The directorial debut of Tinu Verma, an action director initially, `Maa Tujhe Salaam` was released on Republic Day to make a greater impact and to stress on the relevance of the issue. The film experienced a good opening with its first day`s collections soaring to a comfortable 95.55 percent.

However, a few critics claim that the film has rendered the use of blatant anti-Pakistan dialogues, and it is this very aspect that will popularise the venture. The patriotic film takes on the Kashmir issue, an event that both, generation–x and the ex-generation, have witnessed. Sunny, the perfect `Indian` and the successful rebel in `Gadar` has done his part well once again, this time in Kashmir. In fact, it`s almost becoming a matter of habit for the muscleman