My favourite Siddharth Anand movie...

....is not War, not Pathaan, and certainly not Bang Bang.

In fact, it is the delightful Salaam Namaste which released in 2005. I think it's one of the cutest rom-coms EVER. Progressive, ahead of its time, and thoroughly entertaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4x7OCqFLA&list=RDgMEK1UrBwaM&index=4

Do you all love this movie too? Would love to hear your thoughts.

Cutest romcom EVER is Dil hai Ke manta nahi, and not this ordinary flick.

Even Hum tum was much better than Salaam Namaste.

I hated Javed Jaffrey and his cringe 'EXACTLY'.. that made the movie unbearable for me. And Arshad Warsi and his white girlfriend who were also cringe.

I loved the songs though and Saif / Preity clearly have tons of chemistry. But I don't know why I couldn't root for their characters. I see nothing progressive about the movie either. Unwed pregnancy isn't anything new, and him choosing to support her or not is no difference. I'd say Preity's earlier movie on the same subject Kya Kehna was more progressive because she chose to be self-sufficient and dumped Saif who didn't give two shits about her. I haven't rewatched the movie in over a decade so maybe I'd see it in a different light now than I did last time.

Also if I have to rate romcoms that came out around a similar time, I prefer Hum Tum over Salaam Namaste any day.

how vishal shekher used to make such songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW_ZjNUwe0M

I liked ta ra rum pum much better

Sid Anand movies ranking for me would be

Bang Bang > Anjaana Anjaani > War > Salaam Namaste > Ta Ra Rum Pum > Bachna Ae Haseeno > Pathaan

And I enjoyed every single one of them to a certain extent. Sid Anand supremacy 🥳

I was obsessed with this movie when it came out! The songs, the chemistry, all the stunning locations, and Javed Jaffrey’s one liners.😆i’m sure I spent weeks after the movie released randomly going around saying “sorry? eggjactly”

Salaam Namaste and Tara Rum Pum brings back so much memories man! I want those carefree days back!😭

Anjaana Anjaani❤️

Bachna Ae Haseeno - when I was married to Ranbir❤️