Marigold (2007)

33% of critics liked it
(24 reviews)
37% of users liked it
(1,090 ratings)

A demanding American actress (Ali Larter) heads to India in order to shoot a low-budget Hollywood film, only to find herself stranded in Bombay with no luggage and attitude to spare. Despite the unfortunate start to her Bombay adventure, the once-jaded actress is soon swept up in the glitz and… More A demanding American actress (Ali Larter) heads to India in order to shoot a low-budget Hollywood film, only to find herself stranded in Bombay with no luggage and attitude to spare. Despite the unfortunate start to her Bombay adventure, the once-jaded actress is soon swept up in the glitz and glamour of the local filmmaking scene and cast in a lavish Bollywood musical. Once on the set, she meets a handsome prince and falls hopelessly in love. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By: Willard Carroll
Written By: Willard Carroll
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 17, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Jul 29, 2008

Critic Reviews

Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Bollywood fans will dismiss the mishmash as the work of an American director 'slumming' in a genre outside his own culture, and Western audiences unfamiliar with Hindi-language masala movies will find the whole thing puzzling.
Rachel Saltz, New York Times
[Director] Carroll knows his Bollywood stuff and, refreshingly, doesn't apologize for, or waste time explaining, an industry and a style that most Americans still regard as silly. Instead, he honors them.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Rest assured, contrived love will prevail.
John Anderson, Newsday
Amusing diversion.
Michael Esposito, Chicago Tribune
If you enjoy such Bollywood-style numbers, try to tune out the movie when the music drops off and you'll enjoy it more.
Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com
It seems the only thing worse than a faulty culture shock comedy with zero charm is a faulty culture shock comedy with zero charm starring Ali Larter.
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International
It's all dizzying, but what a delight.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Salman Khan is one of the big names in Bollywood whose appeal continually eludes, and here he simply proves that he is just as much a bafflement in English as he is in Hindi.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
This first co-production between the United States and India starts badly and never recovers.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
a colorful charmer that might even persuade a few skeptics to check out the real thing.
Derek Malcolm, This is London
Carroll seems to be saying that we should regard Bollywood as a harmless part of Indian culture.
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
Ali Larter plays an amazingly bitchy actress sent to Bollywood. They hate her, then they love her. I didn't quite get the love bit.
Martin Hoyle, Financial Times
Bollywood cheerfully meets - not Hollywood, exactly, more straight-to-video.
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Goofy and sweet.
, Sun Online
It's colourful and pacy and the musical interludes are fun. But, on the whole, Marigold is predictable to the end.
Julia Raeside, Film4
As Prem's dad says of his son's feature film career, "I know nothing about dancing and the plots seem ludicrous to me."
Jaspreet Pandohar, BBC
Despite boasting bags of colour, energy and top Bollywood actor Salman Khan, this cross cultural concoction falls halfway between the genres.
Matthew Leyland, Total Film
A sari attempt to hybridise Hollywood and Bollywood.

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Deb S

"If you had a choice, tradition or love, what would you take?" If you have ever seen a Bollywood movie, you'll know they are longer than most movies due to the multiple song and dance routines. Don't get me wrong, I like Bollywood movies and watching a movie with… More
"If you had a choice, tradition or love, what would you take?" If you have ever seen a Bollywood movie, you'll know they are longer than most movies due to the multiple song and dance routines. Don't get me wrong, I like Bollywood movies and watching a movie with sub-titles is no hardship but I find any movie over three hours long is a tad too long to be appreciated. Fortunately, this one fits into the "standard" movie length which happens to be a plus in my book. <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=20zntit" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/20zntit.gif" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=30jof9z" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/30jof9z.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> Plot: An American actress, the beautiful and bitchy Marigold (like the flower), played by Ali Larter goes to India to act in a low budget film, only to find herself stranded there when she finds on arrival that the film has been folded due to financial issues. Worse than that, she loses her luggage and is out of money. She befriends an Indian girl Rani who gets her a role in a Bollywood musical which she accepts hoping that she can earn enough money to get back to the States. Whilst there she meets Prem, the suave and handsome choreographer of the film played by Salman Khan, in real life Bad Boy Bollywood mega-super star who teaches her the art of dancing. <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=34pdimr" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/34pdimr.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=24zhesm" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/24zhesm.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=dyp09h" target="_blank"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/dyp09h.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a>
Leo L

An interesting movie!! This is the story of a woman who travels to India for a movie, and discovers not only herself but love. As she redefines concepts of life, she realizes that her heart desires more than just happiness. Great cast- Salman Khan, Ali Larter, Suchitra Pillai-Malik,… More
An interesting movie!! This is the story of a woman who travels to India for a movie, and discovers not only herself but love. As she redefines concepts of life, she realizes that her heart desires more than just happiness. Great cast- Salman Khan, Ali Larter, Suchitra Pillai-Malik, and Nadana Sen. Great performances by Ali Larter and Salman Khan. Great music. Definitely worthy!

Cast

Ali Larter
as Marigold Lexton
Salman Khan
as Prem
Suchitra Pillai
as Rani

Vikas Bhalla
as Raj
Simone Singh
as Shazia
Vijayendra Ghatge
as Mahendra

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Marigold (2007)

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