After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs, but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. There, he befriends the drug dealer Chillum and young prostitute Sola Saal, while trying to make enough money at a neighborhood tea stall to repay his debt to his family.
Shafiq Syed
Krishna / Chaipau
Hansa Vithal
Manju Golub
Chanda Sharma
Sola Saal
Anita Kanwar
Rekha Golub

Nana Patekar
Baba Golub
Anjaan
Child at the Circus
Amrit Patel
Circus Boss

Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
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August 24, 1988
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director