Salaam Bombay! (1988)
medium feel_good tense rewatchable polarizing
79
GoodScore
Directed by Mira Nair
Starring Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel
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Synopsis
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.
Ratings Breakdown
IMDb
7.9
RT Critics
93
Metacritic
78
TMDB
7.3
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