Marigold

A romantic comedy, featuring Ali Carter, who was shot to fame after the Heroes series. And Salman Khan, who has not just a fan following in India but around the world was signed for the project. Which also happens to be the stars first English movie? the expectations was sure soaring high. Lets see whether the movie lives upto the expectations or not.

The movie is about a B grade Hollywood actress Ali carter who flies to Goa, India to do a role in Kamasutra 3, but the movie is sacked and the actress is left stranded in Goa. But the production assistant of the movie Suchitra pillai helps her and offers to give a lift to her till Mumbai but only after meeting her boyfriend who is working on the shoot of a Bollywood movie in the same place.

Carter woos everyone in the sets including the director who agrees to give a role in his Bollywood musical but asks Carter to dance, which he doesnt know. Enter Salman Khan the Choreographer of the movie, He teaches her the moves and also ends up losing his heart to her and vise versa, even though Carter is having a boyfriend.

After a few dance routines Salman asks Carter for a date and tells her that he is a Prince in Rajasthan. Carter follows him to his palace in Rajasthan where Salmans sisters marriage is taking place. Everyone loves Carter and suddenly enter Nanditha Sen who has been fixed to Salman khan from their Childhood. And adding to the confusion Barry, Carters Boyfriend also comes to Rajasthan in search of her. So whose Wishes will come true and whose wont forms the rest of this predictable story.

One thing is sure that our wish of watching a feel good movie is not going to come true as the Director Willard Carroll, drags us to join this so called adventure which is hardly an excuse of a movie. This may very well be more disastrous than Aishwarya Rais Bride and Prejudice. Many scenes sans logic, like how the ex-boyfriend of the heroine, after going to Goa and Mumbai end up in Rajasthan having no clue where she is? Is there no other cities in India?.. After Salman Khan teaching the heroine to dance (yeah right, thats funny) she dances gracefully on the stage of the shoot, Suchitra asks Salman khan that the moves which she danced at the time was not the steps taught to her before, and Salman Khan says that she is Improvising, ok thats fine but how is the extras dancing behind her makes the same steps even without seeing the actress?

Acting wise Salman khan passes muster, a lazy performance and he didnt suit his role at all. But we should appreciate the director for having the guts to show Salman khan as a choreographer. Salman is terrible in the dances as usual but at the same time He looked handsome and Girls may drool over his looks. Carter the protagonist does a good job and looks ravishing. Suchitra pillai does her role with lan. There is no other character which stands in mind worth referring. What was Gulshan grover doing in this movie? The only dialogue he utters is No and always bears a long face. Such a talented actor is totally wasted for such a weird role.

Music from Shankar ehsaan and Loy is ok but nothing which can linger in our minds after coming out of the theatres. The choreography is done to suit Salman khan, Very simple steps of stretching the hands and stretching the legs and its done, and now blame the reason for this simple movement to the Reel hero of the film who is bad at dancing, Voila, Your work is done. The only saving grace of the movie was the neat cinematography, as Rajasthan never looked so beautiful.

The movie is surely a disaster and the very fact that I watched the movie almost alone in its first day of its release proves the final outcome of this Salman Khan starrer.

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