SALAAM BOMBAY! (1988)

Salaam Bombay!
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0.12K
Salaam Bombay!
Crime, Drama
August 24, 1988
Hindi
1h 53m
India, England
Doordarshan
$450,000

Young Krishna is abandoned at the Apollo Circus by his mother, who informs him that he can only return home when he can afford ₹500 for his brother's bicycle that he destroyed. The circus leaves Krishna behind and he travels to Bombay, where he delivers tee and befriends a heroin addict and a young prostitute. Krishna dreams of saving ₹500 to return home, but Bombay street life isn't easy.

Cast & Characters

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

Murari Sharma

Ticket Seller

Kishan Thapa

Nepali Middleman

Jamila

Woman in Brothel

Shaukat Inamdar

Crawford Market Shopkeeper

Neil Gettinger

American Big Dog

Yunus Parvez

Hashimbhai

Crew

Mira Nair

Director

L. Subramaniam

Original Music Composer

Sandi Sissel

Director of Photography

Mira Nair

Producer

Michael Nozik

Executive Producer

Anil Tejani

Executive Producer

Gabriel Auer

Executive Producer

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