---
title: 'Salaam Namaste (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Siddharth Anand'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 158
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/salaam-namaste-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456165/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Salaam Namaste (2005)

2005 · 158 min · Comedy, Romance · India

Original title: सलाम नमस्ते

## Synopsis

Salaam Namaste is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Siddharth Anand in his directorial debut, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. Set in Melbourne, Australia, the film stars Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta as Nick and Ambar, two young Indian expatriates who navigate the challenges of cohabitation, career, and unexpected parenthood after choosing to live together without marriage. Arshad Warsi, Tania Zaetta, Jaaved Jaaferi, and Jugal Hansraj appear in supporting roles. The film was the first Indian film to be shot entirely in Australia. Principal photography took place across various locations in and around Melbourne. The music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, with lyrics by Jaideep Sahni.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Siddharth Anand](https://cinepixo.com/people/siddharth-anand)
- **Screenplay:** [Siddharth Anand](https://cinepixo.com/people/siddharth-anand)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vishal–Shekhar](https://cinepixo.com/people/vishal-shekhar)
- **Producer:** [Yash Chopra](https://cinepixo.com/people/yash-chopra), [Aditya Chopra](https://cinepixo.com/people/aditya-chopra)

## Cast

- [Jugal Hansraj](https://cinepixo.com/people/jugal-hansraj)
- [Saif Ali Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saif-ali-khan)
- [Javed Jaffrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/javed-jaffrey)
- [Siddharth Anand](https://cinepixo.com/people/siddharth-anand)
- [Preity Zinta](https://cinepixo.com/people/preity-zinta)
- [Arshad Warsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/arshad-warsi)
- [Maria Goretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-goretti)
- [Tania Zaetta](https://cinepixo.com/people/tania-zaetta)
- [Abhishek Bachchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/abhishek-bachchan)

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