

Salaam Bombay!
1988-08-24 · 113 min · ★ 7.3
When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.
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- Directors
- Mira Nair
- Production companies
- Doordarshan, Cadrage, Forum Films, La Sept Cinéma, Mirabai Films, National Film Development Corporation of India
- Countries
- France, India
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 450,000
- Revenue
- USD 7,434,176
Top Cast
Nana PatekarBaba Golub
Irrfan KhanLetter Writer
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