Mira Nair’s 1988 drama Salaam Bombay! arrives in a director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, featuring a new 4K digital restoration with an uncompressed monaural soundtrack. A landmark portrait of street life in Mumbai, the film follows Krishna as he navigates friendship, danger, and survival amid the city’s bustle.
Film Info
Country: India
Year: 1988
Runtime: 114 minutes
Color | 1.85:1 | Hindi
Spine: #1292
Special Features
Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition features:
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by Mira Nair, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentaries featuring Nair and director of photography Sandi Sissel
- New conversation between Nair and composer L. Subramaniam
- Archival interviews with screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala and actors Aneeta Kanwar, Bernard Sissel, Shafiq Syed, and Hansa Vithal
- Program about the Salaam Baalak Trust and its mission to support the street children of Mumbai
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- Plus: an essay by film critic Devika Girish
- Cover photograph by Mitch Epstein
Release Date
The Criterion edition of Salaam Bombay! releases on December 9, 2025 and can be pre-ordered here.
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