Basic Info
Release: August 24, 1988
Runtime: 113 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (112 votes)
Status: Released
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Salaam Bombay!
1988
113 min
⭐ 7.3/10
112 votes
Overview
After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs, but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. There, he befriends the drug dealer Chillum and young prostitute Sola Saal, while trying to make enough money at a neighborhood tea stall to repay his debt to his family.
Genres
Crime
Drama
Production Countries
- France
- India
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
- Hindi hi
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Cast
Shafiq Syed
Krishna / Chaipau
Hansa Vithal
Manju Golub
Chanda Sharma
Sola Saal
Anita Kanwar
Rekha Golub
Nana Patekar
Baba Golub
Anjaan
Child at the Circus
Amrit Patel
Circus Boss
Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
Raghubir Yadav
Chillum
Raju Bernad
Keera
Chandrashekhar Naidu
Chungal
Sarfuddin Quarrassi
Koyla
Crew
Mira Nair
Director
Mira Nair
Producer
Sooni Taraporevala
Screenplay
Michael Nozik
Executive Producer
Anil Tejani
Executive Producer
Gabriel Auer
Executive Producer
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