Salaam Bombay!

1988

PG-13

1h 53m

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Crime
Drama

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.

Directors

Writers

Mira Nair(story by)
Sooni Taraporevala(screenplay by)
Hriday Lani(dialogue by)
Shafiq Syed
Krishna
Hansa Vithal
Manju Golub
Chanda Sharma
Sola Saal
Anita Kanwar
Rekha Golub
cast-pic
Nana Patekar
Baba Golub
Anjaan
Child at the Circus
Amrit Patel
Circus Boss
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Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
Murari Sharma
Ticket Seller
Kishan Thapa
Nepali Middleman

Directors

Writers

Mira Nair(story by)
Sooni Taraporevala(screenplay by)
Hriday Lani(dialogue by)

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Details

Release date

August 24, 1988 (United States)

Country of origin

France

Languages

English
Hindi

Production companies

Doordarshan
Cadrage

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Box office

Budget

$0

Gross worldwide

$2,080,046

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