Vikram Goyal's Weblog

Over the weekend, Shellie and I saw Salaam Namaste, a Bollywood movie which has been shot entirely in Melbourne.

I was pleasantly surprised with the movie. Very rarely have I heard such “normal� dialogues in a Hindi movie. Saif Ali Khan’s interactions with his friend played by Arshad Warsi while talking about marriage and relationships were what I would say are a step away from regular Bollywood stuff.

The movie is entertaining. The topic is offbeat, but that is not the main selling point. If the movie was trying to send a 70’s style message about relationships then I guess it succeeded, but I enjoyed interactions between actors and some of the funny moments.

Javed Jaffery was funny as an Indian Crocodile Dundee. Some of the other characters were loud (the boss at the studio, the boss in the kitchen) and very stereotyped (Is every Australian girl easy and wears next to nothing?), but fine performances by Saif and Arshad. Preity was ok. Tania Zaetta as Arshad’s wife didn’t have much of a role but whatever she got she did as expected. What was with the Robin Williams inspired forgetful doctor cameo by Abhishek Bachan (it was him right?)? Very lame.