Salaam Namaste

Salaam Namaste

Salaam Namaste

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Salaam Namaste

"Let's get to know each other."

2005

2h 38m

6.2(104 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

Two young Indian expatriates in Melbourne, Australia, Nick, a chef and radio host Ambar, who decide to live together without marriage, leading to conflict and unexpected parenthood when Ambar gets pregnant.

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Yash Raj Films

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Nick

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta

Ambar

Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi

Ron

Javed Jaffrey

Javed Jaffrey

Jaggu

Jugal Hansraj

Jugal Hansraj

Jignesh Pandya

Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan

Doctor

Siddharth Anand

Siddharth Anand

Taxi Driver

Creative team

Directed by: Siddharth Anand
Written by: Siddharth Anand
Abbas Tyrewala
Produced by: Aditya Chopra
Yash Chopra

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