Salaam Bombay!

1988 · directed by Mira Nair

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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), directed by Mira Nair, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Shafiq Syed
  • Hansa Vithal
  • Chanda Sharma
  • Anita Kanwar
  • Nana Patekar
  • Anjaan
  • Amrit Patel
  • Irrfan Khan
  • Raghubir Yadav
  • Raju Bernad

Crew

  • Sandi Sissel — Director of Photography
  • Barry Alexander Brown — Editor
  • L. Subramaniam — Original Music Composer
  • Sooni Taraporevala — Screenplay

More from Mira Nair

  1. Monsoon Wedding (2001) — 77/100
  2. Queen of Katwe (2016) — 77/100
  3. The Namesake (2007) — 76/100
  4. Mississippi Masala (1991) — 74/100
  5. September 11 (2002) — 67/100
  6. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) — 62/100

How these numbers work: Methodology