Namastey London had shocked me with Katrina Kaif's performance!!! I almost saw half of her films and never thought in my wildest dreams that she could give such mind blowing performance!!! (I'm still shocked I can't get over it!) The first time I saw Katrina on screen was in her third film [Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya] with Salman Khan and I remember thinking that she was no more that a beautiful sweet face with no talent! and after seeing her with Akshay Kumar in [Dus Ka Dum] I was thinking that it would be wonderful to have her play the role of an English girl who would fall in love with an Indian boy but faces problems with cultural difference... and Namastey London came and manifested my inspiration for her! Honestly I saw half of her films is this order: 1.Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya 2.Race 3.Partner 4.Singh Is Kinng 5.Hello 6.Apne 7.Welcome and finally I saw Namastey London and I'm telling you that in that order she nothing special about her performance at all! She was just a pretty face that everyone would love to see. But her character in Namastey London showed me how brilliant can she be! (but why can't she keep it up?) I think it's because she's been underestimated by giving her roles as the hero's side kick and not as the main focus like what she got in Namastey London. I think they should give her more credit! I also loved Upen Patel in this film he seemed pretty clever. I loved his role.
What I liked about the movie:
I mostly liked the clever script! Its not very often when you see a Hindi film that's very sensible & can carry off the romance & dancing at the same time! (Very clever script!)
What I didn't like about the movie:
Akshay Kumar's transformation between the Punjabi reckless boy who jumps Katrina at night while being drunk and can barely read her expressions! to the sensible, charming & sophisticated young man who was trying to charm his way through to Katrina's heart! (It's just not convincing! and for once Katrina appeared better than him on screen!).
Would you recommend this movie to your friend: Yes
