Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay!

1988
1h 53m
7.3

7.3/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $450,000

Revenue: $7,434,176

Language: HI

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Production Information

Production Companies
Doordarshan Cadrage Forum Films La Sept Cinéma Mirabai Films National Film Development Corporation of India Film4 Productions
Production Countries
France India United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Hindi English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 24, 1988
Status Released
Language HI
IMDb ID tt0096028

Cast

Shafiq Syed
Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal
Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma
Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar
Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Anjaan
Anjaan

Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel
Amrit Patel

Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Raju Bernad
Raju Bernad

Keera

Chandrashekhar Naidu
Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chungal

Sarfuddin Quarrassi
Sarfuddin Quarrassi

Koyla

Key Crew

Mira Nair
Director
Mira Nair
Producer
Sooni Taraporevala
Screenplay
Michael Nozik
Executive Producer
Anil Tejani
Executive Producer
Gabriel Auer
Executive Producer