Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Title: Salaam Bombay!

Original Title: Salaam Bombay!

Release Date: 1988-08-24

Status: Released

Rating: 7.3/10 (from 116 votes)

Language: HI

Genres: Crime, Drama

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

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.