Vipul
Shah's
is
all
set
to
start
work
for
his
first
Indo-British
venture
Namaste
London
in
July
2006.
The
movie
has
an
interesting
cast
of
Akshay
Kumar,
Katrina
Kaif,
Upen
Patel,
Rishi
Kapoor
and
host
of
Hollywood
actors
that
are
still
to
be
finalized.
Vipul
Shah
has
also
hired
Peter
Field
as
director
of
photography
who
has
shot
Brad
Pitt
starrer
Troy,
Tomb
Raider,
Da
Vinci
Code
and
the
Bond
flick
Tomorrow
Never
Dies.
The
Hollywood
heavyweight
has
been
hired
with
a
specific
purpose
of
making
looking
London
look
very
different.
He
has
been
hired
at
an
astronomical
amount
that
reportedly
exceeds
a
crore
which
perhaps
makes
him
the
costliest
director
of
photography
in
Indian
cinema.
Now
for
the
first
time
Vipul
Shah
is
bringing
the
unique
combination
of
stalwart
lyrist
Javed
Akhtar
and
current
music
sensation
Himesh
Reshmmiya
to
compose
music
of
Namaste
London.
Despite
the
fact
that
the
two
personalities
have
been
hugely
popular
in
their
respective
musical
fields,
they
surprisingly
have
never
worked
together.
Vipul
Shah
brings
the
two
maestros
together.
Javed
Akhtar
says...
Himesh
and
I
wanted
to
work
with
each
other
from
a
long
time...
our
love
story
began
in
Holland
when
Vipul,
Himesh
and
I
decided
to
work
together.
For
creating
music
we
lyrists
need
a
good
script
or
a
beautiful
story,
fortunately
Vipul
has
given
a
very
good
opportunity
in
Namaste
London.
Himesh
and
I
come
from
such
a
varied
background
and
music
sensibility
that
it
creates
new
opportunity
to
create
new
sounds
and
music.
When
Himesh
called
me
and
expressed
his
desire
to
work
together,
he
told
me
to
write
without
bothering
about
the
sales
of
the
music.
He
said
Sir,
you
write
what
ever
you
want...
just
don't
bother
whether
it
will
sell
or
not.
He
gave
me
enough
space
to
create
what
I
wanted.
Himesh
has
a
very
distinct
style.
I
found
him
to
be
a
very
thoughtful
person.
He
is
very
analytical.
It
is
amazing
to
work
with
an
aware
person.
I
was
in
London
few
months
back
and
small
kids
there
were
asking
me
if
I
knew
Himesh
and
if
I
had
heard
him...
When
I
said
yes,
they
asked
me
if
I
can
make
them
meet
Himesh
when
they
are
here.
Himesh
is
such
a
rage
even
abroad.
Himesh
Reshammiya
says...
I
am
honored
to
work
with
Javedji.
He
has
got
great
caliber
which
he
has
proven
in
so
many
years.
I
myself
called
him
up
to
ask
if
he
would
work
with
me
and
he
obliged
me.
I
am
grateful
to
him
for
giving
me
such
good
lyrics
and
although
he
is
as
usual
fantastic
in
this
film,
I
have
turned
better.
I
am
sure
the
music
of
the
film
will
work
and
people
would
love
the
effort
we
both
have
made
together.
Namaste
London
is
genuinely
my
best
work
till
date...
it
has
seven
songs
out
of
which
one
of
the
songs
has
an
unplugged
version
and
a
club
mix
version.
Vipul
Shah
says...
For
the
first
time
I
have
got
this
unique
combination
of
class
and
mass
for
the
music
of
Namaste
London.
It's
an
amalgamation
of
best
of
both
worlds...
while
both
are
popular
in
their
own
sphere...
Since
the
film
is
about
crossover
culture
I
wanted
the
music
to
be
in
sync
with
the
film...
and
I
am
proud
that
we
have
managed
to
create
some
good
music.