Movie
Salaam Bombay!
1988PG-131h 53m7.3 / 10
When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.
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Salaam Bombay! opened in theaters October 7, 1988. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.
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Cast
Shafiq SyedKrishna / Chaipau
Hansa VithalManju Golub
Chanda SharmaSola Saal
Anita KanwarRekha Golub
Nana PatekarBaba GolubAnjaanChild at the Circus
Amrit PatelCircus Boss
Irrfan KhanLetter WriterCredits
- Directed by
- Mira Nair
- Written by
- Sooni Taraporevala, Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Hindi
- Budget
- $450K
- Box office
- $7.4M
Production
DoordarshanIndia- Cadrage
- Forum FilmsFrance
La Sept CinémaFrance
Mirabai FilmsUnited States
National Film Development Corporation of IndiaIndia
Themes
bullyingdrugsmumbai (bombay), indiaprostitutionstreet childrenwoman director