Cast and crew
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
49 cast and 44 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast49
- Shafiq SyedKrishna / Chaipau
- Hansa VithalManju Golub
- Chanda SharmaSola Saal
- Anita KanwarRekha Golub
Nana PatekarBaba Golub- AnjaanChild at the Circus
- Amrit PatelCircus Boss
Irrfan KhanLetter Writer
Raghubir YadavChillum- Raju BernadKeera
- Chandrashekhar NaiduChungal
- Sarfuddin QuarrassiKoyla
- Mohanraj BabuSalim
- Sanjana KapoorReporter
- Murari SharmaTicket Seller
- Ram MoortiMadman
- Irshad HashmiChacha
- Kishan ThapaNepali Middleman
- Shaukat AzmiMadame
- Haneef ZahoorBouncer
- JamilaWoman in Brothel
- Ramesh RaiBarber
- Shaukat InamdarCrawford Market Shopkeeper
- Neil GettingerAmerican Big Dog
- Yunus ParvezHashimbhai
- Habib AzmiGanja Smoker at Gravy's
- Ramesh GohilCustomer at Rekha's House
- Biswajeet ChatterjeeHippie Guide
- Ameer BhaiRavi
- Ajju KasamAngry Man in Theatre
- Double Battery StaffordWoman in Theatre
- Rana SinghSleazy Man in Theatre
- Ali BhaiButcher at Crawford
- Dinshaw DajiParsi Bawaji
- Jayant JoshiTailor
- Prashant JaiswalCoroner at Wedding
- Joyce BarnetoBride
- Hassan KuttyBridegroom
- Preshit ShringarpureFat Kid at Wedding
- B. D. SharmaCop
- Mohammed AliHandcuffed Man in Van
- Dilip DasChiller Room Song Leader
- Alfred AnthonyLalua Chor
- Ramesh DeshavaniMurtaza
- Aanjjan SrivastavSuperintendent
- Eric PaymasterSuperintendent's Echo
- Sulabha DeshpandeHemlata Joshi
- Mohan TantaruChillum II
- Haroon SheikhSolasaal's First Customer
Crew44
Directing
- Mira NairDirector
- Dinaz StaffordSecond Assistant Director
- Nilita VachaniScript Supervisor, Second Assistant Director
- Hassan KuttyFirst Assistant Director
Writing
- Mira NairStory
- Sooni TaraporevalaScreenplay, Story
- Hriday LaniDialogue
Production
- Mira NairProducer
- Hassan KuttyCasting
- Michael NozikExecutive Producer
- Anil TejaniExecutive Producer
- Gabriel AuerExecutive Producer
- Cherie L. RodgersCo-Executive Producer
- Jane BalfourAssociate Producer
- Harish AminProduction Manager
- Vijay GautamProduction Manager
- Mitch EpsteinCo-Producer
Camera
- Sandi SisselDirector of Photography
- Harsh MehtaAssistant Camera
- Syed Layaque AliThird Assistant Camera
- Sooni TaraporevalaStill Photographer
- Hiroo KeswaniSecond Assistant Camera
- Mitch EpsteinSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Lee Anthony MacNamaraFirst Assistant Camera
Editing
- Barry Alexander BrownEditor
- Mary Ellen PortoAssistant Editor
- Tula GoenkaAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- L. SubramaniamOriginal Music Composer, Conductor
- Margaret CrimminsSupervising Sound Editor
- Mary Ellen PortoSound Editor
- Rosemary AbitabileApprentice Sound Editor
- Dominique DalmassoSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Neil GettingerBoom Operator
- Laure SullivanAssistant Sound Editor
- Juan RodriguezLocation Sound Mixer
- Jonathan LieblingFoley Artist
Art
- Nitish RoyArt Direction
- Nitin Chandrakant DesaiArt Direction
- Mitch EpsteinProduction Design
- Radha PalAssistant Art Director
- Murari SharmaAssistant Art Director
Costume and make-up
- Deepa KakkarCostume Design
Crew
- Ravie SonieProduction Controller
- Daniel VaissairePost Production Supervisor