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Salaam Bombay! (1988)

7.3 IMDb 93% RT 78/100 MC
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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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Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Mira Nair

Genre

Crime, Drama

Box Office

$2,080,046

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