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Salaam Bombay!

PG-13

1988

113 minutes

CrimeDrama

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.

Top Cast

Shafiq Syed headshot

Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal headshot

Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma headshot

Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar headshot

Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar headshot

Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Anjaan headshot

Anjaan

Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel headshot

Amrit Patel

Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan headshot

Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav headshot

Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Raju Bernad headshot

Raju Bernad

Keera

Chandrashekhar Naidu headshot

Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chungal

Sarfuddin Quarrassi headshot

Sarfuddin Quarrassi

Koyla

Mohanraj Babu headshot

Mohanraj Babu

Salim

Sanjana Kapoor headshot

Sanjana Kapoor

Reporter

Murari Sharma headshot

Murari Sharma

Ticket Seller

Ram Moorti headshot

Ram Moorti

Madman

Irshad Hashmi headshot

Irshad Hashmi

Chacha

Kishan Thapa headshot

Kishan Thapa

Nepali Middleman

Shaukat Azmi headshot

Shaukat Azmi

Madame

Haneef Zahoor headshot

Haneef Zahoor

Bouncer

Jamila headshot

Jamila

Woman in Brothel

Ramesh Rai headshot

Ramesh Rai

Barber

Shaukat Inamdar headshot

Shaukat Inamdar

Crawford Market Shopkeeper

Neil Gettinger headshot

Neil Gettinger

American Big Dog

Yunus Parvez headshot

Yunus Parvez

Hashimbhai

Habib Azmi headshot

Habib Azmi

Ganja Smoker at Gravy's

Ramesh Gohil headshot

Ramesh Gohil

Customer at Rekha's House

Biswajeet Chatterjee headshot

Biswajeet Chatterjee

Hippie Guide

Ameer Bhai headshot

Ameer Bhai

Ravi

Ajju Kasam headshot

Ajju Kasam

Angry Man in Theatre

Double Battery Stafford headshot

Double Battery Stafford

Woman in Theatre

Rana Singh headshot

Rana Singh

Sleazy Man in Theatre

Ali Bhai headshot

Ali Bhai

Butcher at Crawford

Dinshaw Daji headshot

Dinshaw Daji

Parsi Bawaji

Jayant Joshi headshot

Jayant Joshi

Tailor

Prashant Jaiswal headshot

Prashant Jaiswal

Coroner at Wedding

Joyce Barneto headshot

Joyce Barneto

Bride

Hassan Kutty headshot

Hassan Kutty

Bridegroom

Preshit Shringarpure headshot

Preshit Shringarpure

Fat Kid at Wedding

B. D. Sharma headshot

B. D. Sharma

Cop

Mohammed Ali headshot

Mohammed Ali

Handcuffed Man in Van

Dilip Das headshot

Dilip Das

Chiller Room Song Leader

Alfred Anthony headshot

Alfred Anthony

Lalua Chor

Ramesh Deshavani headshot

Ramesh Deshavani

Murtaza

Aanjjan Srivastav headshot

Aanjjan Srivastav

Superintendent

Eric Paymaster headshot

Eric Paymaster

Superintendent's Echo

Sulabha Deshpande headshot

Sulabha Deshpande

Hemlata Joshi

Mohan Tantaru headshot

Mohan Tantaru

Chillum II

Haroon Sheikh headshot

Haroon Sheikh

Solasaal's First Customer