Salaam Venky (transl. Greetings, Venky) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language slice of life drama film directed by Revathi. The film is produced by Suraj Singh and Shraddha Agrawal through their banners, Blive Productions and RTake Studios, respectively. Starring Kajol and Vishal Jethwa in the lead roles, the film is centered around a true story of a mother who does everything she can to let her son, diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, live life to the fullest.

The film was announced on 7 October 2021 by Revathi and Kajol. Principal photography began on 11 February 2022, the first schedule took place in Mumbai. The film was theatrically released on 9 December 2022.

Cast.

Kajol as Sujata,

Vishal Jethwa as K. Venkatesh "Venky",

Aahana Kumra,

Rahul Bose,

Rajeev Khandelwal,

Prakash Raj,

Anant Mahadevan,

Priyamani,

Kamal Sadanah,

Maala Parvathi,

Ridhi Kumar,

Aneet Padda, and

Aamir Khan in a guest appearance.

Production.

The film was announced in October 2021, tentatively titled The Last Hurrah. The announcement consisted of a picture of the lead and the director. Later however, the name was changed to Salaam Venky when the shooting commenced.

The main parts of the film were shot from February-April 2022 in India, the remaining parts were shot later on in the year including Aamir Khan's cameo. Filming wrapped up on 3 October 2022.