was it screened before before its official release?
Yes,  Before commercial release, the film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival
Salaam Bombay!
Before commercial release, the film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1988.
who won a best director oscar for the 2012 film life of pi Ang Lee what is the movie about? The storyline revolves around an Indian man named "Pi" Patel, telling a novelist about his life story, and how at 16 he survives a shipwreck and is adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. when was it released? September 28, 2012 where was the lead character from in the movie? Pondicherry who is the actor? Suraj Sharma,  Irrfan Khan where is khan from? Rajasthan where did he study? National School of Drama when did he start his acting career? Soon after his graduation from NSD in 1987, Khan made his debut with Mira Nair's "Salaam Bombay!" where he was offered a minor role. what was the above movie about? The film depicts the daily lives of children living in slums in Bombay (now Mumbai), India's largest city, as well as organized crime scenes in India.
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Salaam Bombay! [SEP] Initial screening
Before commercial release, the film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1988. It was later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September in 1988.