Salaam Bombay! Backdrop

Salaam Bombay!

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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Box Office

Budget: $450,000
Revenue: $7,434,176
ROI: +1,552.0%

Verdict: Hit

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Crew

Directors

> Mira Nair (Director)
> Sandi Sissel (Director of Photography)
> Hassan Kutty (First Assistant Director)
> Dinaz Stafford (Second Assistant Director)
> Nilita Vachani (Second Assistant Director)
> Mitch Epstein (Second Unit Director of Photography)
> Murari Sharma (Assistant Art Director)
> Radha Pal (Assistant Art Director)

Writers

> Sooni Taraporevala (Screenplay)
> Mira Nair (Story)
> Sooni Taraporevala (Story)
> Hriday Lani (Dialogue)