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Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay!

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$2080046

Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

24 August 1988

Country

France

Cast

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

Murari Sharma

Murari Sharma

Ticket Seller

Ram Moorti

Ram Moorti

Madman

Irshad Hashmi

Irshad Hashmi

Chacha

Kishan Thapa

Kishan Thapa

Nepali Middleman

Shaukat Azmi

Shaukat Azmi

Madame

Haneef Zahoor

Haneef Zahoor

Bouncer

Jamila

Jamila

Woman in Brothel

Ramesh Rai

Ramesh Rai

Barber

Shaukat Inamdar

Shaukat Inamdar

Crawford Market Shopkeeper

Neil Gettinger

Neil Gettinger

American Big Dog

Yunus Parvez

Yunus Parvez

Hashimbhai

Habib Azmi

Habib Azmi

Ganja Smoker at Gravy's

Ramesh Gohil

Ramesh Gohil

Customer at Rekha's House

Biswajeet Chatterjee

Biswajeet Chatterjee

Hippie Guide

Ameer Bhai

Ameer Bhai

Ravi

Ajju Kasam

Ajju Kasam

Angry Man in Theatre

Double Battery Stafford

Double Battery Stafford

Woman in Theatre

Rana Singh

Rana Singh

Sleazy Man in Theatre

Ali Bhai

Ali Bhai

Butcher at Crawford

Dinshaw Daji

Dinshaw Daji

Parsi Bawaji

Jayant Joshi

Jayant Joshi

Tailor

Prashant Jaiswal

Prashant Jaiswal

Coroner at Wedding

Joyce Barneto

Joyce Barneto

Bride

Hassan Kutty

Hassan Kutty

Bridegroom

Preshit Shringarpure

Preshit Shringarpure

Fat Kid at Wedding

B. D. Sharma

B. D. Sharma

Cop

Mohammed Ali

Mohammed Ali

Handcuffed Man in Van

Dilip Das

Dilip Das

Chiller Room Song Leader

Alfred Anthony

Alfred Anthony

Lalua Chor

Ramesh Deshavani

Ramesh Deshavani

Murtaza

Aanjjan Srivastav

Aanjjan Srivastav

Superintendent

Eric Paymaster

Eric Paymaster

Superintendent's Echo

Sulabha Deshpande

Sulabha Deshpande

Hemlata Joshi

Mohan Tantaru

Mohan Tantaru

Chillum II

Haroon Sheikh

Haroon Sheikh

Solasaal's First Customer

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