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Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Where Salaam Bombay! says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A film shot in the real brothel streets of Kamathipura, with street children as cast; the pin marks the district, not a building.
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Scenes and places
Left behind by the circus (1988)
Sent by his mother to earn 500 rupees, Krishna works for a circus. He runs an errand, comes back, and finds the tents gone.
Set in Apollo Circus — The travelling circus where Krishna works to earn the 500 rupees his mother demands.
A touring circus with no fixed site named in the film.
Falkland Road (1988)
Robbed the moment he arrives in Bombay, Krishna follows the thieves, befriends them, and is drawn into the red-light area of Falkland Road.
Set in Falkland Road — The red-light district of Kamathipura where Krishna ends up after being robbed on arrival in Bombay. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A notorious red-light street in Kamathipura, Mumbai.
Filmed at Falkland Road and Kamathipura — Principal photography took place on and around Falkland Road; the exact street stretch is not given. The pin is a district point for Kamathipura, not the street itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Grant Road Tea Stall (1988)
Chillum, a drug pusher, gets Krishna a job at the tea stall. Krishna takes the name Chaipau and keeps chasing the money he needs to go home.
Set in Grant Road Tea Stall (near Grant Road station) — The tea stall where Krishna gets his job; the point is Grant Road railway station nearby, not the stall. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A railway station on Mumbai's Western line, close to the red-light area.
The brothel 'cages' (1988)
Krishna falls for Sola Saal, a teenager recently sold to the brothel. He sets fire to her room to help her escape, but they are caught and he is beaten.
Set in Brothel room of Sola Saal — A room in the red-light area where the girl Sola Saal is held.
Brothels in this district are known locally as 'cages'.
Filmed at Kamathipura brothels — A film-set article says the film was shot entirely on location in the area's brothel 'cages'; which building is not named. Pin is the same district point as Falkland Road. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Taken to the juvenile home (1988)
Walking home from work at night, Krishna and Manju are picked up by the police and sent to a juvenile home. Krishna escapes and goes back to his world.
Set in Juvenile home — The institution where police take Krishna and Manju.
A state-run home for detained children.
The Ganesh procession (1988)
A Ganesh parade floods the streets. The crowd carries Krishna along as the story reaches its close.
Set in Ganesh procession route — A street parade honouring the god Ganesh.
The Ganesh festival fills Mumbai's streets with processions.
Characters
- Krishna (Chaipau) — A boy sent away to earn 500 rupees, stranded alone in Bombay.
- Sola Saal — A teenage girl recently sold to the brothel.
Questions answered on the map
- Was Salaam Bombay! really filmed in the red-light streets?