Salaam Bombay!

1988
15
1h 49m

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7.9/10

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Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.

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Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

10K

YOUR RATING

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 8 nominations total

Mad Man
(as Ram Moorti)

Sarfuddin Qureshi

Koyla
(as Sarfuddin Quarassi)

Raju Barnad

Keera

Raghubir Yadav

Chillum

Anita Kanwar

Rekha Golub
(as Aneeta Kanwar)

Nana Patekar

Baba Golub

Irshad Hashmi

Chacha

Hansa Vithal

Manju

Mohanraj Babu

Salim

Chandrashekhar Naidu

Chungal

Krishna Thapa

Nepali Middleman
(as Kishan Thapa)

Jamila

Woman at Brothel

Chanda Sharma

Sola Saal

Ramesh Rai

Barber

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Trivia
Irrfan Khan made an appearance in this film as a writer, one of his first appearances.

Goofs
Krishna starts off with eight glasses of tea. One glass is broken by Sweet Sixteen when he offers her a drink. He is then seen walking back to the tea stand with eight full glasses, but when he gets back he has seven empty glasses.

Quotes
Rekha Golub: [To Baba] Just like a customer.

Crazy credits
Ending credits: no guts no glory 52 locations 52 days what problem? no problem

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Alien Nation/Elvira: Mistress of the Dark/Imagine: John Lennon/Salaam Bombay/Track 29 (1988)

Soundtracks
Chin Chin Chu
(uncredited)
Written by O.P. Nayyar

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10/10

A masterpiece.

The story of Chaipu, a youngster thrown on the streets of Bombay, and his struggle to keep it all together. Excellent performances all around. I especially liked Chanda Sharma as 'Solasaal' and Hansa Vithal as her daughter 'Manju'.

This film gives the creepy feeling you aren't watching actors but a movie made of people going about their daily life.

Even if you don't like the story the cinematography is stunning. Filmed on location in Bombay the movie gives an unvarnished glimpse of many places you'd be unlikely to visit on a vacation there.

The credits state 43 locations in 43 days.

I've seen this movie so many times I don't need to read the sub-titles anymore as I know the dialogue by heart.

A masterpiece. Easily one of the top 100 films of the last 50 years.