Salaam Bombay!
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mira Nair
Shafiq Syed
Hansa Vithal
Chanda Sharma
Sarfuddin Qurrassi
Raju Barnad
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Back from an errand for a seedy circus owner, urchin Krishna finds the troupe has picked up and disappeared, leaving him with barely enough money for a 3rd class ticket to Bombay. From here on, Krishna becomes a chaipau, constantly on the run delivering tea in one of the city's red light districts; sleeping in a garbage-strewn alley with world-wise new friends; snatching moments of pleasure with pilfered sweets or at a Bollywood musical; and doing the bidding of a drug kingpin/pimp whose latest project is "taming" an abducted 16-year-old into prostitution.
Director
Mira Nair
Cast
Shafiq Syed
Hansa Vithal
Chanda Sharma
Sarfuddin Qurrassi
Raju Barnad
Raghubir Yadav
Aneeta Kanwar
Nana Patekar
Mohanraj Babu
Chandrashekhar Naidu
Shaukat Azmi
Dinshaw Daji
Alfred Anthony
Ramesh Deshavani
Anjan Srivastava
Raghuvir Yadav
Crew
Gabriel Auer
Jane Balfour
Barry Alexander Brown
Margie Crimmins
Nitin Desai
Mitch Epstein
Mitch Epstein
Barry John
Hiroo Keswani
Hassan Kutty
Hriday Lani
Hriday Lani
Lee Anthony Macnamara
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Michael Nozik
Cherie L Rodgers
Juan Rodriguez
Nitish Roy
Sandi Sissel
Dinaz Stafford
L Subramaniam
Sooni Taraporevala
Sooni Taraporevala
Anil Tejani
Nilita Vachani
Videos
Trailer
Hosted Intro
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Camera d'Or for best first feature and the Prix Publix for audience favorite at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall October 9, 1988
Released in United States October 19, 1988
Re-released in United States February 8, 2002
Released in United States on Video September 20, 1989
Released in United States 1988
Released in United States August 1988
Released in United States September 1988
Released in United States September 16, 1988
Released in United States October 1988
Released in United States October 13, 1988
Released in United States November 1988
Released in United States April 1989
Released in United States June 9, 1989
Released in United States July 1989
Released in United States August 1989
Released in United States May 1991
Released in United States November 1993
Shown at Dublin Film Festival October 26 - November 4, 1988.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 24 - September 4, 1988.
Shown at Edinburgh Festival August 1988.
Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 1988.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 8-17, 1988.
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 16, 1988.
Shown at New York Film Festival October 7 & 8, 1988.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival, California October 13, 1988.
Shown at London Film Festival November 12 & 17, 1988.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival April 1989.
Shown at Melbourne Film Festival (opening film) June 9, 1989.
Shown at Wellington Film Festival July 7-22, 1989.
Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 19-25, 1989.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.
Began shooting September 6, 1987.
Completed shooting November 7, 1987.
The 2002 re-release is a newly restored 35mm print.
The entire film was shot on the streets of Bombay, processed in Madras, India and edited in New York City.
Released in United States October 19, 1988 (Los Angeles)
Re-released in United States February 8, 2002 (Film Forum; New York City)
Released in United States on Video September 20, 1989
Released in United States 1988 (Shown at Dublin Film Festival October 26 - November 4, 1988.)
Released in United States 1988 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 24 - September 4, 1988.)
Released in United States August 1988 (Shown at Edinburgh Festival August 1988.)
Released in United States August 1988 (Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 1988.)
Released in United States September 1988 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1988.)
Released in United States September 1988 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 8-17, 1988.)
Released in United States September 16, 1988 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 16, 1988.)
Released in United States Fall October 9, 1988
Released in United States October 1988 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 7 & 8, 1988.)
Released in United States October 13, 1988 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival, California October 13, 1988.)
Released in United States November 1988 (Shown at London Film Festival November 12 & 17, 1988.)
Released in United States April 1989 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival April 1989.)
Released in United States June 9, 1989 (Shown at Melbourne Film Festival (opening film) June 9, 1989.)
Released in United States July 1989 (Shown at Wellington Film Festival July 7-22, 1989.)
Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 19-25, 1989.)
Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)
Released in United States November 1993 (Shown in New York City (Florence Gould Hall) as part of program "Women Directors From South Asia: A Film Festival" November 19-21, 1993.)
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