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{{Infobox film
| name = Salaam Namaste
| image = Salaam Namaste poster.jpg
| caption = Movie poster
| director = [[Siddharth Anand]]
| producer = [[Aditya Chopra]]
| writer = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]<br />Siddharth Anand
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Saif Ali Khan]]
*[[Preity Zinta]]
*[[Arshad Warsi]]
*[[Tania Zaetta]]
*[[Jugal Hansraj]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
*'''Songs:'''<br/>[[Vishal–Shekhar]]
*'''Background Score:'''<br/>[[Salim–Sulaiman]]
}}
| narrator = [[Abhishek Bachchan]]
| cinematography = Sunil Patel
| editing = Ritesh Soni
| studio =
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2005|09|09|df=y}}
| runtime = 159 min.
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|110|m}}<ref name="budget">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=395|title=Salaam Namaste - Movie |publisher=Box Office India}}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|572|m}}<ref name="gross">{{cite web|title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=6 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021202725/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref>
}}

'''''Salaam Namaste''''' (English: ''Hello Greetings'') is a 2005 Indian [[romantic comedy]] film. It is directed by first-time director [[Siddharth Anand]] and produced by [[Aditya Chopra]] and [[Yash Chopra]] under the [[Yash Raj Films]] banner. The film stars [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Preity Zinta]] in their fourth film together. [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Tania Zaetta]] and [[Jugal Hansraj]] appear in supporting roles. Released on 9 September 2005, it was the first Indian movie to be filmed entirely in Australia.<ref name="The age">{{cite news|author=Phillips, Mark|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Film/Bollywood-on-Bourke-Street/2005/05/12/1115843307939.html|title=Bollywood on Bourke Street|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=13 May 2005|access-date=25 April 2008}}</ref>

The film tells the story of two young and modern Indians, Nick and Ambar, who have left their homes 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 break-up upon discovering that Ambar is pregnant.

''Salaam Namaste'' became the [[List of Bollywood films of 2005|third-highest-grossing film of 2005]] in India, as well as India's biggest hit in the overseas market that year.<ref name="Overseas market">{{cite web |title=Top Lifetime Grossers Overseas (IND Rs) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=337&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgSW4gSU5EIFJz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109193432/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=337&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgSW4gSU5EIFJz |archive-date=9 November 2013 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> On 24 September 2005, the script of the film was invited to be included in the [[Margaret Herrick|Margaret Herrick Library]], which is operated by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Salaam Namaste' invited for Oscar library |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1174994/Salaam--Namaste-invited-for-Oscar-library |access-date=25 April 2008 |date=24 September 2005 |author=Adarsh, Taran}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Salaam Namaste invited for Oscar library |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20050925-0.html |date=25 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221141447/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20050925-0.html |archive-date=21 December 2014}}</ref> Zinta received high praise for her role and earned her nominations for Best Actress at the [[Filmfare Awards]], [[IIFA Awards]], [[Star Screen Awards]] and [[Zee Cine Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=IIFA 2006 Nominees |url=http://indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html |access-date=29 July 2020 |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=6 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060707210037/http://indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html |archive-date=7 July 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Black' bags major IIFA awards |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060618/world.htm#3 |access-date=29 July 2020 |work=The Tribune |agency=Press Trust of India|date=17 June 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=IndiaFM News Bureau |title=IIFA Awards 2006 winners |url=http://indiafm.com/features/2006/06/17/1304/index.html |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701233929/http://indiafm.com/features/2006/06/17/1304/index.html |archive-date=1 July 2006 |date=17 June 2006}}</ref>

==Plot==
Nikhil "Nick" Arora ([[Saif Ali Khan]]) and Ambar "Amby" Malhotra ([[Preity Zinta]]) are two progressive Indians who have left India to live in [[Melbourne]], Australia. Nick was originally sent abroad to become an architect, but his real passion is cooking. After graduating, he designs a restaurant, which he takes over as head chef. While living at home in [[Bangalore]], Ambar rejected more than a dozen marriage proposals. She traveled to Australia for a one-year foreign exchange program, then decided to stay and become a surgeon. After hearing this, her parents disowned her. To pay for her education, she works as an R.J. at a local radio station, '''Salaam Namaste''<nowiki/>'.

Nick is scheduled to do an interview for ''Salaam Namaste'', but he oversleeps the first time, then again when it's rescheduled, and irritated Ambar insults him on-air. Nick becomes the caterer for a wedding Ambar attends. His best friend Ranjan (Ron) ([[Arshad Warsi]]) falls in love with Ambar's best friend Cathy ([[Tania Zaetta]]) at the wedding. Nick feels a connection with Ambar, although they have no idea who the other really is. Ron and Cathy hastily marry and Nick and Ambar discover each other's true identities. Nick gives the interview on ''Salaam Namaste'', where he states that he loves Ambar. The pair fall in love and decide to move in together. A few months later, Ambar discovers she is pregnant, and they decide to end the pregnancy but she cannot go through with it. The pair argue and break up.

