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Director: Willard Carroll
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From Time Out London
Stranded in Goa when funding for her latest flick falls through, American actress Marigold (Ali Larter) accepts a dancing role in a Bollywood musical and enlists the help of Prem (Salman Khan), a choreographer, to teach her some moves. Inevitably, the pair indulge in some dirty dancing, and when Marigold learns that Prem is a prince with an impending arranged marriage, she is upset. Will the star of ‘Kama Sutra 3’ win her man?
American director Willard Carroll (‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’ and producer of numerous video titles for kids) adopts a Richard Curtis rom-com approach. The early Goan sequences capture the haphazard nature of the Bollywood craft, but it’s later on, when the action switches to Rajasthan, that the ‘will they reunite?’ plot fails to engage. We know from the outset that these lovers will sing and dance happily ever after. This fluffy cross-cultural experiment smacks of jumping on the Bollywood bandwagon with little insight into the genre it is trying to emulate or understanding of the country in which it’s set. Expect touristy shots of the Taj Mahal and elephants.
Author: Anil Sinanan
Time Out London Issue 1930: August 15-21 2007
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- D said...
- Posted on Aug 22 2007 02:15 this movie is already a flop in one weeek
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- meena said...
- Posted on Aug 19 2007 01:43 The movie was really cute. Ali Larter was great!
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- tamara said...
- Posted on Aug 18 2007 09:02 Its awesome!
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- Nadia said...
- Posted on Aug 17 2007 14:04 I think this film will be really good
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- trendy said...
- Posted on Aug 17 2007 13:45 i think it will be a good movie because it has got a hollywood actress and the best ov all salman khan !!!!
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- appolo said...
- Posted on Aug 17 2007 11:26 i have not even seen the film.i am rating it 1 star cause on tj,i have seen some of the songs.they are goooood!
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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: PG
Duration: 105 mins
UK Release: Aug 17 2007
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