Marigold

It says something about Hyderabad’s relationship with Salman Khan that he got more cheers and whistles and catcalls than Ali Larter in a form-fitting outfit. But by the time the ending of “Marigold” rolls around laboriously like a mediocre long-distance runner wheezing his way over the finish line, it becomes clear that not even Salman is going to save his “Marigold” from wilting.

It isn’t clear whether “Marigold” was ever intended for Indian audiences in the first place. The original is entirely in English, and appears to have been made with a purely Western aud....