Cast: Salman Khan, Ali Carter, Helen, Nandana Sen, Suchitra Pillai, Rakesh Bedi, Gulshan Grover,Vikas Bhalla
Director: Willard Caroll
Producer: Tom Wilhite, Charles Salmon
Music Director: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Cinematography: Anil Mehta
Story: Willard Carroll

EXCLUSIVE REVIEW BY HANUMANT BHANSALI

After a disastrous let down by Buddha Mar Gaya, I went to hook on to Salman Khan-Ali Larter starrer Marigold. I sat quiet with an active frame of mind, surrounded by huge expectations. Eventually, the show begun and it didn’t take much before I realised that Marigold fails to impress and broadens the gap between Hollywood and Bollywood.

Willard Carroll, director of ‘Marigold’ is better known for his film ‘Playing by the Heart’, which starred Sean Connery and Angelina Jolie. Apart from Salman and Ali, the film also stars Helen, Nandana Sen, Suchitra Pillai, Rakesh Bedi, Gulshan Grover and Vikas Bhalla.

Critically speaking, Marigold loses out on all the aspects of filmmaking. Nothing works, not even Salman Khan, who has forgotten to act in this film. He needs to understand the need of the hour to stand up and prove his potential as an actor.

On the whole, Marigold is a visually eye tearing and intellectually illogical affair on the silverscreen.

The basic plot of ‘Marigold’ boasts of a romantic comedy wherein the film industry is kept as a backdrop. An American actress Marigold, played by Ali Carter gets stuck in India. Worse that, she is out of money. She then decides to play a small role in a Bollywood musical, so that she can earn enough money to get back to her nation. Here she gets to meet Indian choreographer Prem, played by Salman Khan.

Furthermore, the story depicts a triangle love story where Nandana Sen loves Salman, Ali Larter loves Salman but Salman doesn’t love Nandana. Adding up to the bizarre tale is Barry (Ian Bohen), who happens to be Marigold’s boyfriend.

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