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RS MOVIE REVIEW: SALAAM-E-ISHQ (2007)

Ek Such Sau Jhoot (Whatever It Takes)

Kamini (Priyanka Chopra) is a Bollywood actress-wannabe. Right now she is taking whatever roles she can, and most of them are as item-girls. She is sick to death of these roles and dreams to be the next Meena Kumari. Her ambition is to star opposite Shah Rukh Khan in a Karan Johar romantic tragedy. Longing for more publicity, Kamini tells the media that she is in love; a lie that comes back to haunt her when a man named Rahul (Salman Khan) appears in her life.

One wonders as to what is the logic behind this story. It has no meaning, is poorly directed and acted, and ends up being a waste of celluloid space.

For Salman Khan, the new year has begun with a big fat zero. That zero is for his acting in this film. Out of all the stars in this film, Salman has been paid the most, money that has been wasted. But, it is not all his fault; he has been given a bad role to enact. The character of Rahul has no substance. He may be easy on the eye, but that is where it stops, after that there is nothing else.

This story is about Kamini, and therefore one would expect a good performance from the actress that plays that role. But that is not what happens here. Priyanka Chopra is, in plain terms, just rubbish. The actress seriously needs to look at the roles she is signing if she wants to do well in Bollywood.

I can’t believe that Nikhil Advani directed this part of the film. Everything about this story is un-appealing; the story, the acting, the casting, and the direction. Nothing works. This story was supposed to be the highlight of the film, but it is a low-light.

RS Rating: 2/10

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