Salaam Bombay!
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.
At a glance
Countries
France, India, United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
7.2/10
123 votes
Rating consensus
72/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Shafiq Syed
Krishna / Chaipau
Hansa Vithal
Manju Golub
Chanda Sharma
Sola Saal
Anita Kanwar
Rekha Golub
Nana Patekar
Baba Golub
Anjaan
Child at the Circus
Amrit Patel
Circus Boss
Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
Raghubir Yadav
Chillum
Raju Bernad
Keera
Chandrashekhar Naidu
Chungal
Sarfuddin Quarrassi
Koyla
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Salaam Bombay! (1988)
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