Over the next five months, they have several comical disagreements. During one argument, the baby kicks for the first time and Nick realises he still loves Ambar. Ambar asks Nick to take a blood test because she has [[thalassemia]] minor, and if he has the disease too, there will be complications. Nick takes the blood test and discovers that Ambar is carrying twins. On the way home, Nick realises he has left Ambar alone through the whole pregnancy when she needed him the most. He decides to commit to her and their children and goes to buy an engagement ring. At the store, he sees Ambar trying on rings with her friend, Jignesh. He believes she is marrying Jignesh and is devastated. In a drunken haze, he takes home a drunk girl from the bar named Stella. The next morning, an annoyed Stella tells Nick that all he did the previous night was cry over Ambar. Nick is relieved, but Ambar sees Stella in the bedroom and assumes that they have slept together. Nick discovers that Ambar was trying on rings for Jignesh's girlfriend, Tina. He searches for Ambar with the help of many devoted ''Salaam Namaste'' listeners. He finds her and apologises but Ambar's water breaks and 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. She tells Ambar that Nick didn't do anything the previous night and is in love with Ambar. They meet the [[obstetrician]] Dr. Vijay ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]), who turns out to be a comical and incompetent doctor who albeit manages to deliver the children. After the birth, Nick proposes to her, to which she joyously agrees.

==Cast==
* [[Saif Ali Khan]] as Nikhil "Nick" Arora
* [[Preity Zinta]] as Ambar "Amby" Malhotra
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Ranjan "Ron" Mathur
* [[Tania Zaetta]] as Cathy Mathur
* [[Jugal Hansraj]] as Jignesh Pandya
* [[Jaaved Jaffrey]] as Jaggu Yadav aka Crocodile Dundee
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]] as Dr. Vijay Kumar MDGGO, a Narrator (Cameo)
* [[Kunal Vijaykar]] as Deepan Nair / Debonair (Owner of Salaam Namaste radio station)
* Ravi Khote as Aslam Dheka (Nick of Time Restaurant owner)
* [[Siddharth Anand]] as the Taxi Driver (special appearance)
* [[Maria Goretti (actress)|Maria Goretti]] as Lady at the bookstore (special appearance)
* [[Ness Wadia]] as the man reading the newspaper on the bus (special appearance)
* Jessica Craike as the lady giving birth (Pregnant Lady One)
* [[Kavita Kapoor]] as Dr. Reema Desai
* Lucas Campbell as the guy talking to "Nick" in Bar
* Andrew Willox as the Professor of Medicine
* Bonnie Hill as Stella

==Production==
Several people made [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] in the film. [[Abhishek Bachchan]] is the narrator and makes a special appearance as a doctor towards the end. Director [[Siddharth Anand]] makes an appearance as the taxi driver towards the end. The mother and son in the bookshop [[Saif Ali Khan]]'s character visits, are actor [[Arshad Warsi]]'s wife and son, [[Maria Goretti (actress)|Maria Goretti]] and Zeke. Preity Zinta's then-boyfriend, [[Ness Wadia]], makes an appearance as the man reading the newspaper beside whom Zinta sits on the bus.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Salaam Namaste
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 10 August 2005 (India)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Yash Raj Music
| producer = [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| prev_title = [[Dus]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Ek Ajnabee]]
| next_year = 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 4 songs and 2 remixes. Lyrics are penned by [[Jaideep Sahni]]. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 14,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's thirteenth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Salaam Namaste
| extra1 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Vasundhara Das]]
| length1 = 04.37

| title2 = My Dil Goes Mmmm
| extra2 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Gayatri Ganjawala]]
| length2 = 07.34

| title3 = What's Going On?
| extra3 = Kunal Ganjawala, [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| length3 = 04.41

| title4 = Tu Jahan
| extra4 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| length4 = 05.15

| title5 = My Dil Goes Mmmm (English Club Mix)
| extra5 = Shaan, [[Caralisa Monteiro]]
| length5 = 04.08

| title6 = Salaam Namaste (Dhol Mix)
| extra6 = Kunal Ganjawala, Vasundhara Das
| length6 = 03.54

| title7 = My Dil Goes Mmmm (Instrumental)
| extra7 = [[Instrumental]]
| length7 = 04.08
}}

