Year: 1988
Runtime: 113 mins
Language: Hindi
Director: Mira Nair
After destroying his older brother’s motorbike in retaliation for bullying, 11‑year‑old Krishna is sent to a travelling circus to earn money for repairs. The job drags him into Bombay’s poorest slums, where he works at a tea stall, befriends drug dealer Chillum and prostitute Sola Saal, and struggles to raise enough cash to repay his family’s debt.
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