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Salaam Bombay!

73.1 %|Aug 24, 1988|Crime, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Mira Nair
Director
Mira Nair
Story
L. Subramaniam
Original Music Composer
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Sooni Taraporevala
Screenplay
Mira Nair
Producer
Mitch Epstein
Production Design
Sandi Sissel
Director of Photography

Cast

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Shafiq Syed
Krishna / Chaipau
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Hansa Vithal
Manju Golub
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Chanda Sharma
Sola Saal
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Anita Kanwar
Rekha Golub
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Nana Patekar
Baba Golub
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Anjaan
Child at the Circus
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Amrit Patel
Circus Boss
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Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
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Murari Sharma
Ticket Seller
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Kishan Thapa
Nepali Middleman
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Jamila
Woman in Brothel
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Shaukat Inamdar
Crawford Market Shopkeeper
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Neil Gettinger
American Big Dog
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Yunus Parvez
Hashimbhai
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Habib Azmi
Ganja Smoker at Gravy's
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Ramesh Gohil
Customer at Rekha's House
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Ajju Kasam
Angry Man in Theatre
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Double Battery Stafford
Woman in Theatre
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Rana Singh
Sleazy Man in Theatre
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Ali Bhai
Butcher at Crawford
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Dinshaw Daji
Parsi Bawaji
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Prashant Jaiswal
Coroner at Wedding
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Hassan Kutty
Bridegroom
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Preshit Shringarpure
Fat Kid at Wedding
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Mohammed Ali
Handcuffed Man in Van
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Dilip Das
Chiller Room Song Leader
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Alfred Anthony
Lalua Chor
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Aanjjan Srivastav
Superintendent
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Eric Paymaster
Superintendent's Echo
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Sulabha Deshpande
Hemlata Joshi
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Mohan Tantaru
Chillum II
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Haroon Sheikh
Solasaal's First Customer