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38 out of 55 people found the following comment useful :-
Making of a typical Indian romantic comedy., 13 September 2005
Author: jisingh from India
How they came up with this movie:
Aditya: ...But you know it gotta be new.
Siddharth: Lets see what we can do? How about a new location?
A: Oh yes! In the past movies, We've been to London, new york, LA.. how about Melbourne this time?
S: Fantastic! and we can have a couple of beach songs there, you know thats the latest trend these days.
A: OK Lets talk about the story. I've an idea, lets do a different kind of romantic movie.
S: What different?
A: How about if we make a modern day love story, girl and boy both living outside India. That way we can also capture those NRI sentiments you know?
S: Whoa whoa. But that we have already seen in so many other movies lately. Need to add something more to it.
A: How about if the boy and the girl live together?
S: Live-in relationships? Indian audience will never accept that.
A: Ha! They are going' to jump on it, it will be a fresh story, wholly new idea, you know. Boy and girl stay together, fall in love, have sex, and then the girl becomes pregnant.
S: You are talking about "nine-months"?
A: whatever! how many in India have watched nine months? forget it. people are just going to love the idea.
S: OK so the story is finalized. What about the music?
A: Yeh, we need one or two dance item numbers, one wedding song?
S: why a wedding song?
A: You don't understand! its that superstition thing!
S: OK OK! But how are we going to have dance numbers when the heroine is pregnant?
A: Don't worry! Audience won't care. They come only to see the dance and songs. Nobody gives a damn even if she dances while giving birth to her baby.
A: I've got this gut feeling, in last movie remember, people loved the comedy. We have to have that in this movie too.
S: But its a serious movie. How can it have comedy?
A: Then arrange some part time TV actor. You know those anchors, they can speak so much on the spot you don't even need to worry about writing dialogs for them.
S: Thats fine. How about the cast?
A: Lets see, Preity is hot these day. See if we get dates from Preity, else go for Rani. Male actor, I don't think Shahrukh is that good after Swades. and Aamir, just don't approach him, he'll demand the god-damn script first.
S: Then how about Saif.
A: He'll do. Anything else?
S: We'll see that on the sets. Lets start working on it.
5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-
Couldn't you just bet on Bollywood to ruin their own version of ESOTSM?!, 8 March 2006
Author: Sherazade from United States
Okay guys don't go losing your minds because I just compared this cute piece of crap to one of the best Hollywood films of 2004! The only resemblance that Salaam Namaste shares with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is that it shows us a side of relationships that we don't usually see in films. And that's where the similarities end. That's the only way it gained 5 stars from me. I liked the way it addressed relationships especially in the 21st century. Somebody needs to send Preity Zinta a memo for her to stop accepting roles in which she portrays desperate women who have to con men to love them! I mean come on! A man doesn't need to have a degree in Neuro-surgery before he realises that he is in love, and Preity, pretty please, stop playing these tired stereotypes of women willing to try and give those men their love degrees! That said, Salaam Namaste is a good looking film about good looking people, living in a good looking country, have good looking jobs and good looking lives, until they meet and fall in love with each other. Then everything is not so good looking any more! Babes, why wasn't Salaam Namaste something original again? Sorry? Exaaaactly! :-D It was mediocre yaar! The out-takes were funnier and more entertaining than the movie!
5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
Hindi Romantic Comedy, 14 November 2006
Author: jcnsoflorida from South Florida
This Hindi film is said to be a remake of 'Nine Months' and to be derivative of certain Hindi films, but not having seen any of them I am not entitled to comment on that. (I felt an undertone of 'Sleepless in Seattle', not a bad choice to emulate). In 'Salaam Namaste' practically everyone is young and successful and gorgeous, so it is admittedly an escapist fantasy. One could criticize that but on the other hand it's a hard film to dislike. The stars are wonderful together, and Melbourne, Australia, is a major character the way New York often is. Living in Melbourne, the main characters deal with certain issues that they might not face -or would deal with differently- had they stayed in India. Likewise, traditional Indian viewers might find some elements a bit shocking but I don't think the filmmakers set out to put off anyone. Yes, it's manipulative and predictable, but it's a 'feel-good' movie that works. If you can handle a little sugar, I recommend it.
