France / May 01, 1988 / 12 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Irrfan Khan | Letter Writer |
| Raghubir Yadav | Chillum |
| Raju Bernad | Keera |
| Chandrashekhar Naidu | Chungal |
| Sarfuddin Quarrassi | Koyla |
| Mohanraj Babu | Salim |
| Sanjana Kapoor | Reporter |
| Murari Sharma | Ticket Seller |
| Ram Moorti | Madman |
| Irshad Hashmi | Chacha |
| Kishan Thapa | Nepali Middleman |
| Shaukat Azmi | Madame |
| Haneef Zahoor | Bouncer |
| Jamila | Woman in Brothel |
| Ramesh Rai | Barber |
| Shaukat Inamdar | Crawford Market Shopkeeper |
| Neil Gettinger | American Big Dog |
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| Yunus Parvez | Hashimbhai |
| Habib Azmi | Ganja Smoker at Gravy's |
| Ramesh Gohil | Customer at Rekha's House |
| Biswajeet Chatterjee | Hippie Guide |
| Ameer Bhai | Ravi |
| Ajju Kasam | Angry Man in Theatre |
| Double Battery Stafford | Woman in Theatre |
| Rana Singh | Sleazy Man in Theatre |
| Ali Bhai | Butcher at Crawford |
| Dinshaw Daji | Parsi Bawaji |
| Jayant Joshi | Tailor |
| Prashant Jaiswal | Coroner at Wedding |
| Joyce Barneto | Bride |
| Hassan Kutty | Bridegroom |
| Preshit Shringarpure | Fat Kid at Wedding |
| B. D. Sharma | Cop |
| Mohammed Ali | Handcuffed Man in Van |
| Dilip Das | Chiller Room Song Leader |
| Alfred Anthony | Lalua Chor |
| Ramesh Deshavani | Murtaza |
| Aanjjan Srivastav | Superintendent |
| Eric Paymaster | Superintendent's Echo |
| Sulabha Deshpande | Hemlata Joshi |
| Mohan Tantaru | Chillum II |
| Haroon Sheikh | Solasaal's First Customer |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Salaam Bombay! |
| Original language | हिन्दी (HI) |
| Spoken languages | हिन्दी, English |
| Production countries | France, India, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Doordarshan, Cadrage, Forum Films, La Sept Cinéma, Mirabai Films, National Film Development Corporation of India, Film4 Productions |
| Release date | 24 agosto 1988 |
| Executive producer | Michael Nozik, Anil Tejani, Gabriel Auer, Cherie L. Rodgers |
| Production | Mira Nair, Mitch Epstein, Jane Balfour |
| Writer | Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala, Hriday Lani |
| Casting | Hassan Kutty |
| Editing | Barry Alexander Brown, Mary Ellen Porto, Tula Goenka |
| Cinematography | Sandi Sissel, Hiroo Keswani, Sooni Taraporevala, Lee Anthony MacNamara, Harsh Mehta, Mitch Epstein, Syed Layaque Ali |
| Assistant directors | Hassan Kutty, Dinaz Stafford, Nilita Vachani, Mira Nair |
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Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 23, 1988 / Toronto International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Oct 07, 1988 / PG-13
Theatrical release
France / Aug 24, 1988 / 12
India / Sep 01, 1988
United Kingdom / Jan 27, 1989 / 15
Netherlands / Feb 02, 1989 / 12
Physical media
Netherlands / May 22, 2009 / 12 / DVD
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