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Namastey London

Movie poster for Namastey London
Directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Written by Suresh Nair
Starring Akshay Kumar,
Katrina Kaif
Music by Himesh Reshammiya,
Javed Akhtar (lyrics)
Cinematography Dariusz Wolski
Editing by Amitabh Shukla
Release date(s) March 9, 2007
March 23, 2007 (UK)
Country India
Language Hindi, English
Official website
IMDb profile

Namastey London (Hindi: नमस्ते लंदन Namaste Landan) is a Bollywood film directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and set in London, England, United Kingdom. Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Nina Wadia, Upen Patel and Rishi Kapoor star in the film which released on 23 March 2007.[1]

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[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Jasmeet "Jazz" Singh (Katrina Kaif) is an Indian girl, brought up lovingly by her father Manmohan Singh (Rishi Kapoor). Jazz loves everything that is British - something her father, a very Indian man with very Indian values, cannot understand. And he's not alone: Parvez Khan (Javed Sheikh), Manmohan's best friend, has a son, Imran Khan (Upen Patel), who displays the same behaviour as Jazz and even has a live-in relationship with a British girl; something, Parvez can barely tolerate.

Manmohan Singh forces his daughter to marry a typical Indian in India: Arjun (Akshay Kumar) is a Punjabi farmer. He barely speaks English, gets married to Jazz - and though initially joyful about his beautiful bride, he realizes that she still intends to marry her British boyfriend and Arjun is forced to watch as Jazz flirts with another man. However, Arjun will do anything to make his beloved happy and fall in love with him...

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Response

[edit] Box office

Namastey London opened to a good reponse of 50-60%. The film did better in the northern parts of India especially in East Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh [4]. It also did well in Mumbai and in the first week of its release collected Rs. 7,35,75,657 [5]. The film was received averagely in other parts of the country [6]. The success of the film ended a long spell of box office failures since the release of Guru in January 2007.

The film was a huge hit overseas. It debuted at number 9 on the UK charts and similarly debuted within the top 20 of the US and Australian charts. The film collected £ 238,841 in the first week of its release [7]

[edit] Reviews

The first reviews of the film were average to good. Taran Adarsh of indiafm.com said Namastey London is addictive stuff. You watch it once, you wanna watch it again [8].

On Katrina Kaif's performance he said she handles the complex part with remarkable ease. The pretty lass is only getting better with every film [8]. Akshay Kumar has received almost unaminous praise for his portrayal of Arjun Singh, with a critic saying Kumar certainly leaves his mark throughout the flick. One of the coolest performances of the star [9]. Adarsh said One of his finest performances so far, Namastey London also marks the coming of age of an actor who was often dubbed as an action hero or a funster. Akshay not only wins the heart of Katrina on screen, he’s sure to win the hearts of millions of moviegoers with a terrific portrayal in this film [8]. Rishi Kapoor received similar acclaim for his performance.

Some reviews have been average with a verdict of 2 out of 5 stars [10][10]. On the other hand, BollySpice.com has given it 4 stars [2].

[edit] Music

The soundtrack was released on January 27, 2007 and received, so far, good reviews. [11] This the first time Himesh Reshammiya and Javed Akhtar as lyricist come together after Sameer who has been a regular for Himesh Reshammiya. The soundtrack is considered to be one of the best of the year.

  1. Chakna Chakna Himesh Reshammiya (5.28 MB)
  2. Chakna Chakna (Remix) Himesh Reshammiya [remixed By Dj Akbar Sami] (3.56 MB)
  3. Dilruba Zubeen Garg , Alisha Chinai (5.06 MB)
  4. Dilruba (Remix) Zubeen Garg , Alisha Chinai [remixed By Dj Akbar Sami] (4.77 MB)
  5. Annan Faanan Jayesh Gandhi , Akriti Kakkar (5.54 MB)
  6. Aanan Faanan (Remix) Jayesh Gandhi , Akriti Kakkar [remixed By Dj Akbar Sami] (4.54 MB)
  7. Aanan Faanan (Mehfil Mix) Jayesh Gandhi , Akriti Kakkar Poetry By Javed Akhtar (6.71 MB)
  8. Rafta Rafta R D B (4.32 MB)
  9. Rafta Rafta (Remix) R D B [remixed By R D B] Rap By Arya (3.47 MB)
  10. Main Jahaan Rahoon Rahat Fateh Ali Khan , Krishna (5.84 MB)
  11. Main Jahaan Rahoon (Remix) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan , Krishna [remixed By Dj Akbar Sami] (4.73 MB)
  12. Main Jahaan Rahoon (Mehfil Mix) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan , Krishna Poetry By Javed Akhtar (6.52 MB)
  13. Yahi Hota Pyaar Himesh Reshammiya , Sunidhi Chauhan (5.86 MB)
  14. Yahi Hota Pyaar (Remix) Himesh Reshammiya , Sunidhi Chauhan [remixed By Dj Akbar Sami] (4.29 MB)
  15. Yahi Hota Pyaar (Mehfil Mix) Himesh Reshammiya , Sunidhi Chauhan Poetry By Javed Akhtar (6.06 MB)
  16. Viraaniya Himesh Reshammiya (5.25 MB)
  17. Viraaniya (Mehfil Mix) Himesh Reshammiya Poetry By Javed Akhtar (6.05 MB)
  18. Viraaniya (Remix) Himesh Reshammiya [remixed By Dj Akbar Sami] (4.02 MB)

[edit] Trivia

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Namaste, London. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on January 6, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e Namaste, London First Look. IndiaFM.com. Retrieved on January 30, 2007.
  3. ^ Namaste, London cast. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Box office report for Namastey London. boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
  5. ^ First week collections for Namastey London. indiafm.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
  6. ^ Rest of the country collections. indiafm.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
  7. ^ Overseas response. indiafm.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
  8. ^ a b c Review of Namastey London from Indiafm.com. indiafm.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
  9. ^ Review of Namastey London from bollywood-buzz.com.com. bollywood-buzz.com.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
  10. ^ a b Review of Namastey London from moviewalah.com. moviewalah.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
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