5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
It is a light comedic Hindi film with a study of "modern " lifestyle, 11 November 2005
Author: sfairburn from sydney, australia
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.
7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
what's new, 9 September 2005
Author: sandhirflora from India
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Film review: Salaam Namaste: what's new ?
Today we have a ready audience who are seeking uncharted territories with films based on diverse themes. In such a scene, a concept of 'live-in" relationship looks promising but when you dig further what you are subjected to is another guys are guys and gals are gals type of Harry meet Sally clone very much on the lines (and influences too) of – Hum Tum, Saathiya, Chalte Chalte, Kal Ho Na Ho et al. Surprising again it is coming from country's No. 1 movie production factory. Debutant writer-director Siddhartha Raj Anand, tried to delve into a mature topic and somehow manages to hold interest till interval with his some witty, smart, one-liners and hilarious situations when the film is still finding its premise. He should be applauded for dealing with topic of sex before marriage without being pretentious. All that took care of metro-based multiplex and NRI audience. Lead characters are very similar to Hum Tum ones and supporting characters' introduction is very KHNH type. All supporting NRI characters are made buffoons. Guys are naughty and irresponsible and Girls are street-smart, today's woman. Oh please, not again. Also, when heroine cries there is a Ganpati idol in the foreground and a Alaap in the background score. Gimme a break ! Do new generation directors require all this ? Post-interval everything goes haywire when director gets into story-telling and tried to deal with too many themes and subplots without doing decent justice to even one of them. Thus you get to see, extra-marital relationship going sour, pregnancy before marriage, women liberation, evolution of fatherhood in hero, numerous forced situations to get couple back together and so many other done to death scenes and dialogs that film follows a very predictable path and ends at same common oft-repeated note. At one point film even goes to the territory of Kya Kehna. Worst of all is the climax based in an operation theater where giving birth situation is made a mockery and sequence is completely dedicated to gallery. Overall film could not rise above mediocre. Though, performances are neat, the subject requires a much younger couple and not the same repeated pair. At least, Preity Zinta should be given some decent pregnancy costumes. Though Javed Jaffrey is a surprise packet keeping audience in splits and so is Arshad Warsi. Except first song, rest all songs are forced. Now, this is for the producers, please pull up your socks before it is too late. Agreed that initial hype, encouraging reviews and record no. of prints gets film terrific openings and it manages to cover itself under "hit" tag yet everyday is not Sunday. Better, watch out !
12 out of 22 people found the following comment useful :-
A Very Refreshing Change !!, 12 September 2005
Author: Yashwant Mundhra from Chennai,India
SALAAM NAMASTE,the latest YashRaj Films release is a complete entertainer.Very senseless in several parts but at the end of the film, you walk out with a smile.Thankfully,there is no melodrama in the film.Siddharth Raj Anand,the debutant director does a good job.The music of the film,already making waves is very good.Saif Ali Khan(Nick) proves his versatility yet again and does nothing short of a brilliant job,he was perfectly cast.Priety Zinta(Ambar) also gives a good performance.Arshad Warsi(Ron) a friend of Saif's character in the film is at his usual comic best.Tanya Zaetta is wasted as Ron's wife.Javed Jaffrey is extremely good as the evil Landlord.
The story is pretty simple.Nick is an architect turned cook who owns a restaurant called NICK OF TIME in Melbourne.Ambar is a RJ for a radio station in Melbourne called SALAAM NAMASTE.She is supposed to have an interview with him on the show,but he does not show up as he overslept.Then starts the usual hatred between boy and girl.Later however when they meet each other,they fall in love.
Both Nick and Ambar do not want any sort of long term commitment and are against the idea of marriage.In order to make their love grow, they move in together.They are completely different people,adjusting according to each other.
Their is a lot of love in between them.Some bold love making scenes handled very aesthetically.Hats off to the director.
Then, all hell breaks loose when Ambar says she is pregnant.Saif does not want the child but she does.They love each other but still break up.The story moves on and Nick realizes what a jerk he has been and proposes to Ambar just as she is about to give birth.
There are 2 excellent special appearances.The film's storyline is good and makes you think about relationships and about having children.The dialogues written by Abbas Tyrewala are phenomenal.The Screenplay too was very good.The Production Design,Camera-Work,Editing and Costume Design(Saif's in particular) of the film were spectacular.