==Themes==
The film dealt with such topics as [[cohabitation]], premarital sex and pregnancy, and the "altercation between domesticity and individual freedom". Authors Snachari De and Amit Sarwal noted the film for presenting the "[[Australian Dream]]" as an alternative for the [[American Dream]]. They further noted that premarital pregnancy was not tabooed in the film as would be expected from a film involving Indian characters.<ref>{{cite book |last1=De |first1=Sanchari |last2=Sarwal |first2=Amit |editor1-last=Kishore |editor1-first=Vikrant |editor2-last=Sarwal |editor2-first=Amit |editor3-last=Patra |editor3-first=Parichay |title=Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-23286-5 |chapter=Old Wine in the New Bottle: Bollywood Films Shot in Australia after 9/11|pages=283–285}}</ref> [[Subhash K. Jha]] further wrote, "Beneath the vibrant veneer, the film makes a very telling and serious comment on commitment-phobia especially among the ambitious urban males who would rather have their cake and sleep with it too."<ref name="Kjha">{{cite web |last1=K. Jha |first1=Subhash |author-link1=Subhash K. Jha |title=Treatment makes Salaam Namaste special |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/13sal1.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=8 July 2020 |date=13 September 2005}}</ref>

==Release==
''Salaam Namaste'' was the highest grossing Indian films at the overseas market.<ref name="Overseas market"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Salaam Namaste one of biggest overseas hits: Chopra |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/salaam-namaste-one-of-biggest-overseas-hits-chopra/story-OAw3fIs8FpgTxBaFd3TMyO.html |access-date=8 July 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 October 2005 |language=en}}</ref> It grossed {{INRConvert|572|m}} worldwide.<ref name="gross"/>

[[Fran Bailey]], Australia's [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Small Business and Tourism]] at the time, attributed the 21% growth of Indian tourism to Australia, to the film's success: "Australia is receiving enormous exposure through ''Salaam Namaste'', the latest Bollywood hit filmed entirely on location in Victoria."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beeton |first1=Sue |editor1-last=Coles |editor1-first=Tim |editor2-last=Hall |editor2-first=C. Michael |title=International Business and Tourism: Global Issues, Contemporary Interactions |date=2008 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-09657-2 |page=263 |language=en |chapter=14: Partnerships and social responsibility: leveraging tourism and international film business}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
The film received positive reviews. [[Taran Adarsh]] from the entertainment portal ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' rated ''Salaam Namaste'' 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "an immensely likeable film that should appeal to all ages, mainly its target audience -- the youth". He further noted Khan for his "spirited performance" and Zinta "delivering her most accomplished performance to date".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adarsh |first1=Taran |author-link1=Taran Adarsh |title=Salaam Namaste Movie Review |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/salaam-namaste/critic-review/salaam-namaste-movie-review/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=8 June 2020 |language=en |date=16 September 2005}}</ref> The film was said to resemble the 1995 American film ''[[Nine Months]]'', with film critic Anubha Sawhney precising that it lifts particular scenes from the same.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sawhney |first1=Anubha |title=Salaam Nine Months |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Salaam-Nine-Months/articleshow/1234506.cms |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=18 September 2005 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted "a surprising realness about the whole thing" and noted particularly the film's second-half where "everyone's too immersed in the story" and Zinta "especially does a good job with the hysterics".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Muthalaly |first1=Susan |title=The law of opposites |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/16/stories/2005091602920300.htm |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107135901/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/16/stories/2005091602920300.htm |archive-date=7 November 2007}}</ref> Dominic Ferrao of ''[[Filmfare]]'' noted that "Saif and Preity come off with flying colours, delivering superlative and lively performances" and concluded that the film exemplifies how "Indian cinema is evolving".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferrao |first1=Dominic |title=Salaam Namaste |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1226119,curpg-5.cms |work=[[Filmfare]] - [[Indiatimes]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514035027/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1226119%2Ccurpg-5.cms |archive-date=14 May 2006}}</ref> [[Pratim D. Gupta]] of ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'' called it "the movie of the year", praising Khan's comic timing and Zinta as "an absolute treat to watch".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Pratim D. |author-link1=Pratim D. Gupta |title=Salaam stars, namaste hit |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/salaam-stars-namaste-hit/cid/1277562 |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=13 September 2020}}</ref>

Devyani Srivastava of ''[[Mid-Day]]'' believed the film's "substance lies in the pensive questions it poses, and answers, about adult relationships", and appreciated the "memorable performances", noting Zinta's character of "the strong-willed, independent Ambar," to be "a rare Bollywood heroine."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Devyani |title=Pyaar mein twist |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2005/sep/118394.htm |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=11 September 2005 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130830194925/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2005/sep/118394.htm |archive-date=30 August 2013}}</ref>

