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Namaste England Movie Review: Arjun Kapoor-Parineeti Chopra's London Dreams Deserved A Better Plot!
While Namaste England initially talks about women empowerment through Jasmeet's character, it suddenly loses itsr voice when the makers throw the spotlight on Jasmeet's London dreams.
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Duniya Aaj Bhe Ek He Cheez Pe Qayam Hain, Jis Ke Waja Se Duniya Qayam Hai... Pyaar'. Nope, that isn't me telling you folks! It's Arjun Kapoor's Param in Namaste England who quips this while playing the ultimate lover boy. Unfortunately, this 'pyaar' has a lot of shades of melodrama that drowns the sole purpose of the film and leaves you underwhelmed.
To begin with, Param (Arjun Kapoor) gets besotted with Jasmeet (Parineeti Chopra) when he watches her dancing during a Dussehra celebration. Post some stunts with tractors and mandatory dancing in 'sarson ka khet', love happens and how.
Jasmeet wishes to be a jewellery designer, but her father and brother discourage her from pursuing her dreams because 'Aurauton ka kaam hai marddon ka pett bharn.' In fact, they even agree to wed her off to Param, on the condition that she will not work post marriage.
After marriage, she reveals her dream of an independent working life in London. She even tries to coax Param to get a London citizenship even if it means resorting to illegal means. But our hero is a man of principles and rejects her ideas. Unknown to him, Jasmeet comes up with a risky plan to fulfill her ambitions.
While Namaste England initially talks about women empowerment and feminism through Jasmeet's character, it suddenly loses its voice when the makers chooses to throw the spotlight on Jasmeet's London dreams instead. Vipul Shah's direction lacks freshness and fails to bring any novelty factor on the big screen. The film suffers from shoddy writing and lackluster dialogues.
Speaking about performances, Arjun Kapoor tries his level best to add some gravitas to his role. But alas, the mediocre writing doesn't allow to him to rise above the script. Remember Akshay Kumar's patriotic speech in the midst of Brits in 'Namaste London'? A similar scene makes its way into this Arjun Kapoor-Parineeti Chopra starrer, but fails to recreate that magic.
Parineeti Chopra suffers from a ill-sketched role that doesn't to justice to her acting chops. But yes, she looks gorgeous in every frame; whether it's the traditional attires or the western outfits.
While Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra shared a sizzling chemistry in their debut film, 'Ishaqzaade', the sizzles 'fizzle' out in Namaste England. The rest of the cast which includes Aditya Seal, Alankrita Sahai, Mallika Dua perform hat's given to them.
Amitabh Shukla's editing scissors coud have been sharper. Yiannis Manolopoulos's cinematography perfectly captures every beauty in the frame.
Coming to the music department, Bhare Bazaar and Dhoom Dhadaka goes with the flow of the film. 'Tere Liye' and 'Tu Mera Main Tera' is for the sentimental souls.
There's a line in Namaste England where Param tells Jasmeet, "Pehli Baar Ek Biwi Ka Affair Kisi Aadmi Ke Sath Nahe... Ek Shahar Ke Sath Dekha Hai'. Well, that's exactly our sentiments echoed. Namaste England strugges to stay afloat. I am going with 2 stars.
