ref>[http://www.film.com/movies/salim-langde-pe-mat-ro/14694778 Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro] Film.com.</ref> The film won the 37th [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] in 1989 and 1990 [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]].

== Plot ==
The film is set in the period of the 1980s. The story revolves around Salim Pasha, a man with a physical disability. He is involved in crimes like extortion and robbery with two of his friends Peera and Abdul. Salim is a carefree man. He lives with his parents and his younger sister.
Salim's younger brother Javed Pasha (who has been a hard-working student all his life) dies because of an electric shock. His parents are keen to get his younger sister married to a proofreader of a Urdu newspaper named Aslam.

After watching a documentary film made on the communal riots of Bhiwandi, Salim is shaken from within. He wants to give up everything he does and start life afresh. Salim tries to look for a job and ends up with a job at a garage with the help of a restaurant owner. Salim happily goes to Aslam to tell about the way he would start up his new life.
Salim is asked to stir up a riot for a huge sum of money. He refuses to do so and tells them how he is devastated since he has seen the outcome of Bhiwandi communal riots.
On the day of his younger sister's engagement with Aslam, Salim is seen happily dancing with his friends. During the celebrations of his sister's engagement ceremony, he is killed by one of his rivals. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090901201743/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226833/Salim-Langde-Pe-Mat-Ro/overview Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro], ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref><ref>[http://nyuad.nyu.edu/filmfestival/films.9.html Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989)]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} NYU, Abu Dhabi.</ref><ref>[http://parallelcinema.blogspot.com/2005/08/salim-langde-pe-mat-rodont-cry-for.html Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (Dont cry for lame salim) Review]</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Pavan Malhotra]] as Salim, the Lame (Langda)
* [[Makrand Deshpande]] as Peera
* [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] as Abdul
* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as Aslam
* [[Neelima Azeem]] as Mumtaz
* [[Vikram Gokhale]] as Salim's father
* [[Surekha Sikri]] as Amina, Salim's mother
* [[Nishigandha Wad]] as Anees, Salim's Sister
* [[Haidar Ali (actor)|Haidar Ali]] as Nathu Seth
* [[Shakti Singh (actor)|Shakti Singh]] as Rajan
* [[Tom Alter]] as Johan
* [[Ajit Vachani]] as Rafiq bhai
* [[Neeraj Vora]] as Churan miya
* Naresh Suri as police inspector
* [[Achyut Potdar]] as Lala
* [[Ashok Banthia]] as Vilas Nakkashe

== Awards ==
* 1989:[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
* 1990:[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]]: [[Virendra Saini]]
*1989:[[Tokyo international film]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0241914}}
* {{Amg movie|226833}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}

[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:1989 crime drama films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]
[[Category:Films about religious violence in India]]
[[Category:Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award]]
[[Category:Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]
[[Category:National Film Development Corporation of India films]]
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