Salaam Bombay!

1988 7.3 (105 votes) 1h 53m

Genres

Crime Drama

Production Companies

Doordarshan
Cadrage
Forum Films
La Sept Cinéma
Mirabai Films
National Film Development Corporation of India
Film4 Productions

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.

Key Crew

Director: Mira Nair

Story: Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala

Producer: Mira Nair

Screenplay: Sooni Taraporevala

Director of Photography: Sandi Sissel

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

Videos

Salaam Bombay! (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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