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19 October 2018Hindi141 min

Namaste England

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7.5+ Exceptional · 6.5 Recommended · 5.0 Mixed

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Jasmeet and Param's love story traces along different places from Punjab to Dhaka to Paris to Brussels to finally London.

Critic Consensus

Critical reception for Namaste England is overwhelmingly negative, with reviewers condemning the film as a poorly written, clichéd, and at times sexist romantic drama. The script drew the sharpest criticism, with multiple critics describing it as infantile, predictable, and riddled with ludicrousness, including a widely mocked subplot about illegal immigration and desh bhakti. The lead performances of Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra were also widely panned, with several critics noting a conspicuous absence of the chemistry the pair had demonstrated in their earlier collaboration Ishaqzaade. The film's visually appealing locations across India and Europe were the sole element any critic found noteworthy, though even this was seen as insufficient to salvage the material.

16 reviews · 5 mixed · 9 negative

Praised: visually appealing shooting locationsCriticised: weak script and flat performances

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Critic Reviews (16)

Shubhra GuptaTop Critic· Indian Express
2.0
"Namaste England is just a plain bad film, in which the 'desis' who live in the UK are poor misguided souls, and the real 'desis', especially those from good 'ol Punjab, will rescue the world."
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Saibal ChatterjeeTop Critic· NDTV
2.0
"Parineeti Chopra And Arjun Kapoor Ham Aimlessly Through Infantile Drama..."
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Urvi Parikh· Rediff
5.0
"Namaste England drags after a point. You neither sympathise with the actors nor empathise with them. I won't recommend you to go through this one."
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Rachit Gupta· Times Of India
4.0
"'Namaste England' is shot in some beautiful locations across India and Europe, but the exotic setting is let down by the predictable and uninspired writing."
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Deccan Chronicle Team· Deccan Chronicle
4.0
"Namaste England, which uses the same template of 2007 hit Namastey London, is forced and takes the audience for granted."
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Meena Iyer· DNA India
4.0
"This Arjun Kapoor - Parineeti Chopra starrer is a wasted effort!"
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Mohar Basu· Mid-Day
4.0
"Namaste England would have still made the cut, had the actors been able enough to shoulder the film. We have no idea where the fiery chemistry that Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra had in Ishaqzaade fizzled out..."
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Kunal Guha· Mumbai Mirror
3.0
"Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra fail to deliver on their potential..."
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Udita Jhunjhunwala· Firstpost
3.0
"Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra's romance suffers from a dull, infantile script..."
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IANS· Sify
3.0
"Outdated and cliched...The characters in Namaste England are frivolous, cardboard thin and rationality to their behaviour zilch"
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Jyoti Sharma Bawa· Hindustan Times
2.0
"Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor contribute to a silly and sexist film with their one-dimensional performances."
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Suhani Singh· India Today
2.0
"...is an exasperating romantic drama with astounding levels of ludicrousness..."
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Rohit Vats· IBNLive
1.0
"It's a Shoddy Tale of Misplaced Nationalism and Oddly Timed Sexism..."
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Rahul Desai· Film Companion
0.0
"The Most Unwatchable Hindi Film Of 2018 Is Here..."
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Namrata Joshi· The Hindu
"There is a flat, half baked subplot about illegal immigration and the usual righteous show of desh bhakti. And not a single intelligent moment to balance out the daftness on display. Just what were the makers thinking when they were hatching this senseless film in their collective head!"
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"Nothing about "Namaste England" is redeemable. This is 135 minutes of mediocrity that you would do well to avoid."
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Details

Release Date
19 October 2018
Runtime
141 min
Language
Hindi
Genres
Drama, Romance

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