Salaam Namaste is a 2005 Bollywood film 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.Released on September 9, 2005, the film was one of the biggest box-office hits of 2005 in India and became the biggest hit of 2005 overseas.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 appearance as 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 new millennium has begun and one must accept the reality that East Indians have immigrated everywhere on Earth.One such place where a number of Indians have made their new homes is Australia’s Melbourne.A doctor, who does have problems translating some words into Hindi; Jignesh Pandya, who has come from Surat, India, where his parents operate and run “Archana Sarees” and has become a doctor.Ranjan Mathur who has recently immigrated, is now on the look-out for a wife, and does find one, after many hilarious misadventures, including one with a gorgeous hooker, Lisa.

Then there is Ambar Malhotra or Ambi, who lived in Bangalore with her parents, quarreled with them because she did not want to marry someone of their choice, ended up coming to Australia on a student exchange program, studies medicine, but lands a job as a radio announcer with 101.5 FM “Salaam Namaste”; and finally there is Nikhil Arora alias Nicki, who came here to become an Architect, did get his qualifications, but ended up as Head Chef with “Nick of Time” restaurant.Watch what happens when two completely different people, from different backgrounds, habits and culture, meet and decide to live together to see if they can maintain a long-term relationship.

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