CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 1h 53m · PG-13

Salaam Bombay!

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When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.

Directed byMira Nair

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 53m
Language: HI
Released: August 24, 1988
Budget: $450,000
Revenue: $7,434,176

Studios

Doordarshan

La Sept Cinéma

Mirabai Films

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video

Salaam Bombay! (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Salaam Bombay! (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar

Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Anjaan

Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel

Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Raju Bernad

Keera

Creative team

Directed by: Mira Nair
Written by: Mira Nair
Sooni Taraporevala
Produced by: Mira Nair

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