Producer: Sanjiv Karambelkaar
Director: Gaganvihari Boratte
Cast: Nandita Das, Sharad Kapoor, Sayaji Shinde
Music: Hridaynath Mangeshkar

‘Lal Salaam’ is a realistic film based on the true incidents relating to tribes and their culture. The film is produced by Sanjiv Karambelkar and directed by Gaganvihari Borate. The music is composed by Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Playing important role are Nandita Das, Sharad Kapoor, Makrand Deshpande, Sayaji Shinde, Vijay Raj and Rajpal Yadav.

Kanna (Sharad Kapoor) and Rupi (Nandita Das) love each other since childhood. Kanna is an educated and intelligent man who is doing his M.B.B.S. in Nagpur. The tribe takes pride on him. Ghisu (Vijay Raj) his brother is an illiterate and hotheaded man whom the Naxalite Rajayya (Makrand Deshpande) convinces to join his group. Kanna warns Ghisu from joining them. Ghisu gets further motivated to become a Naxalite due to the killing and torture upon the helpless villagers by Forest Ranger (Akhilendra Mishra) and Inspector Deshpande (Sayaji Shinde). After someday Rupi disappears. Kanna returns back to hear the news and starts believing that she has died. On the other hand Rupi has joined the Naxalites. She learns that Kanna has returned but she can’t go back to the village to meet him. More villagers get lured to become Naxals as it can give instant justice. The government sends special task force to control the Naxals.     

The film is slated for release in March 2002.