- Release Date: 1988
- Runtime: 113 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Starring: Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Raghuveer Yadav ... see all
- Director: Mira Nair
- Plot: The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job sellng tea
User Reviews
Unusual but effective bit of filmmaking
Apr 14, 2006
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There are not so many films like this one...it is worth seeing just based on its rarity as a movie. It is a disturbing look into the culture of places like India, and it shows how people are frequently treated like... Full review
Critics Reviews
TV Guide Entertainment Network,
Like Satyajit Ray's early work, it is heavily indebted to the Italian neo-realist tradition and implicitly contemptuous of mainstream Indian cinema.....in the process comes into contact with a variety of seedy characters:.... ... Full Review
filmcritic.com
She wants to make a gritty film....faces would have served the picture much better.....is easy enough to watch, but it's pretty tame and harmless despite its mature themes and intent..... ... Full Review
News
Tarak Mehta join hands with Salaam Bombay
thaindian.com –
2009-05-27
Los Angeles, April.27 (NR): The award-winning streak for The Indian Film Company-Mira Nair presentation, Little Zizou, continues. Writer turned director Sooni Taraporevala's English feature won the audience award for Best Feature at the recently concluded Indian Film Festival of Los... ... Full Article
Turning Point: Zoya Akhtar says Salaam Bombay
in.com –
2009-04-04
Salaam Bombay child star drives a rick now
in.com –
2009-03-27
Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:55pm IST By Sumeet Chatterjee BANGALORE (Reuters) - Once he was as famous as the child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire," but Shafiq Syed's own rags-to-riches story has ended and he now earns $3 a day driving... ... Full Article
'The world is unpredictably crazy'
indiatimes.com –
2009-03-02
She made her mark with award-winning films like Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala and The Namesake. And now, scriptwriter Sooni Taraporevala is all set to showcase her genius as she readies for her directorial debut starring Boman Irani, John Abraham, Shernaz... ... Full Article


