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Director: Mira Nair
Genres: Urban Drama, Social Problem Film, Drama
Box Office: / Domestic gross: $2,080,000
Released Date: October 09, 1988 (USA)
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Summary:
Shot on-location on the streets of Bombay, Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay is the gritty tale of Krishna (Shafiq Syed, a runaway discovered by Nair), a boy kicked out of his home, and abandoned by the traveling circus he had joined. In desperation, he uses the little money he has to buy a one-way ticket to the nearest city, which turns out to be Bombay. "Come back a movie star,"... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Shafiq Syed - (Krishna)
Sarfuddin Qurrassi - (Koyla)
Raju Barnad - (Keera)
Raghubir Yadav - (Chillum)
Nana Patekar - (Baba)
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Review:
Mira Nair began her career working on documentaries, and she has put that experience to excellent use in all of her narrative work, beginning with her debut feature, Salaam Bombay!. Nair and cinematographer Sandi Sissel capture the flow of activity amid the destitute on Bombay's streets. The film is full of gorgeously colorful and po... Continue >>

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