In fact, Nikhil has belittled his mentor and made him appear like an opportunistic film-maker! Anil-Juhi-Anjana: An interesting concept. And Karan Johar's phone calls to Priyanka make the film-maker sound so desperate. So how does this ambitious woman change so suddenly? Salman hardly does anything dramatic to bring about a revolution in her life. Salman loves Priyanka, but she loves her career. The entire exercise - Priyanka desperately wanting to star in a Karan Johar film and Salman latching on to her - is a shining example of amateurish writing. Now let's dissect each of the stories.Salman-Priyanka: This one sends out confusing signals. No matter how and where Ramdayal tries to fulfill that burning desire, something goes wrong. Gradually, he begins to realize that he is incomplete without Gia.Story 6: Ramdayal is a middle class Haryanvi, married to Phoolwati. And he does so by hurting his fiancé Gia in the bargain. Suddenly, Rahul enters the scene from nowhere!Story 5:Shiven, the most eligible bachelor in New Delhi, is engaged to get married in the next 10 days. She devises a plot to change her image by announcing that she's into a serious relationship with a fictitious character Rahul. Vinay's life undergoes a tumultuous change.Story 4:Kamini, an item girl in Bollywood, aspires for the coveted heroine's role in a Karan Johar film. Anjali comes from a world that Vinay only dreams of. But things change when he bumps into Anjali. Rohit decides to marry an Indian girl of his parents' choice, while Stephanie gradually falls in love with Raju.Story 3:Vinay leads a perfect life. She loses memory! Story 2:Raju, a cabbie, meets his 'dream girl' Stephanie, who's come looking for Rohit, her boyfriend, in India. Things take a turn when Tehzeeb is involved in a tragic train accident. It's an anniversary gift from her romantic husband Ashu. Either he got carried away with the script or he realized he had to do justice to the magnum cast, resulting in this labour of love proving one laborious exercise for the watcher.To cut a long story short, Salaam-E-Ishq disappoints big time!Story 1:Tehzeeb wakes up in the morning to find a small diamond pendant by her bedside. But as the captain of the ship, he should've ensured that the writing is foolproof. In fact, he does pull off some amazingly well-tuned moments as well as some funny ones. Salaam-E-Ishq tests the patience of the viewer for this very reason!On the brighter side, Nikhil has handled certain sequences remarkably.
Never stretch a rubber band beyond a point. The film goes on and on and on endlessly!Nikhil Advani proved his abilities in his directorial debut Kal Ho Naa Ho, but the problem with Salaam-E-Ishq is that he tries to pack too many stories and too many incidents in one film. What could've been conveyed in a concise format of 2 + hours is stretched to a boring 3.30 hours. Or, perhaps, the editor had no say in the matter. Either Nikhil Advani fell in love with the film and lost all objectivity or the editor doesn't know his job well and forgot to use the scissors. The film suffers - and badly at that - due to its unwarranted length. For the majority of viewers, especially the masses, absorbing the six stories running simultaneously is as difficult as sipping lassi, sherbet, cola, juice and milk simultaneously. And when you actually fathom what's going on, you realize that its appeal is restricted to a thin section of moviegoers. More on that later! The style of narrating the stories is abstract. Where does this desi adaptation of LOVE ACTUALLY falter? Barring two stories, the remaining stories are not well etched.
Reason: Too many stories spoil the broth!Let's get to the root of the problem right away. Helmed by a supremely talented director.Yet, Salaam-E-Ishq, an ode to love, a celebration of love, a film that salutes love, lacks the power to make you fall in love with it.
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