Salaam Namaste

Good Mornig Melbourne

Hello and welcome..

..to your favourite-favourite

radio station.

Salaam Namaste!

And you're with me, Ambar..

..cool as a cucumber,

spicy as sambar, and...

luck as a lottey number.

And for those of you..

..who haven't crawled out

of your blankets yet...

that was your morning alarm.

lt's just ten to nine.

And it's a warm summer

morning in Melbourne city.

At nine sharp, tune into my program,

Chit-Chat,

where l'll introduce you...

to some successful lndians living

in Melbourne, so that you too...

are inspired to succeed.

Today we'll be talking to...

the head chef of the Nick

of Time restaurant, Nick.

That's in 10 minutes.

So stay tuned. And till then...

here's a song to keep

your morning tea company.

Where's the fire guys?

Nikhil Arora has had only one problem

ever since he was a baby...

he can't sleep at nights, and

he can't wake up in the mornings.

Ever since, he has been strangely

fascinated with cooking...

and while other boys played cricket,

he was playing kitchen-kitchen.

Growing up, his dad expressed a desire...

that Nick would become an architect and..

..join his construction business.

Nick fled to Melbourne

to become an architect,

but how could a guy who never drew a..

straight line back home in lndia...

design a Taj Mahal in Melbourne... ?

His interest in cooking never left him and..

Nikhil's paries were vey popular.

Somehow, Nikhil managed to

become an architect and even landed...

a commission to design a restaurant.

The owner never liked the outcome.

But he loved Nick's food.

And Nikhil Arora became...

the head chef of the

'Nick of Time' restaurant,

Nick.

Slow it down, yaar.

Who's screaming and why ?

l'm just... l'm almost there.

l'm right outside your studio yaar,

l'm looking for parking.

Dude, please, give your throat a break.

l'm on my way, l'm already here.

Just walk to the door,

l'm coming right in..

There, l can see you.

Did the alarm ring?

When Deepan Nair's holler

reverberated through Kerala's greeney...

coconuts fell off the trees,

boats capsized in rivers and...

birds were forced to migrate to

Karnataka. Migrating to Melbourne...

Deepan Nair transformed into Debonair,

Was the 'mallu' with a passion, who,

even if he can't sing,

can still make you sing-a-song. Now...

he own Salaam Namaste radio

station and keeps humming at work,

in the hope that someday,

someone will ask.

Why don't you ever sing on air?

This is something that will

never happen for another 40 years.

A for Ambar! - Yay. Hambar. Nick is late !

What do you mean, late?

- l think he's just woken up.

After Ambar rejected

twelve men in Bangalore,

her parents suspected that maybe

she didn't want to get married at all.

She denied it, but it was the truth.

Her sister was the

only example she needed.

When she came to Australia for a year for..

a university exchange program,

Ambar fell in love... with Melbourne.

She decided to stay on and...

joined medical school.

Her parents cut off all ties with her.

To pay for her education, she joined

Salaam Namaste Radio Station...

and soon became

the most popular RJ there.

Salaam Namaste!

And now it's time

to talk to our celebrity guest, Nick

But there's one slight problem.

And it's this...

Nick isn't interested in talking to you.

So what if you happen to be...

the same customers who shell out

Nick doesn't care. Which is why

he never bothered coming here.

ln fact, he's sleeping.

So it's obvious how much

he values your time and mine.

Excuse me...

And then l'd ask him why he changed.

his name from Nikhil Arora to Nick ?

Nikhil is ugghhh. Nick is cool .

ls he one of those lndians

who are ashamed of being lndian ?

l mean, what is this Nick business ?

Yo. l'm cool. l'm Australian. l'm Nick.

Crap ! What's she doing ?

What's worh thinking about is,

what else is Nikhil Arora ashamed of ?

For example, is he ashamed of his face ?

Maybe he's really ugly.

Maybe that's why he became a chef.

To hide inside kitchens...

and not show his face around.

On that note, here's a song for you..

What the...

Hello... Nick here.

l'm almost there, yaar.

But this chick, your announcer,

RJ-whatever... what's her name ?

Hambar !

Hambar ? What's this

Hambar babe doing yaar ?

ls this any way to talk about a guest ?

l want to talk to her.

Hello, is that Hambar ?

Hambar, Nick here.

What... what're you doing ?

Taking an interview.

Whose ? - Yours

But l'm not there yet.

Really ?

l didn't even notice that.

Listen yaar...

Listen yaar !

You bloody Nikhil Arora !

You......Hambar !

Why the hell are you

calling me Hambar ?

Why the hell are you

calling me Nikhil Arora ?

Because it's your name.

No, my name is Nick.

Oh really !

Well, if you'd been here,

l'd call you whatever you wanted.

Nick, Nick, Marlon Brando.

Hello, what's your problem ?

l hate latecomers.

Because of you my show didn't star on time.

How does one late

star make a difference.

to a clutch of lndian taxi drivers ?

Salaam Namaste people,

and this is the end of the show.

And still, there's absolutely

no sign of Nikhil Arora.

A small piece of advice,

if you plan to go to 'Nick of Time'

restaurant, be prepared to wait...

breakfast may appear by

lunch and lunch by dinnerime.

l think they should rename

the restaurant 'Never on Time'.

Anyway, it's goodbye from me Ambar

and keep listening to

Salaam Namaste, 101 .5FM.

Hey mate, you're bleeding.

What ?

Are you Okay ?

- l'm fine. l....l don't like blood.

You better see a doctor man.

- No doctor.

l don't like doctors.

But you're bleeding

- Stop saying that.

Want to catch a movie ?

So, Jignesh, what's your diagnosis ?

The patient has been experiencing.

a vague pain in the abdomen,

followed by severe bouts

of constipation, vomiting, swelling,

bleeding stools and progressive weakness.

A biopsy can be conclusive.

But my diagnosis suggests

lymphosarcoma of the intestine,

just what Rajesh Khanna had in Anand

Made-in-Surat,

raised-on-khakra-dhokli,

Jignesh Pandya's lone phobia was...

that he'd spend his

whole life squatting behind..

the Archana Sarees cash register.

Unlike his father, the millions.

wouldn't make life worh swatting away.

Perhaps it was fear that drove him

to pass the medical entrance test

But now, homesick in Australia,

he's regretting his decision.

Vey nice, Jignesh. Good job.

Fory ! - But why ?

Because l know,

you've skipped homework..

..and you'll copy it off me,

so twenty more.

When dad finds out that

he's sponsoring..

..the education of two instead of one...

Long live Archana Sarees !

Now give me a hundred dollars more.

- What for ?

Because a friend is always

there when you need him.

Forget it. Why don't you go rob your dad ?

Amby... l'm sory.

lt's just a loan damn it !

l won't charge you for

the next five classes.

But, a hundred dollars...

Simone's wedding.

l need to buy a dress.

Simone's... getting married ?

Why ? Didn't you get an invitation ?

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