Salaam Namaste
Salaam Namaste | |
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Movie poster for Salaam Namaste | |
Directed by | Siddharth Anand |
Produced by | Aditya Chopra,
Yash Chopra |
Written by | Siddharth Anand,
Abbas Tyrewala |
Starring | Saif Ali Khan,
Preity Zinta, Arshad Warsi, Tania Zaetta, Jugal Hansraj |
Music by | Vishal-Shekhar |
Editing by | Ritesh Soni |
Distributed by | Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd |
Release date(s) | September 9,
2005 |
Running time | 152 mins |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | $2.5 million (estimated) |
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Salaam Namaste (Hindi: सलाम नमस्ते, Urdu: سلام نمستے, English: Urdu and Hindi greetings, respectively) is an Indian Bollywood movie released on September 9,
2005,
directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra. The film stars Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta in their fourth film together. It is about two Indians living in Melbourne,
Australia and follows one year of their lives, dealing with their problems and relationships. This was the first Bollywood film to be shot entirely in Australia. The film was one of the biggest box-office hits of 2005 in India and became the biggest hit of 2005 overseas. [1]
Many people have made cameos in the film. Abhishek Bachchan is the narrator and has a special appearance as the doctor at the end of the film. Director Siddharth Anand makes two appearances in the movie: his name is on the chalk board in the radio station (2:00 Sid Anand) and he also plays the taxi driver towards the end of the movie. Mother and son in the bookshop Saif Ali Khan's character visits are actor Arshad Warsi's real-life wife and son, Maria Goretti and Zeke. Preity Zinta's real life boyfriend, Ness Wadia makes an appearance in the film as the man reading the newspaper who Preity sits next to whilst on the bus.
The script of the film was invited to be included in the Margaret Herrick Library which is operated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [2] Zinta received several nominations for her role in various film ceremonies, such as the Filmfare Awards,
IIFA Awards,
Star Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards.
The tagline of the movie is "Let's get to know each other".
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Synopsis
The movie is about two Indians,
Nikhil Arora, called Nick, (Saif Ali Khan) and Ambar Malhotra, called Amby, (Preity Zinta) who have left India in order to live their own lives in Melbourne,
Australia: Nick finished studying Architecture in his hometown of Ludhiana and moved to Australia, to pursue dreams of becoming a chef, and does so at a restaurant called "Nick of Time", which provides him with his laid-back lifestyle (and he can get up late in the morning); Ambar left her home due to her parent's persistence to get her married -- they are likely to introduce the entire male Indian population to her if she does not choose a suitor -- and is studying to become a surgeon. When Nikhil is supposed to do an interview for the Australia based Indian radio station "Salaam Namaste", he is late (due to oversleeping), so a war of very public words ensues with the RJ of the show, Ambar Malhotra.
After many misunderstandings, fighting and convincing, they fall in love and move in together. Soon they discover each other's tastes and distastes and rest of the movie covers how they continue their relationship, until the day Ambar discovers that she is pregnant. Despite Nick's wishes she decides to keep the baby which results in a split between the two. However, they are still forced to live in the same house for the time being. Nick realizes over time that he's still in love with her and warms up to the thought of becoming a father and marrying Ambar. It's almost too late when he finally proposes to her - Ambar gives birth to twins and the two reconcile.
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan ... Nikhil "Nick" Arora
- Preity Zinta ... Ambar "Amby" Malhotra
- Arshad Warsi ... Ranjan "Ron" Mathur
- Tania Zaetta ... Cathy
- Jugal Hansraj ... Jignesh
- Jaaved Jaffrey ... Jaggu Yadav aka Crocodile Dundee
- Abhishek Bachchan ... Dr. Vijay Kumar MDGGO / Narrator (Special appearance)
Crew
- Producer: Yash Raj Films
- Director: Siddharth Anand
- Story: Siddharth Anand and Abbas Tyrewala
- Screenplay: Siddharth Anand
- Dialogues: Abbas Tyrewala
- Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni
- Music: Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
- Choreography: Ahmed Khan
- Editing: Ritesh Soni
- Costume Design: Surily Goel
Music
Salaam Namaste | |||||
Studio album by Vishal-Shekhar | |||||
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Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
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Producer | Vishal-Shekhar | ||||
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The film has seven songs composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. The music of the film released on August 10, 2005. The music includes four songs and two remixes.
Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Picturised on |
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Salaam Namaste | Kunal Ganjawala and Vasundhara Das | 4.37 | Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta |
My Dil Goes Mmmm | Shaan and Gayatri Iyer | 7.34 | Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta |
What's Goin' On? | Kunal Ganjawala and Sunidhi Chauhan | 4.41 | Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta |
Tu Jahaan | Sonu Nigam and Mahalaxmi Iyer | 5.15 | Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta |
My Dil Goes Mmmm (English Club Mix) | Shaan and Caralisa | 4.08 | |
Salaam Namaste (Dhol Mix) | Kunal Ganjawala and Vasundhara Das | 3.54 | |
My Dil Goes Mmmm (Instrumental) | 4.08 |
See also
References
- ^ bollywoodmantra.com. Salaam Namaste is a box office hit!. Retrieved on 9 September 2006.
- ^ apunkachoice.com. Salaam Namaste receives Academy honour. Retrieved on 30 June 2006.
External links
Yash Raj Films | |
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Yash Chopra | Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) • Kabhi Kabhie (1976) • Kaala Patthar (1979) • Silsila (1981) • Mashaal (1984) • Faasle (1985) • Vijay (1988) • Chandni (1989) • Lamhe (1991) • Darr (1993) • Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) • Veer-Zaara (2004) |
Aditya Chopra | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) • Mohabbatein (2000) |
Sanjay Gadhvi | Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002) • Dhoom (2004) • Dhoom 2 (2006) |
Kunal Kohli | Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002) • Hum Tum (2004) • Fanaa (2006) |
Shaad Ali | Saathiya (2002) • Bunty Aur Babli (2005) • Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) |
Siddharth Anand | Salaam Namaste (2005) • Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007) |
Other | Doosra Aadmi (1977) • Noorie (1979) • Nakhuda (1981) • Sawaal (1982) • Aaina (1993) • Yeh Dillagi (1994) • Neal 'n' Nikki (2005) • Kabul Express (2006) • Chak De India (2007) • Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) • Aaja Nachle (2007) • Tashan (2008) • Roadside Romeo (2008) |