1. Salaam Venky is based on a novel - The Last Hurrah by Shrikant Murthy.
Note: Novel in pic is symbolic only
2. Synopsis of Salaam Venky : The film is about the struggle of a chess player Venkatesh and his mother Sujatha against Muscular Dystrophy disease and corrupt system.
3. Kajol played the role of mother (Sujata) of a terminally ill chess player Venky.
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4. Vishal Jethwa played the role of chess player suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy .
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5. Duchenne muscular dystrophy - is caused by a defective gene for Dystrophin (muscle protein) . Due to which body muscles degenerate.