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Salaam Bombay!

1988 • 1h53m Crime, Drama

Rating

7.3/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Mira Nair

Screenplay

Sooni Taraporevala

Cast

Shafiq Syed

Hansa Vithal

Chanda Sharma

Release date

8/24/1988

Status

Released

Budget

$450,000

Revenue

$7,434,176

Origin country

IN

GB

Vote count

118