Salaam Venky Movie Details:
| Based on | The Last Hurrah by Shrikant Murthy |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | 9 December 2022 |
| Running time | 2hr 17min |
| Certificate | U |
| Starring | Kajol Vishal Jethwa Rahul Bose Rajeev Khandelwal |
| Directed by | Revathi |
| Screenplay by | Sammeer Arora Kausar Munir (Dialogues) |
| Story by | Shrikant Murthy |
| Produced by | Connekkt Media Suraj Singh Shraddha Agrawal Varsha Kukreja |
| Cinematography by | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Manan Ajay Sagar |
| Music by | Mithoon |
| Production Company | Connekkt Media Blive Productions RTake Studios |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing International |
Salaam Venky Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kajol as Kolavennu Sujata Krishnan
- Vishal Jethwa as Kolavennu Venkatesh “Venky” Prasad Krishnan
- Aahana Kumra as Sanjana, TV Journalist
- Rahul Bose[6] as Lawyer Parvez Alam
- Rajeev Khandelwal as Dr. Shekhar Tripathi
- Prakash Raj as Judge Anupam Bhatnagar
- Anant Mahadevan as Guruji
- Priyamani as Nanda Kumar, the Public Prosecutor
- Kamal Sadanah as Karunesh Prasad, Venky’s father
- Maala Parvathi as Nurse
- Ridhi Kumar as Sharda Prasad Krishnan, Venky’s sister
- Aneet Padda as Nandini (Debut role)
- Revathi as Radha Bhatnagar, Judge’s wife
- Aamir Khan as an illusion of Sujata
- Jaineeraj Rajpurohit as Mohan
Storyline:
The film follows Sujata and her son Venky, as they navigate through the most challenging situations one can ever face with a smile and teach us the true meaning of living BiG. Based on a true story of a life well lived.
Salaam Venky Movie tracklist:
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Jo Tum Saath Ho” | Mithoon | Arijit Singh | 5:49 |
| 2. | “Dhan Te Nan Zindagi” | Mithoon | Mohit Chauhan, Mithoon | 4:18 |
| 3. | “Yu Tere Hue Hum” | Mithoon | Jubin Nautiyal, Palak Muchhal | 3:59 |
| 4. | “Anda Bata Paratha” | Sandeep Shrivastava | Benny Dayal, Mithoon, Aditi Singh Sharma | 3:18 |
| 5. | “Jo Tum Saath Ho” (Duet) | Mithoon | Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:49 |
| 6. | “Badi Zindagi” | Kausar Munir | Shaan | 3:13 |
| 7. | “Jo Tum Saath Ho” (Lullaby) | Mithoon | Shreya Ghoshal, Shambhavi Thakur, Sminit Mhatre | 1:56 |
About Salaam Venky Movie:
Salaam Venky is a Hindi slice-of-life drama film directed by Revathi. The film is produced by Connekkt Media along with Suraj Singh and Shraddha Agrawal through their banners, Blive Productions and RTake Studios, respectively. Starring Kajol and Vishal Jethwa (as the title character) in the lead roles.
The film was announced on 7 October 2021 by Revathi and Kajol, tentatively titled The Last Hurrah.
Principal photography began on 11 February 2022, the first schedule took place in Mumbai.
The film is based on The Last Hurrah by Shrikant Murthy.
The film is inspired by a true story and real characters.
The director Revathi dubbed for Kajol in the 1997 Tamil film, Minsara Kanavu.
Salaam Venky song “Anda Bata Paratha” was inspired from Do Aur Do Paanch song “Tune Abhi Dekha Nahin “.
Kajol and Kamal Sadanah reunite after 30 years. They were last seen together in Bekhudi.
Salaam Venky was theatrically released on 9 December 2022 by Sony Pictures Releasing International. The digital and satellite rights are held by Zee5 and Zee Cinema, respectively. The film premiered on ZEE5 on February 10, 2023.
