Namastey London (2007)

A man takes his thoroughly-British daughter to his home country, India. There, he arranges her 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) (co-writer)

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor

1 win & 2 nominations.

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 Levy	...	Laila (as Shaana Diya)
Riteish Deshmukh	...	Bobby Bedi (as Ritesh Deshmukh)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aanchal	...	Sister
Baby Aditi	...	Kid
Master Gurjap Aulakh	...	Kid
Ishita Awasthi	...	Sister
Ayushi	...	Sister

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 | sugarcane | 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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Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was going to have a scene with Katrina Kaif (Jazzmeet) wearing a short skirt in a mosque, but that scene was removed for religious reasons.

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Goofs

After some girls offer lassi to Jasmeet in Baldev's house in Punjab and are heading down the stairs, a crew member can be seen near the staircase.

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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

Featured in 53rd Filmfare Awards (2008)

User Reviews

Good movie

Jasmeet aka Jazz is a spoiled girl who in spite being born to an Indian couple considers herself a British. She doesn't consider her selves as an Indian until she was taken to her father's village by her father, Where she meets a man who changed her life forever.

The is overall quiet entertaining. It is also trying convey messages regarding the Indian cultures and values. It shows that celebration means not just to go out and have drinks with your friends. The background score is excellent. Salim-Suliaman did a good job. Songs are okay but not too impressive.

Akshay Kumar did well in his role as the 'Funjabi' boy. Katrina Kaif surprisingly delivered a good performance. She suited her role well. She had the British-Indian look and it is there in speech as well. She did have her moments. The movie actually belonged to Rishi Kapoor with his excellent performance. Others also did well.

Overall the movie is worth a watch. 8/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi German Italian

Release Date:

23 March 2007 (India)

Also Known As:

Namastey London - Jetzt bockt die Braut

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$578,224, 25 March 2007

Gross USA:

$1,207,007

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,273,747

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blockbuster Movie Entertainers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color