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Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Namastey London A Fun-filled Summertime Watch APK | March 26, 2007 Rating: ***.25 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Art: Jayant Deshmukh & Rupert Allen. Audiography & Sound Design: Parikshit Lalvani. Background Score: Salim-Suleman. Choreography: Saroj Khan, Ashley Lobo, Rajiv Surti & Pony Verma. Cinematography: Johnathan Bloom. Costumes: Alison Forbes, Rocky S, Shabina Khan & Vikram Phadnis. Dialogues: Ritesh Shah. Editing: Amitabh Shukla. Lyrics: Javed Akhtar. Music: Himesh Reshammiya. Story & Screenplay: Suresh Nair. Producer & Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah. Production Designer: Paul Burns. Presenter: Adlabs. Banner: Blockbuster Movies Entertainers. Release Date: 23rd March, 2007.  Vipul Shah's latest venture with old favorite Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif Namastey London is all that it promises to be. It has music by Himesh Reshammiya, Akshay's antics and Katrina's super-glam avatar, complete with a storyline that will appeal to desis everywhere.Plot London-bred Jasmeet Singh 'Jazz' (Katrina Kaif) has Indian parents worried about her British lifestyle, so they decide to get her married to an Indian boy. Punjabi Jat Arjun Singh (Akshay Kumar) falls in love with her and the families agree to the match. Jazz is horrified, as she already has a beau waiting in London, her boss Charlie Brown. Her friend Imran Khan (Upen Patel) advices her to play along and get married, to escape her father's emotional blackmail. Once back in London, Jazz informs them that the legal system there does not recognize this marriage. Whether she gets married to Brown or Arjun manages to win her back is the rest of the plot.  Story, Screenplay and Direction The story is simple enough, and is highly clichéd and predictable. The treatment is what works for the movie, making it a decent watch. Even though it is like patting our own backs with all those lines about how Indians are super-cool meant for some applause and a few hoots, it is 'Paisa Vasool'. Overseas, it is sure to generate audience appreciation.That apart, the humor, Akshay's presence and well-executed screenplay works in favor of the movie. It does get a little corny at times though. Thankfully, the Britons do not speak in Hindi (as it happens in some movies), and the English dialogues either get translated or have subtitles in Hindi. The music is a highlight, as it suits the general tone of the movie. Light, casual and entertaining, with loads of sentimental romance sprinkled on top. The part where Jazz meets potential grooms, the rugby matches and Arjun's constant need for translation are comical. Like Vipul Shah's Waqt, this movie also serves the purpose of any viewer wishing for three hours of good pass-time.  Performances Akshay's tremendous growth as an actor is very interesting to watch, and he carries the movie on his toned shoulders. He looks good, his comedy has perfect timing and his emotional bits played convincingly.Katrina looks awkward for the first 30 minutes, though beautiful. Acting skills still needing to be honed, Katrina manages to scrape through with her looks, a lot of help from co-actors and fair dancing skills. Rishi Kapoor has a well-written part, which he dons perfectly well. Upen Patel is decidedly a better model, but like Katrina, manages to scrape through. Clyde Stenden as Charlie Brown is good. Music and Dance You don't have to be a die-hard Himesh Reshammiya fan to like his music this time. All the songs are hummable, and though he is repetitive, the music was put to good use in this flick. The picturizations of all the songs are good. Last Word There is loads of sentiment, romance and humor, and for a fun-filled summertime watch, it beats staying out in the heat. |