Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay!
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Salaam Bombay!

DirectorMira Nair

7.3 / 10
1988
113 min
CrimeDrama

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.

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