Salaam Bombay! (1988)
15
27/01/1989 (GB)
Crime, Drama
1h 53m
- 73% (104 votes)
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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.
- Mira NairDirector
- Sooni TaraporevalaScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Revenue
$2,080,046
Keywords
- prostitution
- drugs
- street life
- woman director
- bollywood
Top Billed 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
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