Salaam Bombay! (1988)

  • PG-13
  • 10/07/1988 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 53m

Overview

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.

Mira Nair

Director, Story

Sooni Taraporevala

Screenplay, Story

Cast

Shafiq Syed's headshot

Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau
Hansa Vithal's headshot

Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub
Chanda Sharma's headshot

Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal
Anita Kanwar's headshot

Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub
Nana Patekar's headshot

Nana Patekar

Baba Golub
Anjaan's headshot

Anjaan

Child at the Circus
Amrit Patel's headshot

Amrit Patel

Circus Boss
Irrfan Khan's headshot

Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

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