Review of Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) by Nived N — 31 Mar 2010

Have you ever felt asleep while seeing a movie....If ' no', If you want to get a really good nap Watch ''SALAAM-E-ISHQ''.

I am not telling the movie is bad but it could have been a better film if each story was given equal priority with a meat. It's believed to be the Indian Version of British rom-com ''Love Actually'', I haven't seen the original material but I can say with liberty that SEI may not be even near to the it.

The biggest hatchet is the screenplay, There are 6 stories. When one story is being reeled, suddenly focus goes to the next one hence we fail to get connected to the previous one. In other words, It seems Nikhil Advani is in much hurry to complete the film without having knowledge that will the audience be able to emphatize with the characters in it. Don't you think 3 hour 20 minutes is long to narrate a story???????

I like 3 stories i.e JOHN-VIDYA, SOHAIL-EESHA (Hilarious) & ''ANIL-JUHI-ANJANA love triangle''.The plot and Performance are fascinating.

Salaam-e-ishq has some good points like the melodious music of SHANKAR-EHSAAN-LOY and compelling performance barring few.

The actors who delivers the best are :

GOVINDA, JOHN ABRAHAM, VIDYA BALAN, ANIL KAPOOR, JUHI CHAWLA, ANJANA SUKHANI, SOHAIL KHAN & EESHA KOPPIKAR, also AKSHAYE KHANNA & AYESHA TAKIA makes an impression despite sketchy characters Whereas:

SALMAN KHAN & PRIYANKA CHOPRA hams. Their story is so fake and formulaic.

Overall, SALAAM-E-ISHQ is stringently an average film. Do watch this film for the performance, music and most importantly SOLID PATIENCE!!!!!