| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