Subhash K. Jha argued that the treatment of the subjects, along with the performances, made up for an otherwise mediocre story.<ref name="Kjha"/> ''[[Screen India|Screen]]'' described the film as "a visual treat", praised the performances of Khan and Zinta who "live their roles" and Anand's "confident debut".<ref>{{cite news |author1=Dipesh |title=A visual treat |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=11172 |access-date=19 April 2020 |date=16 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731165819/http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=11172 |archive-date=31 July 2009}}</ref> Sarita Tanwar of ''Mid Day'' noted the film's "bold, refreshing and unique" subject, praised the performances, but thought the script needed "some fine-tuning".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tanwar |first1=Sarita |title=Film review: Salaam Namaste |url=http://ww1.mid-day.com/hitlist/2005/september/118354.htm |access-date=6 June 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=18 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051222225857/http://ww1.mid-day.com/hitlist/2005/september/118354.htm |archive-date=22 December 2005}}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]''<nowiki/>'s Lindsay Perreira concluded that "for an afternoon of laughs, some excellent performances by Saif, Preity and Jafferi, and a well-shot tour of [[Melbourne]], you can't go wrong with ''Salaam Namaste''".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pereira |first1=Lindsay |title=Salaam Namaste: Great fun |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/09salaam.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=8 June 2020 |language=en |date=9 September 2005}}</ref> Rama Sharma of ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' gave a positive review of the main lead and concluded the film as worth a watch despite an "inadequate" end.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Rama |title=Salaam Saif |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050911/cth2.htm#9 |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=11 September 2005}}</ref>

[[Namrata Joshi]] of ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' called it a "a rare Hindi film" in its portrayal of the characters, but criticized the pregnancy part, which she found unconvincing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Namrata |author-link1=Namrata Joshi |title=Salaam Namaste |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/salaam-namaste/228710 |access-date=6 June 2020 |work=Outlook |date=26 September 2005}}</ref> [[Khalid Mohamed]] of ''[[DNA India]]'' called it "a picture that's polarized between the terrific and the tedious", but noted the main leads.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohamed |first1=Khalid |author-link1=Khalid Mohamed |title=Year of live-in dangerously |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-year-of-live-in-dangerously-1608 |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=[[DNA India]] |date=11 September 2005 |language=en}}</ref>

''Salaam Namaste'' was reviewed positively by several foreign media outlets. [[Derek Elley]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' noted its similarity to ''Nine Months'' and said it "serves up a bonny two-and-a-half hours of dialogue-driven entertainment". Elley called Khan "a real leading man" and Zinta "the most substantial actress among the younger Bollywood crop", believing they avoid sentimentality and "show the ability to spin on a dime between comedy and drama".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elley |first1=Derek |author-link1=Derek Elley |title=Salaam Namaste |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/salaam-namaste-1200521673/ |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=Variety |date=21 September 2005 |language=en}}</ref> Ethan Alter of ''[[Film Journal International]]'' concluded, "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."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Ethan |title=SALAAM NAMASTE |url=http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001137819 |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=[[Film Journal International]] |date=16 October 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051016044548/http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001137819 |archive-date=16 October 2005 |language=en}}</ref> ''The [[BBC]]'''s Manish Gajjar described the film as "a great entertainer" and enjoyed the pairing of Khan and Zinta, who he thought performed convincingly and whose comic timing he found "just perfect".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gajjar |first1=Manish |title=Salaam Namaste |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2005/09/salaam_namaste_review.shtml |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=8 June 2020 |date=9 September 2005}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', Anita Gates praised Zinta as a "cheerleader-homecoming queen-fraternity sweetheart pretty" but gave the film a mixed review.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gates |first1=Anita |title=True to the Bollywood Look, While Defying Traditions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/movies/true-to-the-bollywood-look-while-defying-traditions.html |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=10 September 2005}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
'''<big>[[51st Filmfare Awards]]</big>'''

'''Nominated'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Preity Zinta]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Arshad Warsi]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] – [[Javed Jaffrey]]

'''<big>[[7th IIFA Awards]]</big>'''<ref>{{cite web |title=IIFA 2006 Nominees |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=23 September 2020 |date=11 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111224556/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/05/06/1196/index.html |archive-date=11 November 2006 }}</ref>

'''Won'''

* [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] - [[Javed Jaffrey]]

'''Nominated'''

* [[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Saif Ali Khan]]
* [[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Preity Zinta]]

==See also==
* [[List of movies set in Australia]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0456165}}
* [http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=38aef7c0-ee9b-45df-a025-c63ee74582a2 ''Salaam Namaste'' - official movie site]

{{Siddharth Anand}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Siddharth Anand]]
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[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:2005 directorial debut films]]

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