MOVIE · 2022

Salaam Venky

Drama137 min

A mother structures her life around her son Venky, who is living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and refuses to let his illness define every day. Together they build a life that makes room for humor, stubbornness, friendship, and the ordinary joys he still wants to claim. As his condition worsens, the practical strain and emotional pressure on the family deepen, and each decision about care becomes harder. Kajol and Vishal Jethwa anchor a story focused on how a parent fights not only for treatment, but for her son's right to live on his own terms. Inspired by a true story, the film follows that bond as it is tested by medicine, society, and time.