Single Salma is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Nachiket Samant. It stars Huma Qureshi, Sunny Singh and Shreyas Talpade in the lead role.
It was released theatrically on 31 October 2025.
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Premise
A woman from Lucknow, India, who has dedicated her life to supporting her family, continues to be identified as single and “unsettled” due to being unmarried.
Cast
Huma Qureshi as Salma Rizvi
Sunny Singh as Meet Singh Sahni
Shreyas Talpade as Sikander Khan
Lauren Gottlieb as Zoya
Kanwaljit Singh as Nawab Saahab, Salma's father
Nidhi Singh as Ratna
Kal Sabir
Sammy Jonas Heaney
Sachin Kavetham
Navni Parihar as Mrs. Srivastav
Music
The music of this film was composed by Sohail Sen and Jassi Sindhu.
Release
The film was released on 31 October 2025.
Reception
Single Salma mostly received negative reviews from critics.
Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated it 2.5/5 stars and said that "It's good to see Huma Qureshi help create a film which is as charming as it is empowering, without taking on the stridency that so many women-oriented films invariably adopt.
Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that, "Watch it if you enjoy simple, slice-of-life dramas with heart. Skip it if you’re seeking surprises or cinematic fireworks."
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in observed that "Apart from the sheer unusualness of featuring leading Muslim characters, Single Salma has a few surprises in store. Not all of these land well because of the 142-minute movie’s tendency towards bloat and speechifying. But there are neat upending of expectations, welcome fun poked at the Indian obsession with marriage."
Bollywood Hungama rated it 1.5/5 stars and stated that "On the whole, SINGLE SALMA makes an important comment but falls flat due to the slow-moving narrative and an unimpressive climax."
Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 1.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Touted to be a family-entertainer, Single Salma turns out to be a colossal disappointment."
Shreyas Pande of Cinema Express also gave 1.5 stars out of 5 and said that "the film is just not as sharp-witted or warm to make for an effective experience."
Sana Farzeen of India Today rated it 1.5/5 stars and said that "'Single Salma' explores a woman's journey to self-discovery amid societal and family pressures. The film's important message is weakened by slow pacing and inconsistent storytelling."
Satish Sundaresan of Free Press Journal gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Given the fact that the film ‘Single Salma’ does not have an extremely strong narrative or chartbuster music, it will find it tough to sustain itself at the box-office. Even the word of mouth is seemingly difficult."