Salaam-E-Ishq
 47%
Grade & Score (?) C- (47%)
Avg Rating: 2.35/5 (47%) from 34 Reviews
Reviews (?) 34 Reviews Counted: 8 Good / 9 Average / 17 Bad
Cast Vidya Balan, John Abraham, Govinda, Shannon Esrechowitz and Priyanka Chopra
Director Nikhil Advani
Release Date January 25, 2007
Box Office Status Flop

Synopsis
Nikhil Advani fails to follow up on his impressive debut film with a film that's too long and overextended, depite the impressive cast.

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Reviews

Good Reviews  |  Average Reviews  |  Bad Reviews
Positive Reviews
3.8 "light and entertaining"
- Planet Bollywood
3.5 "be prepared to spend a lot of time in the theatre, but for the most part, it is time well spent"
- Times Now
3.5 "Everything you expect from a Bolly-Flick - Highly Recommended"
- Mad About Movies
3.5 "definitely worth a watch"
- BBC
3.0 "A tribute to love? Well, could be. But, a tribute to the ridiculous, most definitely!"
- MTV India
3.0 "is worth a watch once but then you have to be a diehard movie fan to be glued to your seat for four hours"
- NDTV
3.0 "despite some sparks of brilliance as well as some really enjoyable performances from the actors and extremely lilting musical numbers, one can’t help but feel disappointed"
- AllBollywood.com
3.0 "could have really stood out. Not to say that the star-studded movie doesn't entertain. It does, but only in parts"
- Rediff
Average Reviews
2.8 "works only in patches"
- ApunKaChoice
2.5 "could have really done well if it was fine tuned properly"
- Now Running
2.5 "is fun in bits and parts but disappoints overall"
- IndiaTimes
2.5 "this compilation of six love stories is too much for the audience to digest"
- Bollyvista
2.5 "A knockout, right? Wrong. Despite all the fluff and jing-bangs, all that Salaam-e-Ishq does is knocks you out"
- Express India
2.5 "I am really disappointed; I had lot of expectations from this movie"
- Mag 4 You
2.5 "The first hour or so is reminiscent of Advani's talent, the rest is a gifted individual getting burdened under the task of handling too many stories and too many stars"
- Full Hyderabad
2.5 "you come out of the theatre wondering what the point of the movie was"
- Mumbai Mirror
2.5 "Never mind the length and the ensuing ennui, fact remains that Advani can spin a yarn well, hopefully he will keep it short and sweet next"
- Screen India
Negative Reviews
2.0 "may have a lot of stars to look good on the hoardings, but there's little or no ishq"
- Sify
2.0 "a disjointed script and unnecessarily long running time of over three and a half hours, and any fun audiences can have watching Salaam-E-Ishq is diminished"
- BBC Films
2.0 "Advanis has admitted that he was inspired by the English film Love Actually. But this Hindi version is a Pain Actually."
- Deccan Herald
2.0 "does have its moments, but they're too far apart to really connect wit"
- Jam
2.0 "No film is perfect, and Salaam-e-Ishq is no exception. But entertainment it delivers in reasonable doses"
- IBN Live
2.0 "is too long and winding"
- Bollywood Mantra
2.0 "This one’s meant for those who like a load of stars and lots of music and dance, story be damned"
- Times Of India
2.0 "what on earth the fuss was all about anyway"
- Hindustan Times
2.0 "with so many stars to accommodate, every story is given short shrift, characters are not properly fleshed out and a lot is just taken for granted"
- DNA India
2.0 "a huge let down"
- B4U
2.0 "Over-the-top-mellow-nothingness"
- IndiaGlitz
2.0 "Touted as a 'feel good' film, one just doesn't feel good about watching it"
- Business Of Cinema
1.5 "high on hype. But extremely low on content. Reason: Too many stories spoil the broth"
- IndiaFM
1.5 "seemed to be missing one strong story which could hold viewers attension from the start to finish"
- Music 'N Movies
1.5 "Nikhil has lost whatever he earned in his debut film"
- Smash Hits
1.5 "the film goes haywire and clocks three-and-a-half hours"
- Glamsham
1.0 "[Advani] has not directed but misdirected this film one feels as one leaves the cinema hall"
- Indya.com

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