'Namastey London' Director Vipul Shah Is Now Making 'Namastey Canada' With Arjun Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra

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Jul 252017
 

After giving us blockbusters like ‘Namastey London', ‘Aankhen', ‘Waqt', ‘Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty', and ‘Singh Is Kinng'; Vipul Shah is all set to wear the director's cap for his upcoming project ‘Namastey Canada'. We know what y'all might be thinking about – is this movie a sequel to ‘Namastey London'? No, this movie does not connect any loose threads left in the 2007 hit film. Vipul has shortlisted Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra as the lead pair of the movie and we are losing our minds already because this couple was on fire in ‘Ishaqzaade' with guns, action and revenge.

Vipul Shah's ‘Namastey Canada' Starring Arjun Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra© Blockbuster Movie Entertainers

Sharing his excitement about the film, Vipul said “I would love to thank Akshay for standing with me and showing tremendous grace in giving me the title ‘Namastey Canada'. I am very happy that Arjun and Parineeti have agreed to join me in this journey and I hope that this film can become one of their best outings.” The actors who are reuniting after a gap of 5 years are equally kicked about this project. Arjun who is working with Vipul for the first time said, “I'm super excited to be a part of this very special film. I've enjoyed all of Vipul sir's films – Aankhen, Waqt, most certainly Namastey London.” He further added, “It's exciting that after working with giants like Mr. Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, he's chosen me for his next directorial venture.”

Vipul Shah's ‘Namastey Canada' Starring Arjun Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra© Yash Raj Films

While we were trying to figure out what the movie is all about, Parineeti gave a sneak-peek and it's now getting harder for us to wait for this movie to release, “‘Namastey Canada' is exactly the film I was looking for! It's desi with a videsi heart (or maybe videsi with a desi heart!).” “Arjun and I are so so excited to get this party on the floor. We will be playing to our Punjabi strengths but speak to the global audience,” she further added.

A desi film with a videsi heart!! ✈�💙�� my kind of film 😉Dying to start NAMASTEY CANADA!! @arjunk26

— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) 25 July 2017

Well, we are super kicked about this movie and will keep you folks posted about any update that comes our way!

Akshay Kumar refuses to give Namaste London IP rights to Vipul Shah for sequel

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Jul 212017
 

AkshayThe sequel to Akshay Kumar’s 2007 hit, Namastey London, was meant to be called Namastey England. However, filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah has had to change the title of the film starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. The romcom will now be called Namastey Canada, and will be shot in the North American country instead of the UK.

A source says that the original plan was to have Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead, but it didn’t work out. “The project took some time to get finalised and Akshay got busy with other projects, including Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Padman, 2.0 and Gold. So, Vipul signed Parineeti and Arjun for the film. Both, Akshay and Vipul own the Intellectual Property (IP) rights to the Namastey series, and when
the filmmaker approached him for the rights, the actor refused to part with the titles Namastey London 2 or Namastey England. He told Vipul that he may want to produce and act in Namastey England later. So, the filmmaker had no choice but to change the title to
Namastey Canada,” says the insider.

When contacted, Shah told mid-day, “Unfortunately, I can’t talk about it right now. You will have to bear with me for a couple of days till a few things get sorted out. I will make an announcement soon.”