Sambar Salsa

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Sambar Salsa
Directed by Aditya Raj Kapoor
Produced byRenu Patel
Ashish Redij
Starring
CinematographyDamodar Naidu
Edited byVidhyadhar Pathare
Music by Taz
Thara
Production
company
Kaybe Pictures
Release date
  • 21 September 2007 (2007-9-21) [1]
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Sambar Salsa is a 2007 British film directed by Aditya Raj Kapoor starring Rishi Kapoor, Preyanka, Roberta Caocci, and Ateesh Randev in the lead roles.

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Synopsis

An Indian man, Surya, and a Spanish woman, Sasha, fall in love much to the disapproval of Surya's parents (Om and Alamelu) even though they had also acted in defiance of their elders. [2]

Cast

Source [3]

The music director, Taz, makes a cameo appearance as himself.

Production

This film marks the debut of Ateesh Randev, who grew up in London and moved to Mumbai to pursue acting. [2]

Release

Although this film was shot before Don't Stop Dreaming (2007; also directed by Aditya Raj Kapoor, starring Rishi Kapoor with music by Taz), it was released after that film. [4]

Critical reception

Anil Sinanan, the Bollywood critic of The Sunday Times , wrote that "It is a worthy project with plenty of potential to examine current British Asian family ties, cultural differences, and the difficulties often face in gaining acceptance to communal and inter-racial love". [3]

References

  1. "Shammi Kapoor's son to direct Rakhi Sawant". Rediff.com . 11 September 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Byrne, Ciar (June 11, 2008). "From Ealing to Bombay: new drama school offers a gateway to Bollywood". The Independent . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Sinanan, Anil (27 September 2007). "Sambar Salsa". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. Jha, Subhash k. (8 May 2007). "Another Kapoor in the ring". Mumbai Mirror . Retrieved 23 February 2025.