Is Salaam Bombay! sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Salaam Bombay! easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Salaam Bombay! end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Salaam Bombay! scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Salaam Bombay! violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Salaam Bombay!

Name: Salaam Bombay!
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar

Directed by Mira Nair

Produced by Doordarshan, Cadrage

1988113 min7.3 / 10

A harrowing, intimate portrait of a child trapped in Bombay's underworld, where survival and exploitation are the only certainties.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Asian City Movies Family Struggles Growing Up Violent Revenge Movies

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Mumbai (bombay), India Bullying Prostitution Drugs Street Children Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Salaam Bombay! sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Salaam Bombay! easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Salaam Bombay! end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Salaam Bombay! scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Salaam Bombay! violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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