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Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Mira Nair
Writer : Sooni Taraporevala

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Shafiq Syed
Shafiq Syed
Krishna / Chaipau
Hansa Vithal
Hansa Vithal
Manju Golub
Chanda Sharma
Chanda Sharma
Sola Saal
Anita Kanwar
Anita Kanwar
Rekha Golub
Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Baba Golub
Anjaan
Anjaan
Child at the Circus
Amrit Patel
Amrit Patel
Circus Boss
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav
Chillum
Raju Bernad
Raju Bernad
Keera
Chandrashekhar Naidu
Chandrashekhar Naidu
Chungal
Sarfuddin Quarrassi
Sarfuddin Quarrassi
Koyla
Mohanraj Babu
Mohanraj Babu
Salim
Sanjana Kapoor
Sanjana Kapoor
Reporter

Crews

Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Director
Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala
Screenplay
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Story
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Producer
L. Subramaniam
L. Subramaniam
Original Music Composer
Barry Alexander Brown
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Sandi Sissel
Sandi Sissel
Director of Photography
Hassan Kutty
Hassan Kutty
Casting
Mitch Epstein
Mitch Epstein
Production Design
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Art Direction
Nitish Roy
Nitish Roy
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

Salaam Bombay! (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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