1988
7.3 (104 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
Cadrage
Forum Films
La Sept Cinéma
Mirabai Films
National Film Development Corporation of India
Film4 Productions
Salaam Bombay!
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
Producer: Mira Nair
Story: Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala
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
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