Katrina Kaif and Ranveer Singh give a thumbs up to Vipul Shah's Namaste England!

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Feb 242018
 

Katrina Kaif and Ranveer Singh took to Instagram to extend their support to the Vipul Shah directorial Namaste England starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra

Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif and Ranveer Singh took to Instagram to extend their support to the Vipul Shah directorial Namaste England starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. The sequel to Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer Namastey London titled Namaste England started its shoot recently. The makers and cast released the first posters of the film yesterday and have been buzzing on the social media ever since the release. Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra will be seen collaborating for the second time after the actor’s debut film Ishaqzaade.

Arjun’s close friend from the industry Ranveer Singh too expressed his support to the film as he gave a thumbs up. Namastey London directed by Vipul Shah was not only loved and appreciated by the audience and the critics but also raked high at the box office. After the superhit success of the Akshay-Katrina starrer, Vipul Shah is all set to present the sequel Namaste England with Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s ‘Namaste England’ is a young and refreshing story that traces the journey of two individuals Jasmeet and Param.

It tracks their love story across the landscapes of India and Europe. Starting from Punjab and moving to Ludhiana, Amritsar, Dhaka and all the way to Paris followed by Brussels and finally to London. It’s a fun quintessential Bollywood film starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. Produced and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the film is presented by Pen Movies and Reliance Entertainment in association with Blockbuster Movie Entertainers. Namaste England has gone on floors with this announcement and is scheduled to hit the theatres on the 7th of December, 2018.

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'Singh Is Kinng 2' Might Happen Soon With Ranveer Singh In The Lead, But There's A Glitch

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Sep 072017
 

‘Singh is Kinng’ opened a new outlet for comedy movies. Full of Punjabi people, with a little bit of romance, a beautiful woman, and of course, a handsome Singh—Akshay Kumar.

Then came ‘Singh Is Bling’, which was a dud at the box office but still managed to make Akshay Kumar fans go crazy. The title of the movie was extremely catchy and even today, all the Singhs love using it for themselves. However, not many people know that the title of the big hit was actually gifted to Akshay Kumar by fellow producer Shailendra Singh. Akshay then gave it to Vipul Shah, and that is how the idea of converting into a full movie was conceived.

Singh Is Kinng Sequel Might Happen With Ranveer Singh© Twitter

Shailendra Singh now wants to make his own version of the series and is very keen on signing Ranveer Singh for the lead role. This Singh is apt, he is entertaining and has all the sass required to carry the movie on his shoulders.

Geek Chic on Fleek 👓

A post shared by Ranveer Singh (@ranveersingh) on Apr 7, 2017 at 7:53am PDT

But with great plans, come greater problems. In an interview, Shailendra explained the glitch that is stopping his plan to make the movie. “I created the franchise – the concept of the movie and the title was owned by me. I gifted it to Akshay, who, in turn, gave it to Vipul Shah. They have even thanked me for the title in the credit roll. I have been begging Vipul to return it to me, but he hasn’t relented. Yesterday, I sent him a text saying, ‘It’s been more than nine years and it’s obvious that you are not making Singh Is Kinng 2. So why not give the title back gracefully? Be a gentleman!” he explained in an interview. However, he has submitted a new title for the movie and he claims it’s better than ‘Singh Is Kinng’. His priority is to get Ranveer on board because he feels that Singh is a “lethal combination of Salman Khan and Johnny Depp.”

Singh Is Kinng Sequel Might Happen With Ranveer Singh© BCCL

Ranveer is currently wrapping up ‘Padmvati’ with Deepika Padukone, and Shailendra Singh is busy with ‘Namastey Canada’ with Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor.

'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.”

Why Parineeti Chopra gave up on Akshays film

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Dec 152012
 

While Ranveer Singh has happily signed films outside the parent Yash Raj banner, his costar from Ladies Versus Ricky Bahl, Parineeti Chopra, seems tied down by a binding contract that doesn’t allow her the same freedom.

One hears Parineeti was very keen to sign on for the Hindi remake of the Tamil blockbuster Thuppakki which she was offered by producer Vipul Shah on behalf of director A. Murugadoss. Apparently, Akshay Kumar was also interested in getting her on board for the project as he had seen and liked the new girl on the Bollywood block in Ishaqzaade. However, Yash Raj apparently wouldn’t release Parineeti to do the outside project.

Heavy trading of negotiations between the two parties finally culminated in a dead-end for Parineeti, with Aditya Chopra apparently vetoing the very idea of the girl working in an outside film at a time when she was shooting for Yash Raj’s new film with director Maneesh Sharma opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.

Says a source, “Parineeti was ready to shuttle between the two projects without letting either suffer. But she was told in no uncertain terms, that she would have to stay committed full-time to Maneesh Sharma’s film, just like the film’s leading man Sushant Singh Rajput who has not been permitted to do any other project while shooting for the Yash Raj film.”

Apparently, Akshay Kumar also intervened in the hope of some flexibility in Parineeti’s schedule. But to no avail.

It was only after it became crystal-clear that Parineeti wouldn’t be able to the Thuppakki remake that Sonakshi Sinha was sounded out, and signed. Confirming this director A Murugadoss said, “We tried really hard for Parineeti. But she was committed by contract to a project with Yash Raj Films.”

Curiously, Vipul Shah’s schedules for the Thuppakki remake don’t clash with the Maneesh Sharma film at all. So one wonders why Parineeti had to let go of such a plum project that was bound to take her career further.