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"When Mira Nair travelled to the backstreets of Bombay in the summer of 1987 to shoot her first feature film, Salaam Bombay!, she was repeatedly warned that it was impossible. People told her it was inconceivable to shoot with actors in the red-light district and in the busy train stations, that it was unthinkable to teach illiterate street urchins to act alongside professionals, and to use real crowds, prostitutes and parades to make her film.
But her perseverance paid off. That spring, the 31-year-old Indian director won the Camera d’Or at Cannes for best first feature film."
