Salaam Bombay!
Crime
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1988-08-24
Runtime:
1h 53m
Director:
Mira Nair
Writer:
Sooni Taraporevala
Top 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
Official Videos
Mark Kermode reviews Salaam Bombay! (1989) | BFI Player
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