Salaam Bombay!
β 7.3 Β· 1988 Β· 113m Β· Crime Β· Drama
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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