Overrated and overhyped

It is a performances centric movie

Better than most people think

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

In this Hollywood/Bollywood "crossover" film, Marigold (Ali Larter), a vain and spoiled American actress arrives in India to star in a film. When it is cancelled, she has the good luck to make a friend and find another movie. On the set, she meets Prem (Salman Khan), whose gentleness and kindness help her to change, and they fall in love. Prem has a secret, however, that will prevent their happiness.The cute plot is typical Bollywood, with both romance and drama. Songs were average, but did nothing to advance the plot; the choreography was generally good, though. The costumes, particularly Marigold's, were gorgeous. Khan's role was stereotypical and two dimensional, giving him little scope for acting. Larter did a good job being unlikable, but did it so well that it was hard to warm to Marigold even after her personal transformation. Sadly, Khan and Larter did not have good chemistry. Other problems I had include finding the personality change to be too abrupt and not credible, and disbelieving that Prem could fall for Marigold before this change. By suspending belief on those points, I was able to enjoy most of the film, but it's not one I would universally recommend.

I decided to watch this film because I generally enjoy some Indian films, especially the older and more "artsy" types of directors such as Benegal and Ray and the newer serious films of Nair, Chanda, etc. I thought, from its description, that this would be a lower quality Bollywood film, the type that I find tedious, overly long and sometimes downright silly.However, I was pleasantly surprised. This is not a good film, but it may be worth watching for many. The primary theme "Love vs Tradition" is an old one, and overdone in Indian films, but it's a better theme to many than the good guys killing aliens or bad guys which seem to be the themes of most American films.Larter is quite good, and she is the main reason for my score of a 5. You'll find her despicable in the beginning, and, although her "change" is predictable, she carries it off well, and by the end you are rooting for her. Khan, and most of the Indian cast are a bit too wooden. The music is only OK; I've seen better in many Bollywood films.Give it a chance, and stick with it. It gets better as is goes on, the women's costumes are terrific and the scenes in Prem's home will make it worthwhile for some viewers, and Jane Austen endings are always nice.

I really like Salman Kahn so I was really disappointed when I seen this movie. It didn't have much of a plot and what they did have was not that appealing. Salman however did look good in the movie looked young and refreshed but was worth the price of this DVD. The music was not bad it was quite nice. Usually Indian movies are at least two to three hours long but this was a very short movie for an Indian film. The American actress that played in the movie is from the television hit series Heroes, Ali Larter. Her acting had a lot to be desired. However she did look good in the Indian dresses that she wore. All the movie had not a lot to be desired and I hope Salman does a lot better on his next movie. Thank you.

To put in simple words or rather a word, would be best suited by PATHETIC !!!!!! The movie starts with attracting a little interest by the plot, but, BUT as few minutes by audience is getting restless for restrooms and getting snacks, or to get a breathe of fresh air outside the closed dark hall....It seems like watching a movie from 1960's where colors were dull, directed by a debutant, and acted by high school students ! Movie revolves about a American high headed actress trying make a comeback into films by acting in one of the not-so-great Indian movie. Her acting is real Sad complimented by the worse dialogue delivery.OverAll: i would not recommend anyone to watch this movie Still want to watch: Then try watching it at home, when some TV channel airs it, believe me it would be fun as this movie would not get a Single advertisement and no sponsors.And better carry a aspirin, u might need it if you cant find a remote control to change channel ! p.s. I have no clue, if the other reviewers even watched the movie ? i did and wasted my $10 on the ticket !