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Salaam Venky

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Based on a true story, a true incident... this is the story of Venkatesh and Sujata who challenged medical science. Suffering from the irreversible and fatal DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) Venkatesh was meant to lead a sickly worthless life and die at the age of 16, but his zest for life, his determination and soaring human spirit surprised medical science and he achieved accolades which many of us don't achieve in an entire lifetime. By the time he breathed his last, out of his own will, at the age of 24 he was a "hero". Wanting to donate his organs before he left the world, the ever smiling Venkatesh, in his last 15 days challenged the state, the law of the country and earned his place in the hearts of people and left behind a legacy and a conversation that still is relevant and is being discussed.

Critics Reviews

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in 12/17/2022
The intention is right, but this is too sorrowful a film that pries open a tiny crack of hope. Go to Full Review
Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 12/17/2022
2/5
Revathy eschews all understatement in this Kajol-starrer. Every sequence is created to fill you with pathos, and leave you teary-eyed. Go to Full Review
Anupama Chopra Film Companion 12/09/2022
A visually opulent but dramatically inert film. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/02/2023
C+
Difficult to watch without becoming overwhelmed with sadness. Go to Full Review
Monika Rawal Kukreja Hindustan Times 12/19/2022
Kajol and Vishal Jethwa's film gets better in the second half but still cannot inspire too many emotional reactions. Go to Full Review
Dhaval Roy The Times of India 12/19/2022
4/5
The last scene is so poignantly powerful that it will leave you misty-eyed. The heart-touching fare, replete with positivity as much as pain, is a must-watch. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Court of O 03/19/2023 This movie is a must watch, I definitely loved this movie from the start... See more Sha T 02/28/2023 Every second of this movie had me one step away from tearing, there a lump in my throat throughout. This is such a beautiful but heart wrenching movie. The cast specially the actor playing Venky did a outstanding job. Its so sorrowful but definitely something I would recommend everyone to watch See more mirza m @mirzabaig890 12/14/2022 'Salaam Venky' is an excellent deeply humane drama replete with positivity as much as pain. See more Jayant K 12/09/2022 Super boring movie with no storyline. Bad cinematography as well, opening scene looks totally fake. One of the worst movies ever made. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on a true story, a true incident... this is the story of Venkatesh and Sujata who challenged medical science. Suffering from the irreversible and fatal DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) Venkatesh was meant to lead a sickly worthless life and die at the age of 16, but his zest for life, his determination and soaring human spirit surprised medical science and he achieved accolades which many of us don't achieve in an entire lifetime. By the time he breathed his last, out of his own will, at the age of 24 he was a "hero". Wanting to donate his organs before he left the world, the ever smiling Venkatesh, in his last 15 days challenged the state, the law of the country and earned his place in the hearts of people and left behind a legacy and a conversation that still is relevant and is being discussed.
Director
Revathi
Producer
Shraddha Agrawal, Varsha Kukreja, Suraj Singh
Screenwriter
Sameer Arora
Distributor
Trident AV Technologies
Production Co
Blive Productions, Connekkt Media, RTake Studios
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 9, 2022, Limited
Runtime
2h 17m