Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay!
CrimeDrama

Salaam Bombay!

1988
113 min
7.2
72.0%
User Score
(123 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Mira Nair

STARRING

Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar

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Mark Kermode reviews Salaam Bombay! (1989) | BFI Player
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Mark Kermode reviews Salaam Bombay! (1989) | BFI Player

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Cast

Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Anjaan

Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel

Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Raju Bernad

Keera

Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chungal

Sarfuddin Quarrassi

Koyla