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Salaam Bombay! (1988)

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.
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Mira Nair profile
Mira Nair

Director

Sooni Taraporevala profile
Sooni Taraporevala

Screenplay

Cast

Shafiq Syed profile
Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal profile
Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma profile
Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar profile
Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar profile
Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Anjaan profile
Anjaan

Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel profile
Amrit Patel

Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan profile
Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav profile
Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Raju Bernad profile
Raju Bernad

Keera

Chandrashekhar Naidu profile
Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chungal

Sarfuddin Quarrassi profile
Sarfuddin Quarrassi

Koyla

Shafiq Syed profile
Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal profile
Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma profile
Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar profile
Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar profile
Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Anjaan profile
Anjaan

Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel profile
Amrit Patel

Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan profile
Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav profile
Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Raju Bernad profile
Raju Bernad

Keera

Chandrashekhar Naidu profile
Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chungal

Sarfuddin Quarrassi profile
Sarfuddin Quarrassi

Koyla

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Release Date

August 24, 1988

Original Language

English, Hindi

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Doordarshan logoCadrage logoForum Films logoLa Sept Cinéma logoMirabai Films logoNational Film Development Corporation of India logoFilm4 Productions logo

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