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Salaam Bombay!
1988 • 1h 53m • ★ 7.3 (117 votes) Released
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.
Director
Mira Nair
Screenplay
Sooni Taraporevala
Rating
7.3
Runtime
113 min
Budget
$0.5M
Revenue
$7.4M
Profit/Loss
+7.0M
Production
Doordarshan Cadrage
Forum Films
La Sept Cinéma
Mirabai Films
National Film Development Corporation of India
Film4 ProductionsTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
mumbai (bombay), indiabullyingprostitutiondrugsstreet childrenwoman director
