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Salaam Bombay! (1988)

7.3/10 1h 53m Aug 24, 1988
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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Salaam Bombay!
Original Language HI
Revenue $2,080,046
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

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Shafiq Syed
Krishna / Chaipau
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Hansa Vithal" class="cast-photo">
Hansa Vithal
Manju Golub
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Chanda Sharma" class="cast-photo">
Chanda Sharma
Sola Saal
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Anita Kanwar" class="cast-photo">
Anita Kanwar
Rekha Golub
Popularity: 0.1
Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Baba Golub
Popularity: 0.7
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Anjaan
Child at the Circus
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Amrit Patel" class="cast-photo">
Amrit Patel
Circus Boss
Popularity: 0.2
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
Popularity: 1.6
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav
Chillum
Popularity: 1.3
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Raju Bernad
Keera
No Photo" alt="Chandrashekhar Naidu" class="cast-photo">
Chandrashekhar Naidu
Chungal
No Photo" alt="Sarfuddin Quarrassi" class="cast-photo">
Sarfuddin Quarrassi
Koyla
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Mira Nair
Producer Mira Nair
Screenplay Sooni Taraporevala
Editor Barry Alexander Brown
Executive Producer Michael Nozik, Anil Tejani, Gabriel Auer

Production

Doordarshan
IN
Cadrage
Forum Films
FR
La Sept Cinéma
FR
Mirabai Films
US
National Film Development Corporation of India
IN

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Mark Kermode reviews Salaam Bombay! (1989) | BFI Player
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Salaam Bombay! (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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Keywords

prostitution drugs street life woman director

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Details
Release Date August 24, 1988
Runtime 1h 53m
Revenue $2,080,046
Language HI
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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