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Salaam Namaste (2005)

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A couple navigates the ups and downs of romance and imminent parenthood while setting up house in a new land in this Bollywood romantic comedy. Nikhil Arora (Saif Ali Khan), known to most of his friends as Nick, is a successful chef who has become something of a celebrity, with a following in Australia. Nick agrees to appear on a radio show hosted by Ambar Malhotra (Preity Zinta), an attractive woman who is finishing up her college degree, but working out the arrangements proves difficult, and

Unrated, 2 hr. 37 min.

Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Siddharth Raj Anand , Siddharth Anand

Written By: Abbas Tyrewala, Siddharth Anand, Jaideep Sahni, Siddharth Raj Anand

In Theaters: Sep 9, 2005 Limited

On DVD: Dec 20, 2005

Box Office:$1.3M

Yash Raj Films

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Critic Reviews for Salaam Namaste

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1)

Excellent chemistry between the two thesps pays dividends.

September 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Variety

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Derek Elley

Variety

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Salaam Namaste must set some sort of record for genre pileup.

September 12, 2005 Comment

Anita Gates

New York Times

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It's fair to say that the Melbourne setting--along with Khan and Zinta--makes the movie. Otherwise, it mainly feels like Bollywood business as usual.

October 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Ethan Alter

Film Journal International

The most unmissable event since Jackie Chan visited: three hours of synchronised dance numbers, farce, melodrama and Bollywood around our most photogenic tourist landmarks.

September 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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A watchable, but conventional, romantic comedy about negotiating domestic peace agreements in the shadow of an unexpected pregnancy.

September 15, 2005 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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David Chute

L.A. Weekly

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A fantastic movie!! Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta are phenomenal! This is a great movie with a very interesting story plot. It reminds me a bit of "Nine Months", but this has its own unique qualities. Beautiful love story. Absolutely brilliant. Great music, especially title track. Very catchy.

December 16, 2007