'Namastey London' - old wine in new bottle

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.