Salaam Bombay!

Name: Salaam Bombay!
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1988-08-24
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Haneef Zahoor, Sarfuddin Quarrassi, Ramesh Gohil, Dinshaw Daji, Preshit Shringarpure

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Release Date

8/24/1988

Runtime

113 mins

Genres

Drama Crime

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Budget

Revenue

$2,080,046

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A visceral, ground-level portrait of childhood survival in Bombay's slums that refuses to sentimentalize poverty or innocence. The film watches with unflinching clarity as an 11-year-old navigates impossible circumstances among other discarded children.