Let the audience decide on 'Namastey London': Vipul Shah
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Vipul
Shah's just-released "Namastey London", starring Akshay Kumar and
Katrina Kaif, is being compared with Manoj Kumar's 1971 hit film "Purab
Aur Paschim" and Mani Ratnam's "Mouna Ragam" (1986) and its lack of
originality pointed out.
But
the director laughs it off saying: "Everyone has his own take on where
'Namastey London' is inspired from. Some think it's Manoj Kumar's
'Purab Aur Paschim'. Others think it's Mani Rathnam's 'Mouna Ragam'.
Let the audience decide what it is."
He says that contrary to general conception, it's not another hackneyed love story.
"People
seem to think, it's just another love story. But within the given
framework I've done something quite different from the expected," Shah
told IANS.
As for the story about Upen Patel getting a raw deal
vis-а-vis Akshay, Shah says: "I'm giving Upen a chance to explain to me
where all this talk is coming from. I'll give my side of the story. For
now I'd like to say Upen doesn't figure in the promos because during
scripting he didn't fit into any of the songs.
"Everyone
including Upen had a copy of the script. The entire English crew had a
script. They don't work without a script. Upen should have shown
patience."
Indo-Asian News Service
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