Summaries

Ali Larter plays an American actress who becomes immersed in the Bollywood film world.

Born in America, Marigold was the only child in the Lexton family. Her mom died when she was very young. She took an interest in acting and movies, much to the chagrin of her dad, who refused to do anything with her. She started acting in small budget movies as well sequels to popular releases such as Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct amongst others. She landed a part in Kama Sutra 3 and had an eventful journey to Mumbai, India, and from there by taxi to Goa. It is here she found out that the movie has been canceled, and she has no money to return home as she was provided with a one-way ticket. She lands a singing/dancing role in Manoj Sharma's film, meets with Dance Instructor, Prem Rajput, who tells her that his grandma had predicted that he would meet and then get married to a woman named Marigold. She becomes attracted to him, even accompanies him to Jodhpur, Rajasthan, to his family home on the occasion of his sister, Pooja's marriage. It is here she will find out that Prem belongs to a royal family, and his marriage had already been finalized with a woman named Jhanvi, and no one in this family has ever dared to go against arranged marriages and tradition.—rAjOo ([email protected])

The film follows the story of Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.—hEmRaJ ([email protected])

Details

Keywords
  • blonde
  • character name as title
  • one word title
  • interracial romance
  • forename as title
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Music
Release date Aug 16, 2007
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States Canada United Kingdom India
Official sites Hyperion Pictures
Language English Hindi
Filming locations Goa, India
Production companies Hyperion Pictures Firewall Entertainment Becker Films

Box office

Gross worldwide $953308

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 50m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Marigold is a musical romantic comedy about a young American woman who travels to India and finds her life is transformed in the most unexpected ways by her experiences and adventures there.

Beautiful, American B-actress Marigold Lexton (Ali Larter), star of innumerable movies with numbers in their titles, arrives in India with no luggage and a bad attitude. Stranded in resort town Goa after the financing for her film Kama Sutra 3 falls apart and with nobody willing to bail her out, Marigold finds herself cast in a Bollywood musical. However, there is one problem she neglects to tell the producer she cannot dance. She enlists the aid of the choreographer of the film (Salman Khan) - who has a secret of his own.

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