Cinematic background from Salaam Bombay! 1988 - After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs, but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. There, he befriends the drug dealer Chillum and young prostitute Sola Saal, while trying to make enough money at a neighborhood tea stall to repay his debt to his family.

Salaam Bombay!

1988

Crime, Drama

Directors:
Mira Nair
Writers:
Hriday Lani, Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala
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Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman holding up a picture of a man and a woman; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A group of children sitting on the ground near a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman in a pink and blue sari stares at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man sitting on top of a crate next to a bunch of train cars; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man sitting on the ground talking to two other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman in a pink dress standing next to an iron gate; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman and a child sitting on a bed; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young girl wearing a yellow shirt and a red necklace; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young child is holding onto a metal bar; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy sitting on a bed next to a woman; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two young men are looking in the mirror of a taxi; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man standing in front of a woman at a counter; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man standing at a counter with a woman at the counter; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young girl is sitting in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman in a red dress is getting ready for a photo; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman sitting in a living room talking; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy holding a pair of scissors in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – An overhead view of a street with people walking around it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man standing on a balcony looking out at a city; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A person with a forehead tattoo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman hugging on a train track; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man in a white shirt and a red curtain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young man is writing on a piece of paper while a young boy looks on; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman are in a room; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man sitting in front of a window with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman are smoking a cigarette together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – An older man sitting in a chair reading a newspaper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman standing next to a young girl; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman standing next to a girl; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in front of a door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman in a red sari wearing gold jewelry; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy standing in front of a counter; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman sitting in a chair wearing a colorful outfit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman standing next to a boy holding a glass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy squatting on the side of a building; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – An old man sitting on a chair with three young children; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A group of people sitting in a room watching a movie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman in a colorful sari standing next to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two young children standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman with a nose ring looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A boy and a girl in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman sitting in a chair next to a man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – People are gathered in front of a large stone arch; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young girl standing next to a door; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A street scene with cars parked on both sides of the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two young children are washing dishes in large pots; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two young boys are playing with paper on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A group of young boys sitting in front of an old building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young man is looking through a grill; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two young girls are looking out of a window at the sunset; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A black car parked on the side of the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman sitting next to a girl on a bed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy is holding money in his hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A hand is holding onto a pile of pictures; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two young men are sitting together and one has his arm wrapped around the shoulder of the other man; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A bridge lit up at night by street lights; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A group of people sitting at a table with plates of food on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A group of young children standing next to a door; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two young boys standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man standing next to a young boy holding money; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man with a baseball bat in his hand is standing on the side of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – Two people standing in front of a fire pit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy leaning up against a metal fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a child walking on a train track; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – An older man getting his hair cut in a barber shop; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy in a yellow shirt and a scarf around his neck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A young boy is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and a little girl standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A man and woman standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A group of people sitting on a train; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Salaam Bombay!” (1988), directed by Mira Nair – A woman sitting in the passenger seat of a car; Close Up shot, High angle