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.
Stars: Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Anita Kanwar, Nana Patekar, Anjaan
Crew: Mira Nair (Director), Mira Nair (Story), L. Subramaniam (Original Music Composer), Mira Nair (Producer), Sooni Taraporevala (Screenplay), Barry Alexander Brown (Editor)
Country: France, India, United Kingdom
Language: English, हिन्दी
Studio: Doordarshan, Cadrage, Forum Films, La Sept Cinéma, Mirabai Films, National Film Development Corporation of India, Film4 Productions
Runtime: 113 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 24, 1988
IMDb: 3.773
