Director
Vipul Shah is renowned for making movies like Aankhen and Waqt - Race Against
Time, based on real life situations. With
Namastey London, he portrays the cultural, patriotic and religious clashes of
second generation Asians living in the UK. One
such case focuses on Jasmeet (or Jazz). She is in love with her thrice divorced
boss, Charlie Brown, much to the dismay of her parents Mr and Mrs Singh (Rishi
Kapoor and Nina Wadia). In
order to instil some Indian values into their daughter, Jazz's parents decide
to go on a trip to India. But
what begins as a sight seeing tour ends up in matchmaking sessions with possible
suitors. This is portrayed in a hilarious fashion. Jazz
eventually gets coaxed into an arranged marriage with Arjun (Akshay), the son
of her father's friend. But
on the couple's wedding night, the family returns to London only to discover that
Jazz has no intentions of accepting Arjun as her husband. Instead,
she is determined to marry her English boyfriend. Caught
in this emotional tug-of-war between father and daughter, is poor Arjun, who is
helplessly and hopelessly in love with his beautiful but unyielding wife. And
so begins Arjun's journey in a strange land amongst strange people in a quest
to win over his wife. Vipul
Shah leaves no room to ponder as the characters are introduced with speed enhanced
by crisp editing. Song
sequences blend well with on-screen situations which audiences can relate to,
at some stage in their lives. Katrina
Kaif as Jazz is on top form as the spoilt British brat, proving yet again that
given the right dialogues and the right directorial guidance, this beautiful actress
can give an award winning performance. Akshay
Kumar, reels out the right emotions evoking sympathy of a helpless husband trying
to win over his wife's love. Rishi
Kapoor and Nina Wadia provide the humorous moments whilst Clyde Stenden is excellent
as Jazz's fianc茅. This
family entertainer is Vipul's most accomplished work to date. A definite must
see! Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar 麻豆官网首页入口
Bollywood Correspondent
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