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Salaam Bombay! review

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1988 · Hindi · 1h 53m · Crime, Drama · BBFC 15
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Summary

Salaam Bombay! (1988, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 15+ by Filmi (BBFC: 15), and streams on JioHotstar in India.

When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.

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Directed by Mira Nair · written by Mira Nair & Sooni Taraporevala & Hriday Lani · music L. Subramaniam
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SoundMary Ellen Porto · Margaret Crimmins · Dominique Dalmasso
Production designMitch Epstein · Nitish Roy · Nitin Chandrakant Desai
CostumeDeepa Kakkar
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Summary

When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.

Salaam Bombay! (1988, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 15+ by Filmi (BBFC: 15), and streams on JioHotstar in India.

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What the critics said

2 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
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Roger Ebert · 28 Oct 1988
Salaam Bombay! Read it there →
Published · 4/4 Filmi’s reading 93
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Sukanya Verma · 22 Mar 2013
Twenty-five years on, Verma finds Salaam Bombay still lands — not for cinematic polish but for the raw honesty of Nair's non-actor cast and her… Read it there →
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Salaam Bombay!: quick answers

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Where can I watch Salaam Bombay!?

Salaam Bombay! is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India) and NFDC (India). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (the UK) and Amazon Video (the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Salaam Bombay!?

We have read 2 reviews of Salaam Bombay!, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.

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