All in all its your money's worth,and if people though a crap film like Bunty Aur Babli was good,they ought to enjoy this very light hearted yet thought provoking film.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Good songs, too trashy and drawn-out, 25 November 2005
Author: asdf jkl; from Nowhere in particular
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Three songs in the movie, all very good. I'd recommend the soundtrack, even though I absolutely abhor the movie.
Hindi movies have a sort of surreal and supernatural feel, with events that would almost never occur in real life. However, this takes it to the extreme, such as when Ambar insults Nikhil day after day after day! It just makes no sense! Additionally, so many things are left unexplained. How did Ron get enough money for a new house? Why is there this conflict between Ambar and her parents? How come this isn't used or developed? The characters were bovine and completely unrealistic. Near the end of the movie, when Nikhil starts looking for Ambar, random people all over Melbourne just drop everything to look for a pregnant woman in a black/white dress.
The use of old jokes, such as the Indian masquerading as an Australian and his wife saying "sorry?" all the time was funny at first, but it became very old very quickly.
Finally, why was the movie drawn out with so much unneeded drama? Were the directors and producers trying to meet some length requirement? For example, what was the point of the white woman, Stella, near the end of the film? What about the blood-donation problem that lasted for at least fifteen minutes? Why was Ron even necessary as a character? Waste of time. If you rent it, skip to the songs.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Too much yelling... not enough maturity, 3 February 2007
Author: bollycritic from Canada
The director is very young... and it shows. There is a lack of maturity in handling of emotions in the movie. The two leads are either smiling all the time to convey happiness or screaming to convey anger and frustration. Human emotions and reactions are much more complex, Sidharth Babu. Great technical values in the film, and both Saif and Preity look very fit. But that don't make a movie watchable. Preity's pregnancy dance, by the way, is the height of stupidity. She looks ready to deliver and is running around and jumping as if to try and induce labor. Sad to say that Javed Jaffri's mocking Crocodile Dundee rip-off is the most entertaining part of this movie, but acting kudos go to the Indian Aussie's dim-witted blonde wife. "Sorry?" Can anyone explain why they made this movie?
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Yash Raj do it again!, 27 January 2007
Author: Dingataca from London, England
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I thoroughly enjoyed Salaam Namaste, I have seen it many times, and each time, I love it even more.
Saif does a perfect job with his role, its flawless. He makes you laugh more than a few times, and he is brilliant. He is one of the few actors that have created a niche with the loverboy role, and can actually pull it off. Preity Zinta does also, an amazing job. She looks fresh, and has updated her sexy status. She still has the same charm she had back with earlier roles, which is fantastic, I love her acting too, its humorous, and great fun to watch.
Javed Jaffrey, Abhishek Bachchan, and Jugal Hansraj make up important, but short appearances. I liked the way Abhishek narrated the story, with each introduction of a new character, the story paused and showed their history. It was very clever.
Music is enjoyable - it has it all. A slow song, a fast song, a great title track, a cheesy song...
The end gets a bit dreary and tries hard to maintains the humour. There are times it works, and times when it doesn't. Easier to understand when you see it.
The director has done an excellent job, I must admit, Salaam Namaste is a great film, with few flaws. The script, music, directing, and acting are all fabulous. Siddharth Anand has proved himself in Indian Cinema, and has made a fantastic, very different film.
Worth every minute.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
a surprisingly fresh feel-good potboiler!(caution! spoilers), 11 January 2006
Author: tojoroy from Norway
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i was frankly impressed at this one,coming from the yash raj stable.i may have been prejudiced by preity zinta's charms .but sharmila's boy i can't really stand usually.here he's made up to look a bit more macho,and he gives a thoroughly convincing performance as nikhil the architect turned celebrity chef nick.the theme is a bit passé for even the urban Indians in the metros,but the film doesn't come across stale at any point.all in all a feel-good family flick! the theme of pre-marital intimacy is definitely not new(see raj kapoor's bobby from1 1973,and aradhana,masoom etc.)but that does not stop this film from handling premarital sex and pregnancy,which non resident Indian populations are struggling to come to terms with.second generation Indians have adopted values and different value systems than their parents... the age-old theme again.but it is not just the gen-X Indian youth,the film addresses,but the whole question of love and responsibility,which saves it from being another run-of the mill potboiler
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