Salaam Bombay!

Salaam Bombay!
1988
★★★★☆ 7.3/10
⏱️ 113 min
📅 Released
🌐 HI
CrimeDrama
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.

Crew

Director
Mira Nair
Writer
Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala, Sooni Taraporevala
Producer
Mira Nair, Michael Nozik, Anil Tejani

Production

Doordarshan, Cadrage, Forum Films, La Sept Cinéma, Mirabai Films, National Film Development Corporation of India, Film4 Productions

Keywords

prostitutiondrugsstreet lifewoman director