Namastey London (2007)

A man takes his thoroughly-British daughter to his home country, India. There, he arranges a marriage to someone she considers a fool. The daughter attempts to outwit them, but the groom quietly and patiently hatches his own plan.

Director:

Vipul Amrutlal Shah

Writers:

Suresh Nair, Ritesh Shah (dialogue)

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Akshay Kumar	...	Arjun Ballu Singh
Katrina Kaif	...	Jasmeet 'Jazz' M. Malhotra
Rishi Kapoor	...	Manmohan Malhotra
Clive Standen	...	Charles 'Charlie' Brown
Upen Patel	...	Imran 'Immi' P. Khan
Javed Sheikh	...	Parvez Khan
Tiffany Mulheron	...	Susan
Nina Wadia	...	Bebo M. Malhotra
Shaana Diya	...	Laila
Ritesh Deshmukh	...	Bobby Bedi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neelam Bakshi	...	Salma Khan
Vir Das	...	Prospective Groom #2
Sandra De Sousa	...	Engagement Party Guest
Poonam Dhillon	...	Sister in Law 2
Amber Elizabeth	...	Party Quest

Storyline

Indian-born Manmohan Malhotra decided to re-locate to London, England, established himself, returned to India, got married to Bebo, and after a period of 4 years got a visa for her so that she could live with him. Shortly thereafter she gave birth to Jasmeet. Manmohan was always embarrassed of Bebo, as she was overly healthy and not quite sophisticated, as a result he always left her at home, while he socialized. Bebo did not want Jasmeet to end up like her, so got her admitted in an English Medium school, encouraged to mingle with Caucasian friends, and as a result Jasmeet was transformed in to Jazz - a stunningly beautiful young woman, British in looks, talk, habits, and heart. Manmohan's plans to get her married to an Indian boy are all in vain. His friend, Parvez Khan, is in a similar situation with his son, Imran, openly romancing a Caucasian blonde, Susan. Manmohan decides to take his family for a tour in India, and ends up getting her married to Arjun Singh. On their return to ...

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Plot Keywords:

india | marriage | london england | forced marriage | stereotype | 

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Taglines:

A British brat meets a 'Funjabi' boy

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi German

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (India)

Also Known As:

Namastey London - Jetzt bockt die Braut

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£238,841 (UK) (23 March 2007)

Gross:

$1,207,007 (USA) (13 April 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blockbuster Movie Entertainers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene where ghee is being rubbed into Katrina's mother's hair, the pallu on the old lady's head keeps shifting between shots.

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Quotes

Arjun: A Catholic woman steps aside so that a Sikh can be sworn in as Prime Minister by a Muslim President in a country where more than 80% of the population is Hindu.

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Connections

References Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

User Reviews

Excellent---it has EVERYTHING

You'll find LOVE,Betrayal,Emotions,Relations,Comedy,Style,Patriotism etc etc.... Easily the best movie I have seen in two years... Absolutely brilliant. Akshay Kumar is at his BEST... look at the expressions.. Katrina Kaif was sweet too....with a true mindset for the role. The rest of the cast fits in well. Hats off to the Castor's...JUST RIGHT! The Theme was AWESOME.. Practical.... and these days "The Talk " of Every British or American Indian seniors. A full ten for this one.... Its a perfect GLOBAL and Indian Movie. I love my India is what you say while going down the Theater Stairs. Moral of the story---BE KNOWLEDGEABLE.. But Be YOURSELF. YOURSELF!