

Salaam Bombay!
1988 · Movie · 1h 53m · PG-13
CrimeDrama
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
78/100
Key crew
- Mira NairDirector
- L. SubramaniamOriginal Music Composer
- Sooni TaraporevalaScreenplay
Cast
- Shafiq SyedKrishna / Chaipau
- Hansa VithalManju Golub
- Chanda SharmaSola Saal
- Anita KanwarRekha Golub
- Nana PatekarBaba Golub
- AnjaanChild at the Circus
- Amrit PatelCircus Boss
- Irrfan KhanLetter Writer
- Raghubir YadavChillum
- Raju BernadKeera
- Chandrashekhar NaiduChungal
- Sarfuddin QuarrassiKoyla
Stills
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Themes
mumbai (bombay), indiabullyingprostitutiondrugsstreet childrenwoman director























