Salaam Bombay! (1988)

08/24/1988 (FR) • 1h 53m

Crime, Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,080,046.00

Keywords

prostitution

drugs

street life

woman director

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