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Salaam Namaste

Movie poster for Salaam Namaste

Directed by Siddharth Anand
Aditya Chopra
Produced by
Yash Chopra
Siddharth Anand
Written by
Abbas Tyrewala
Saif Ali Khan
Preity Zinta
Starring
Arshad Warsi
Tania Zaetta
Music by Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography Sunil Patel
Editing by Ritesh Soni
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release date(s) 9 September 2005
Running time 159 min.
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget $2.5 million (estimated)

Salaam Namaste (Hindi: सलाम नमस्ते, Urdu: ‫سالم نمستے‬, English: Urdu and Hindi
greetings, respectively) is a 2005 Indian Bollywood film directed by first-time director
Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra. The film stars Saif
Ali Khan and Preity Zinta in their fourth film together. Arshad Warsi and Tania Zaetta
appear in supporting roles. Released on 9 September 2005, it was the first Indian movie
to be filmed entirely in Australia.[1]

The film tells the story of two young and modern Indians, Nick and Ambar, who have left
their homes in India to make a life on their own in Melbourne, Australia. The story
follows one year of their lives, dealing with their problems and relationships, from their
first meeting at a wedding ceremony, to their decision to move in together without
marriage, to their breakup upon discovering that Ambar is pregnant.

Salaam Namaste became one of the biggest box-office hits of 2005 in India, as well as
India's biggest hit in the overseas market that year.[2] On 24 September 2005, 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.[3] 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.

Contents
[hide]
 1 Plot
 2 Production
 3 Cast
 4 Music
 5 See also
 6 References

 7 External links

[edit] Plot
Two young progressive Indians, Nikhil "Nick" Arora (Saif Ali Khan) and Ambar
Malhotra or "Amby" (Preity Zinta), have left India to live their lives in Melbourne,
Australia. Nick fled to Australia to become an architect. After becoming one, he got a
commission to design a restaurant, where he works as the head chef and the restaurant
has been named "Nick on Time". His job allows him have a laid-back lifestyle and get up
late in the morning, both aspects that he values very much. In Bangalore, Ambar was
shown twelve men for marriage and she rejected each one. Her parents suspected that she
did not want to get married, however, she denied it. She went to Australia for a one-year
foreign exchange program and decided to stay and become a surgeon. After hearing this,
her parents cut off all ties with her. To pay for her education, she works as an R.J. at a
local radio station, "Salaam Namaste".

When Nick is supposed to do an interview for Salaam Namaste, he oversleeps resulting

in him getting insulted by Ambar on the air. His boss, Dheka, demands that he go to the
to radio station or he will 'kill' him. Nick oversleeps again and he is, once again, insulted
by Ambar for being late. Nick gets work catering for one of Ambar's friends wedding.
His best friend Ranjan "Ron" Mathur (Arshad Warsi) falls in love with Ambar's best
friend Cathy (Tania Zaetta) at the wedding. Nick also feels a connection with Ambar,
although they have no idea who the other really is. Ron and Cathy marry the next day and
Nick and Ambar discover each other's true identities. Nick has the interview on Salaam
Namaste, where he states, publicly, that he loves Ambar. They both end up at Ron and
Cathy's house, where the two just had a fight. Nick persuades Ambar to move in together,
where they fall in love. Two months later, Ambar discovers she is pregnant, Nick takes
her to get an abortion that she later tells him she did not have, resulting in a break up.

Over the next five months, they have several comical disagreements. Nick finds a
restaurant to buy, but the loan was not approved and he cannot afford the downpayment
because he spent all his money on the house to live with Ambar. This results in another
argument where the baby kicks for the first time and Nick realizes he still loves Ambar.
He goes to buy an engagement ring and sees a seven-months pregnant Ambar trying on
rings with her friend, Jignesh (Jugal Hansraj). Nick thinks that Ambar is marrying
Jignesh and is devastated. He goes and gets drunk and takes an Australian girl home with
him. When he wakes up, he is shocked, but the girl (Stella) is angry because he didn't do
anything and was crying out Ambar's name all night. Nick is greatly relieved, but then
Ambar sees her in the bedroom and is very upset and tells Nick she's moving out today.
Then, Nick discovers that when Ambar was trying on rings, it was for Jignesh's
girlfriend, Tina. He desperately searches for Ambar with the help of many devoted
Salaam Namaste listeners. He finds her and apologizes but, when he is about propose,
Ambar's water breaks, so they rush to the hospital.

At the hospital, Ron is there with Cathy, who's giving birth as well, and the nurse turns
out to be Stella, the woman Nick had slept with. She tells Ambar that he didn't do
anything that night and is in love with Ambar, who finally realizes Nick's true love for
her. They then meet the incompetent obstetrician Dr. Vijay Kumar MDGGO (Abhishek
Bachchan), who turns out to be a very comical and horrible doctor, but manages to
deliver the children. Ambar gives birth to twins and Nick proposes to her to which she
happily agrees.

[edit] Production
Several people have made cameos in the film. Abhishek Bachchan is the narrator and
makes a special appearance as a doctor towards the end of the film. Director Siddharth
Anand makes an appearance as the taxi driver towards the end of the movie. The 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 then real-life boyfriend, Ness
Wadia makes an appearance as the man reading the newspaper, whom Preity sits by on
the bus.

[edit] Cast
 Saif Ali Khan as Nikhil "Nick" Arora
 Preity Zinta as Ambar "Amby" Malhotra
 Arshad Warsi as Ranjan "Ron" Mathur
 Tania Zaetta as Cathy
 Jugal Hansraj as Jignesh
 Jaaved Jaffrey as Jaggu Yadav aka Crocodile Dundee
  Abhishek Bachchan as Dr. Vijay Kumar MDGGO / Narrator (Special appearance)

[edit] Music
Salaam Namaste

Studio album by Vishal-Shekhar

Released 10 August 2005 (India)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Sony BMG
Producer Vishal-Shekhar
Vishal-Shekhar chronology
Dus Salaam Namaste Ek Ajnabee
(2005) (2005) (2005)

The film has seven songs composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. The music of the film
released on 10 August 2005. The music includes four songs and two remixes.

Song Singer(s) Duration

Salaam Namaste Kunal Ganjawala and Vasundhara Das 4.37

My Dil Goes Mmmm Shaan and Gayatri Iyer 7.34

What's Goin' On? Kunal Ganjawala and Sunidhi Chauhan 4.41

Tu Jahaan Sonu Nigam and Mahalaxmi Iyer 5.15

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

[edit] See also

 List of movies set in Australia

[edit] References
1. ^ Phillips, Mark (13 May 2005). "Bollywood on Bourke Street". The Age.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Film/Bollywood-on-Bourke-
Street/2005/05/12/1115843307939.html. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
2. ^ "bollywoodmantra.com". Salaam Namaste is a box office hit!.
http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/postp68118.html. Retrieved 9 September
2006.[dead link]
3. ^ Adarsh, Taran (24 September 2005). "‘Salaam". indiaFM.
http://www.indiafm.com/news/2005/09/24/5895/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-
25.

[edit] External links

 Salaam Namaste at the Internet Movie Database
 Salaam Namaste - The Official Movie Site

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