Salaam Bombay! (1988)

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Audience Score
73
Salaam Bombay!
StarringShafiq SyedHansa VithalChanda Sharma
DirectorMira Nair
PG-13 1 hr 53 minOct 7th, 1988Drama, Crime
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 7th, 1988
Movie Budget:$450,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$7,434,176 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Hindi
Executive Producers:Michael Nozik, Anil Tejani, Gabriel Auer
Production Companies:Doordarshan, Cadrage, Forum Films, La Sept Cinéma, Mirabai Films, National Film Development Corporation of India, Film4 Productions
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