Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: SALAAM BOMBAY! (1988) - Criterion Collection

Product Description: A kaleidoscopic portrait of Bombay’s teeming street life, Mira Nair’s first narrative feature, Salaam Bombay!, combines a documentary-like sense of place with a poignant exploration of everyday resilience. After the young Krishna (Shafiq Syed) is cast out by his family, he makes his way to the city, where he encounters love, friendship, and tragedy in the face of extreme poverty. Drawing compellingly naturalistic performances from a cast consisting largely of children she met on the streets, Nair creates an intimate human drama that is by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming, an ode to childhood that overflows with colorful urban chaos and a deep compassion for those who live on society’s margins.

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Director: Mira Nair

Starring: Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel

Genre: Crime, Drama

Runtime: 113 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Hindi

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: December 9, 2025

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Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

4K Ultra HD - Criterion Collection

VIDEO

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Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

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Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
4K Ultra HD: LPCM Mono

SUBTITLES

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Blu-ray: English

4K Ultra HD: English

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Mira Nair, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
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