Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay!

113 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 24, 1988

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.

Salaam Bombay!

113 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 24, 1988

Salaam Bombay!
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Channel Four Films, Mirabai Films, La Sept Cinéma, Forum Films, National Film Development Corporation of India, Doordarshan, Cadrage
Original title Salaam Bombay!
Directors Mira Nair
Writers Sooni Taraporevala, Mira Nair

Cast

Shafiq Syed

as Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal

as Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma

as Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar

as Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar

as Baba Golub

Anjaan

as Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel

as Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan

as Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav

as Chillum

Raju Bernad

as Keera

Mohanraj Babu

as Salim

Sanjana Kapoor

as Reporter