Shafiq Syed
Krishna / Chaipau
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.
Release Date | 1988-08-24 |
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Runtime | 1h 53m |
Directors | Mira Nair, Sandi Sissel, Hassan Kutty, Dinaz Stafford, Nilita Vachani, Mitch Epstein, Murari Sharma, Radha Pal |
Producers | Mira Nair, Mitch Epstein, Anil Tejani, Michael Nozik, Gabriel Auer, Cherie L. Rodgers, Jane Balfour |
Writers | Sooni Taraporevala, Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala, Hriday Lani |