Salaam Bombay!
Overview
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.
Cast
Shafiq SyedKrishna / Chaipau
Hansa VithalManju Golub
Chanda SharmaSola Saal
Anita KanwarRekha Golub
Nana PatekarBaba GolubAnjaanChild at the Circus
Amrit PatelCircus Boss
Irrfan KhanLetter Writer
Raghubir YadavChillumRaju BernadKeera
Chandrashekhar NaiduChungal
Sarfuddin QuarrassiKoyla
Crew
DirectorMira Nair
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Details
Release DateAugust 24, 1988
Budget$450,000
Revenue$7,434,176
LanguagesHindi, English
StudiosDoordarshan, Cadrage, Forum Films, La Sept Cinéma, Mirabai Films, National Film Development Corporation of India, Film4 Productions
