salaam bombay

I was watching Salaam Bombay and there is this scene where Rekha, the lead female charactor, is walking down a long crowded street. Camera moves back and we see Rekha as part of the crowd, and we are also shown a guy with a transistor radio listening to a cricket match. I suddenly remembered the time when a friend of mine has told me about this scene. Rekha is in a lot of pain in that scene as she is asked by the warden of the childrens prison to let go of her child who is imprisoned there. She suggests that Rekha should let her girl be in the prison rather than around her, as she's a prostitute living in the red light area. Or she should think of giving away her to an orphanage. My friend has told me that the scene shows, a mother in deepest pain of being asked to stay away from her kid with nobody to console her while a whole nation listens eagerly to the live commentry of a cricket match. It conveyed it well i think, i dont remember sad music or tears, but it will force you to think.