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Marigold (2007)

Director: Willard Carroll

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From Time Out New York

This Indian-American coproduction must have seemed like a good idea on paper: A bitchy American B-movie starlet named Marigold (Larter, of TV’s Heroes) travels to India and finds herself cast in a campy Bollywood song-and-dance extravaganza. She lip-synchs (in Hindi)! She dances! She has love scenes with hunky superstar Salman Khan! (He plays a Rajasthani prince-turned-choreographer.) Larter is a good sport about it all, but she can’t prevent Marigold from wilting: Neither a clever send-up nor an artful tribute, it’s cheap, imitation Bollywood.

Author: Tom Beer 2007-08-15 17:45:06

Time Out New York Issue 620: August 16–22, 2007

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  • Anita Julie said...
    Posted on Aug 21 2007 19:39 Hats off to the cast and crew who worked very hard at blending the best of both worlds ! Indian actor/ veteran Salman Khan has once again given an excellent, realistic portrayal of his character and Ali Larter deserves kudos for stepping into a world uknown to many of her peers in Hollywood. The most compliments should go to Willard Carroll and his fellow producers, who succeeded in the mission of bringing this film to the screen, facing many challenges & delays along the way, but ultimately bringing us a product that conveys many message, like, as long as love and respect exists among your fellow man, life can open up a lot of opportunities!
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  • meena said...
    Posted on Aug 18 2007 20:46 I liked this movie - it was fun and romantic. Ali Larter is great!
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  • John said...
    Posted on Aug 17 2007 15:51 Fantastic and exotic film. I loved it.
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  • MANJI said...
    Posted on Aug 17 2007 12:30 I REALLY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE AND LOVED THE LEADING PAIR GO FOR IT!
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  • Rek said...
    Posted on Aug 17 2007 01:45 Its a lovely film that showcases India and Bollywood like never before.
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Cast & crew

Director: Willard Carroll

Cast: Salman Khan, Ali Larter, Ian Bohen, Vikas Bhalla, Simone Singh, Suchitra Pillai, Vijayendra Ghatge, Kiran Juneja Sippy, Nandana Sen, Gulshan Grover full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Rated: NR

Duration: 105 mins


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