'Namastey London' - old wine in new bottle
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Though
Vipul Shah's comic-love story "Namastey London" releasing Friday is an
oft told story, he has made it a complete entertainer with a witty
script.
The film, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Rishi Kapoor, is about a desi boy trying to woo his NRI wife.
The story goes something like this-
Jasmeet
Singh or Jazz (Katrina Kaif). Born and brought up in London, Jazz wants
everything that's western, including a husband. But her father Manmohan
Singh (Rishi Kapoor) is hell bent on finding her an Indian husband and
lands up in India in search of a suitable guy. Here he meets Arjun
(Akshay Kumar) a rough and tough farmer who can barely speak English.
Without
a second thought, he finalises Jazz's marriage with Arjun. Arjun is
obviously over the moon when he marries the beautiful and sophisticated
Jazz. But this soon turns into misery when he finds out that the
marriage means nothing to Jazz and she is determined to marry her
British boyfriend.
Caught in this emotional tug of war between
father and daughter, poor Arjun is helplessly and hopelessly in love
with his beautiful but unyielding wife.
After marriage, Arjun
and Jazz fly back to London where he is forced to watch his wife
romancing another man. Jazz's behaviour hurts Arjun but he doesn't give
up hope. He is determined to win everybody's hearts. Will stubborn Jazz
be the exception?
The film will work if it is not too preachy.
Akshay carries such roles with йlan. Katrina, who actually hails from
Britain, is expected to do justice to the role as well.
Indo-Asian News Service
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