Salaam Namaste (2005)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Siddharth Anand

Writers:

Siddharth Anand (screenplay)
Abbas Tyrewala (dialogue)

Release Date:

9 September 2005 (India)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Let's get to know each other

Plot:

Salaam Namaste is about two Indians who have left their houses to make a life on their own, and how they meet and how they tackle their own relationships and problems and overcome them themselves without their families.

Plot Keywords:

Chef | Wedding | Obstetrician | Radio Station | Funny Accent

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Saif Ali Khan	...	Nikhil "Nicki" Arora
Preity Zinta	...	Ambar "Ambi" Malhotra
Arshad Warsi	...	Ranjan "Ron" Mathur
Tania Zaetta	...	Cathy R. Mathur
Bidyut Dumra	...	Chef
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Siddharth Anand		(as Siddharth Raj Anand)
Damian Andrews
Siddhant Ashar
Danish Aslam
Darshan Aulahk		(as Darshan Aulakh)
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Doctor
Nikita Bhatt
Padam Bhushan	...	Chef
Eknath Chalke
Suhail Farooqi		(as Suhail Faruqui)
Maria Goretti	...	Cameo Appearance
Jugal Hansraj	...	Jignesh Pandya
Bonnie Hill
Yunus Hussain
Javed Jaffrey	...	Jaggu (as Javed Jafferi)
Jezebel
Kavita Kapoor
Azaan Ali Khan
Ravi Khote
Rishi Oberoi
Leima Popal
Nicola Preece	...	Jenny
Akshai Puri
Prakash Sawant
Ismail Shaikh
Deepak Shroff
Kunal Vijaykar
Zeke Zidaan

Runtime:

158 min

Country:

India

Language:

English | Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | India:UA

Filming Locations:

Aamandi bungalow, Madh Island, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Yash Raj Films

Trivia:

'Ness Wadia', Preity Zinta's then-boyfriend, was in Australia during the last lap of shooting, and appears in the movie. He is the man sitting next to her on the bus near the end.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the scene at the bar when Ron and Nick are having a drink, Ron receives a call and leaves. Nick picks up his glass & drinks from it, however the glass is empty beforehand and his reaction is made out as if he's gulped a shot of whiskey.

Quotes:

Nikhil Arora: Before the babies are born, say you'll marry me
Doctor: Babies? Double role!

Movie Connections:

References Crocodile Dundee (1986)

It is a light comedic Hindi film with a study of "modern " lifestyle

I have just returned from India, on holiday, and discovered that this is a film that just about everybody over there has seen. In fact many people talked about the film because I was from Australia. Because of this I went to see the film with some Indian friends and enjoyed it. It is not the greatest film I have ever seen, but it doesn't pretend to be . It is a fun light comedic Hindi film with a study of "modern" lifestyle. I am looking forward to the Australian release with English subtitles, so I can pick up some things I missed due to my lack of knowledge of Hindi.I am also anticipating finding Ben and Jerry's dark Belgian chocolate ice cream somewhere here. One thing I should advise Indian guys if they come to Australia. You may be surprised to find that most Australian girls are not so fast, and that prostitutes are not found at suburban bus stops.