Salaam Bombay!

Duration: 113 min
Release date: 1988-08-24
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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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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
Anjaan
Anjaan
as Child at the Circus
Amrit Patel
Amrit Patel
as Circus Boss
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
as Letter Writer
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav
as Chillum
Raju Bernad
Raju Bernad
as Keera
Chandrashekhar Naidu
Chandrashekhar Naidu
as Chungal
Sarfuddin Quarrassi
Sarfuddin Quarrassi
as Koyla
Mohanraj Babu
Mohanraj Babu
as Salim
Sanjana Kapoor
Sanjana Kapoor
as Reporter
Murari Sharma
Murari Sharma
as Ticket Seller
Ram Moorti
Ram Moorti
as Madman
Irshad Hashmi
Irshad Hashmi
as Chacha
Kishan Thapa
Kishan Thapa
as Nepali Middleman
Shaukat Azmi
Shaukat Azmi
as Madame
Haneef Zahoor
Haneef Zahoor
as Bouncer
Jamila
Jamila
as Woman in Brothel
Ramesh Rai
Ramesh Rai
as Barber
Shaukat Inamdar
Shaukat Inamdar
as Crawford Market Shopkeeper
Neil Gettinger
Neil Gettinger
as American Big Dog
Yunus Parvez
Yunus Parvez
as Hashimbhai
Habib Azmi
Habib Azmi
as Ganja Smoker at Gravy's
Ramesh Gohil
Ramesh Gohil
as Customer at Rekha's House
Biswajeet Chatterjee
Biswajeet Chatterjee
as Hippie Guide
Ameer Bhai
Ameer Bhai
as Ravi
Ajju Kasam
Ajju Kasam
as Angry Man in Theatre
Double Battery Stafford
Double Battery Stafford
as Woman in Theatre
Rana Singh
Rana Singh
as Sleazy Man in Theatre
Ali Bhai
Ali Bhai
as Butcher at Crawford
Dinshaw Daji
Dinshaw Daji
as Parsi Bawaji
Jayant Joshi
Jayant Joshi
as Tailor
Prashant Jaiswal
Prashant Jaiswal
as Coroner at Wedding
Joyce Barneto
Joyce Barneto
as Bride
Hassan Kutty
Hassan Kutty
as Bridegroom
Preshit Shringarpure
Preshit Shringarpure
as Fat Kid at Wedding
B. D. Sharma
B. D. Sharma
as Cop
Mohammed Ali
Mohammed Ali
as Handcuffed Man in Van
Dilip Das
Dilip Das
as Chiller Room Song Leader
Alfred Anthony
Alfred Anthony
as Lalua Chor
Ramesh Deshavani
Ramesh Deshavani
as Murtaza
Aanjjan Srivastav
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Superintendent
Eric Paymaster
Eric Paymaster
as Superintendent's Echo
Sulabha Deshpande
Sulabha Deshpande
as Hemlata Joshi
Mohan Tantaru
Mohan Tantaru
as Chillum II
Haroon Sheikh
Haroon Sheikh
as Solasaal's First Customer
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Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Director
L. Subramaniam
L. Subramaniam
Original Music Composer
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Producer
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Story
Barry Alexander Brown
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala
Screenplay
Nitish Roy
Nitish Roy
Art Direction
Sandi Sissel
Sandi Sissel
Director of Photography
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Art Direction
Mitch Epstein
Mitch Epstein
Production Design
Hassan Kutty
Hassan Kutty
Casting
Michael Nozik
Michael Nozik
Executive Producer
Harsh Mehta
Harsh Mehta
Assistant Camera
Margaret Crimmins
Margaret Crimmins
Supervising Sound Editor
Mary Ellen Porto
Mary Ellen Porto
Assistant Editor
Hriday Lani
Hriday Lani
Dialogue
Ravie Sonie
Ravie Sonie
Production Controller
Mary Ellen Porto
Mary Ellen Porto
Sound Editor
Rosemary Abitabile
Rosemary Abitabile
Apprentice Sound Editor
Anil Tejani
Anil Tejani
Executive Producer
Gabriel Auer
Gabriel Auer
Executive Producer
Cherie L. Rodgers
Cherie L. Rodgers
Co-Executive Producer
Dominique Dalmasso
Dominique Dalmasso
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Vaissaire
Daniel Vaissaire
Post Production Supervisor
L. Subramaniam
L. Subramaniam
Conductor
Jane Balfour
Jane Balfour
Associate Producer
Harish Amin
Harish Amin
Production Manager
Syed Layaque Ali
Syed Layaque Ali
Third Assistant Camera
Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala
Still Photographer
Dinaz Stafford
Dinaz Stafford
Second Assistant Director
Radha Pal
Radha Pal
Assistant Art Director
Deepa Kakkar
Deepa Kakkar
Costume Design
Neil Gettinger
Neil Gettinger
Boom Operator
Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala
Story
Murari Sharma
Murari Sharma
Assistant Art Director
Laure Sullivan
Laure Sullivan
Assistant Sound Editor
Nilita Vachani
Nilita Vachani
Script Supervisor
Hiroo Keswani
Hiroo Keswani
Second Assistant Camera
Hassan Kutty
Hassan Kutty
First Assistant Director
Mitch Epstein
Mitch Epstein
Second Unit Director of Photography
Juan Rodriguez
Juan Rodriguez
Location Sound Mixer
Jonathan Liebling
Jonathan Liebling
Foley Artist
Vijay Gautam
Vijay Gautam
Production Manager
Lee Anthony MacNamara
Lee Anthony MacNamara
First Assistant Camera
Tula Goenka
Tula Goenka
Assistant Editor
Mitch Epstein
Mitch Epstein
Co-Producer
Nilita Vachani
Nilita Vachani
Second Assistant Director
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