Namastey London

Directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, Starring Akshay Kumar (Arjun Singh) and Katrina Kaif (Jasmeet Malhotra)
Jasmeet, or Jazz, as she prefers, has a job at a fancy British magazine, dresses in very stylish clothes, and pines for her British playboys boss, Charles Brown. She openly defies her parents regularly- scaring away Indian Suitors Charles Brown proposes marriage to Jazz while her father is planning a trip to India, which Jazz agrees to go on. While this trip seems innocent, her father a placed an ad for Jazz on a dating website for Indian suitors.
On the trip to India, Jazz meets s series of incorrigible suitors. Then an ill-fated cab ride leaves Jazz and her parents stranded in the Punjab countryside, but also introduced her to the handsome, motorcycle riding stranger that fixes the car. The family makes it to their relatives house, where Jazz is clearly thrown by her intensely traditional relatives. Jazz is shocked when the handsome stranger from earlier in the day drunkenly climbs the terrace to find her. His name is Arjun. Arjun meets Jazz’s father, who immediately decides that he would like the two to marry. Everybody seems thrilled with the union except Jasmeet. The engagement celebrations commence, and the couple agrees to marry in India but leave for London that night.There is a wedding ceremony, but shortly after, the mischievous Jazz announces that since there are no legal documents proving a marriage and it absolutely wont be recognized in London, she is still single. Her parents are understandably furious.
Jazz returns to London and immediately accepts Charles Brown’s proposal- Arjun and Jazz’s parents are completely distraught. Arjun stays in London with Jazz’s family, swearing to fight for her, and creating some awkward tension in the house. Jazz is dismayed upon meeting Charles’ somewhat racist friends, and in her sadness Arjun befriends her and defends Indian culture to these friends—while seemingly simple, it forge a bond between the two and displays Jazz’s pride in her Indian heritage. Charles’ vices come out abruptly in the next several scenes, he is petulant, childish, controlling, and jealous, while Arjun takes dance lessons with her and befriends here male counterpart Irman, fixing his relationships with his girlfriend and father. Jazz is clearly torn, and all this comes to a head on Jazz and Charles’ wedding day. -Laura Gamble

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