Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
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.

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Cast

Shafiq Syed Shafiq Syed As: Krishna / Chaipau
Hansa Vithal Hansa Vithal As: Manju Golub
Chanda Sharma Chanda Sharma As: Sola Saal
Anita Kanwar Anita Kanwar As: Rekha Golub
Nana Patekar Nana Patekar As: Baba Golub
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Crime, Drama

Language: English, हिन्दी

Release Date: 24 August 1988

Country: FR, IN, GB

Runtime: 113m

Company Credits

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

Revenue: $2,080,046

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Cast

Shafiq Syed

Shafiq Syed

Krishna / Chaipau

Hansa Vithal

Hansa Vithal

Manju Golub

Chanda Sharma

Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Anita Kanwar

Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Anjaan

Anjaan

Child at the Circus

Amrit Patel

Amrit Patel

Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Letter Writer

Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Raju Bernad

Raju Bernad

Keera

Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chungal

Sarfuddin Quarrassi

Sarfuddin Quarrassi

Koyla

Mohanraj Babu

Mohanraj Babu

Salim

Sanjana Kapoor

Sanjana Kapoor

Reporter

Murari Sharma

Murari Sharma

Ticket Seller

Ram Moorti

Ram Moorti

Madman

Irshad Hashmi

Irshad Hashmi

Chacha

Kishan Thapa

Kishan Thapa

Nepali Middleman

Shaukat Azmi

Shaukat Azmi

Madame

Haneef Zahoor

Haneef Zahoor

Bouncer

Jamila

Jamila

Woman in Brothel

Ramesh Rai

Ramesh Rai

Barber

Shaukat Inamdar

Shaukat Inamdar

Crawford Market Shopkeeper

Neil Gettinger

Neil Gettinger

American Big Dog

Yunus Parvez

Yunus Parvez

Hashimbhai

Habib Azmi

Habib Azmi

Ganja Smoker at Gravy's

Ramesh Gohil

Ramesh Gohil

Customer at Rekha's House

Biswajeet Chatterjee

Biswajeet Chatterjee

Hippie Guide

Ameer Bhai

Ameer Bhai

Ravi

Ajju Kasam

Ajju Kasam

Angry Man in Theatre

Double Battery Stafford

Double Battery Stafford

Woman in Theatre

Rana Singh

Rana Singh

Sleazy Man in Theatre

Ali Bhai

Ali Bhai

Butcher at Crawford

Dinshaw Daji

Dinshaw Daji

Parsi Bawaji

Jayant Joshi

Jayant Joshi

Tailor

Prashant Jaiswal

Prashant Jaiswal

Coroner at Wedding

Joyce Barneto

Joyce Barneto

Bride

Hassan Kutty

Hassan Kutty

Bridegroom

Preshit Shringarpure

Preshit Shringarpure

Fat Kid at Wedding

B. D. Sharma

B. D. Sharma

Cop

Mohammed Ali

Mohammed Ali

Handcuffed Man in Van

Dilip Das

Dilip Das

Chiller Room Song Leader

Alfred Anthony

Alfred Anthony

Lalua Chor

Ramesh Deshavani

Ramesh Deshavani

Murtaza

Aanjjan Srivastav

Aanjjan Srivastav

Superintendent

Eric Paymaster

Eric Paymaster

Superintendent's Echo

Sulabha Deshpande

Sulabha Deshpande

Hemlata Joshi

Mohan Tantaru

Mohan Tantaru

Chillum II

Haroon Sheikh

Haroon Sheikh

Solasaal's First Customer

Directed By

Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Director

Hassan Kutty

Hassan Kutty

First Assistant Director

Dinaz Stafford

Dinaz Stafford

Second Assistant Director

Nilita Vachani

Nilita Vachani

Second Assistant Director

Nilita Vachani

Nilita Vachani

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Producer

Hassan Kutty

Hassan Kutty

Casting

Mitch Epstein

Mitch Epstein

Co-Producer

Anil Tejani

Anil Tejani

Executive Producer

Michael Nozik

Michael Nozik

Executive Producer

Gabriel Auer

Gabriel Auer

Executive Producer

Cherie L. Rodgers

Cherie L. Rodgers

Co-Executive Producer

Jane Balfour

Jane Balfour

Associate Producer

Harish Amin

Harish Amin

Production Manager

Vijay Gautam

Vijay Gautam

Production Manager

Edited By

Barry Alexander Brown

Barry Alexander Brown

Editor

Tula Goenka

Tula Goenka

Assistant Editor

Mary Ellen Porto

Mary Ellen Porto

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Deepa Kakkar

Deepa Kakkar

Costume Design

Sound

L. Subramaniam

L. Subramaniam

Original Music Composer

Juan Rodriguez

Juan Rodriguez

Location Sound Mixer

Neil Gettinger

Neil Gettinger

Boom Operator

Margaret Crimmins

Margaret Crimmins

Supervising Sound Editor

Mary Ellen Porto

Mary Ellen Porto

Sound Editor

Laure Sullivan

Laure Sullivan

Assistant Sound Editor

Rosemary Abitabile

Rosemary Abitabile

Apprentice Sound Editor

Dominique Dalmasso

Dominique Dalmasso

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jonathan Liebling

Jonathan Liebling

Foley Artist

L. Subramaniam

L. Subramaniam

Conductor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Sandi Sissel

Sandi Sissel

Director of Photography

Lee Anthony MacNamara

Lee Anthony MacNamara

First Assistant Camera

Hiroo Keswani

Hiroo Keswani

Second Assistant Camera

Syed Layaque Ali

Syed Layaque Ali

Third Assistant Camera

Harsh Mehta

Harsh Mehta

Assistant Camera

Mitch Epstein

Mitch Epstein

Second Unit Director of Photography

Sooni Taraporevala

Sooni Taraporevala

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Mitch Epstein

Mitch Epstein

Production Design

Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Art Direction

Nitish Roy

Nitish Roy

Art Direction

Murari Sharma

Murari Sharma

Assistant Art Director

Radha Pal

Radha Pal

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Ravie Sonie

Ravie Sonie

Production Controller

Daniel Vaissaire

Daniel Vaissaire

Post Production Supervisor

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