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Women targeted by Sabarimala protesters

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 Sabarimala protesters on Tuesday raged, intimidated and sent back at least one woman from the age group of 10-50 years as they refused to break with tradition.

After the Lord Ayyappa temple opened on Monday at 5 p.m. for the special one-day session amid tight security, there were violent protests by devotees late in the night and early on Tuesday as they found out women from the hitherto banned age group approaching the shrine.

Two women on Tuesday were apprehended on their way through Pamba and threatened after devotees found out they were without the holy kit (Irumudi Kettu).

Shouting Ayyappa slogans the protesters stopped them from advancing any further. This was despite the fact that they were above 50 years, the police said.

It was not until their leaders announced on microphones that the protests ended. Later the women were helped to complete their darshan and perform puja at the hilltop temple.

The first protests were witnessed late on Monday, when a 30-year-old woman along with her husband and children was stopped. Following the violent outbursts, the woman retreated.

She was sent back home along with her family early on Tuesday under police security.

Although Kerala Police has literally taken over Sabarimala posting a dozen women officials over 50 years of age near the shrine, there has not been any woman devotee inside the sanctum sanctorum from the hitherto banned age group despite the Pinarayi Vijayan government promising to carry out the September 28 Supreme Court verdict.

The temple will shut its gates at 10 p.m.

According to figures more than 10,000 pilgrims had taken the pathway to the temple hilltop, compared with less than 1,000 devotees the same day last year.

The temple had witnessed massive protests between October 17 and 22, after it opened for the first time following the apex court’s ruling allowing the hitherto banned age group of girls and women to enter the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

The temple town is witnessing one of its most stringent security arrangements. There were more than 2,300 police officials posted at various points up the pilgrimage path after the state took over the shrine’s security on Saturday.

Several metal detectors have been kept at a various points and crowd combating arrangements are also in place.

The Kerala government has announced it would implement the apex court’s ruling, pitting it against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and numerous Hindu groups which have been up in arms against the verdict.

IANS

1MG – Lido Mall launches campaign to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali

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  • 1MG – Lido Mall launches campaign to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali
  • Over 50% increase in pollution levels across Bangalore during Diwali 2018

 An urgent call to action has been taken by 1MG – Lido Mall after rising pollution levels are forcing Bengaluru residents to leave the city during the festive season to celebrate Diwali with their loved ones. The Mall has launched the eco-friendly Diwali 2018 which commits to no-pollution and no-noise keeping in mind the health and wellbeing of its visitors. With an aim to make a difference, the Mall has also partnered with leading eye care hospital Narayana Nethralaya to promote eye donation.

Commented Mr. Suman Lahiri, Chief Operating Officer, 1MG – Lido Mall, “We have witnessed over 500 people signing up each day ever since we announced the eco-friendly and eye donation campaign on our social media platform. This goes to show that the residents of Bengaluru do care about the welfare of our community and want to play an integral role in the campaign as well”.
Also commented Ms. Bhanu Praveen, Marketing Manager, 1MG – Lido Mall, “This Diwali, we commit ourselves to lighting up lives. The figures were indeed alarming and hence we as a Mall decided to launch an eco-friendly Diwali celebration this year onwards which promotes no-pollution and no-noise. We are also addressing key areas on do’s and don’ts of bursting fire crackers and the increasing pollution levels, how loud noise can affect animals and more. All visitors to our Mall also participated in a pledge to celebrate Diwali the eco-friendly way moving forward. Post event, the visitors were treated to Diwali sweets and we tried our best to make the festive season most memorable for all”.
Also added Mr. Roby Varghese, Centre Manager – 1MG Lido Mall, “With an attempt to raise awareness on eye donation, we are encouraging all our visitors to take a pledge towards an eco-friendly Diwali.  The eye donation campaign will also be conducted for all those who are keen to donate their eyes.  The eye donation is considered an act of charity, purely for the benefit of the society and is totally voluntary.
With over 50 cases of eye injuries reported by Narayana Nethralaya every year on the onset of Diwali, the hospital announced that it will open its doors to offer free consultation and primary eye treatment on the 6th, 7th and 8th of November 2018 to all those whose eyes are affected by the fire crackers. With a fully equipped manpower and resources a dedicated team of doctors will be on standby through the night to administer timely aid to all those who enter their hospitals”.
Commented Dr. Bhujang Shetty, Founder Chairman and MD Narayana Nethralaya, “Last year the supreme court banned fire crackers and it was quite challenging to have this enforced across the country, especially keeping in mind how people enthusiastically look forward to bursting firecrackers especially during Diwali. However, this year, the balanced judgment from the BBMP with restricted timings and the use of green crackers with low emissions and low sound which has paved way for a more responsible commitment on the citizens and how well we will all work towards preserving our environment. However, the only challenge is that the green cracker are not easily available in the market this year and hence the conventional ones are still being used by most”.
“A city like Bengaluru is already witnessing increasing levels of pollution because of traffic and other reasons.  With Diwali the levels of toxic gases in the air increases to over 50 percent. With so many people already suffering from asthma and allergy, this will only cause more havoc. And it is because of things like these that most people prefer to leave the city during these days, which is really unfortunate. As responsible citizens we also need to understand that it is not the pollution board or the Government to handle these issues, it should be our responsibility not to burn crackers and we inturn should influence others too!”

Sabarimala temple comes under total police control

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Kerala’s Sabarimala town where the famed Lord Ayyappa shrine is located came under complete police control on Saturday ahead of its day-long opening on November 5, a senior official said.

In a verdict on September 28, the Supreme Court allowed women of all age groups to enter the temple which led to mass protests.

According to Pathanamthitta district Superintendent of Police T. Narayanan, 1,500 police officials have been deployed in the temple town and will remain till the midnight of November 6 when the temple will close again.

He said as of now, there have been no requests from women to enter the shrine.

“If there are any requests, the police will see that the apex court verdict is carried out. None other than the pilgrims would be given permission to the designated areas of the temple,” said Narayanan.

The security arrangements were being monitored by Additional Director General of Police Anil Kanth.

According to the police, no one is allowed to remain in the pathway that leads to the temple, right from the Pamba base camp and also in the areas closer to the sanctum santorum of the temple.

Restrictions have been clamped for the media and they will only be allowed to reach the temple town on November 5.

As of Saturday, the police have registered 536 cases and arrested 3,719 persons, who protested last month when the temple opened for six days.

Only around 100 are still in jail, while the rest have secured bail.

IANS

International Film Festival (IFFI) Round Up

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Indian Panorama Announces Official Selection for 49THInternational Film Festival of India, 2018

The 49th International Film Festival of India recently announced the selection of Indian Panorama films for the year, 2018 to be screened in Goa.

The Feature Film Jury of 13 members was headed by acclaimed film director & screenwriter, Rahul Rawail. The Feature film Jury constituted of the following Members: Major Ravi – filmmaker & actor, Ahathian – director, Ujjwal Chatterjee – director, producer & screenwriter, Imo Singh – director, Utpal Datta – filmmaker, Sekhar Das – director, Mahendra Teredesai – director & writer, Haidar Ali – actor & screenwriter, KG Suresh – journalist & columnist, Chandra Siddarth – director, producer & screenwriter, Adeep Tandon – cinematographer & director &  S Viswanath – film critic & journalist.

The Feature Film Jury selected 22 Feature films.

The feature film jury selected the film Olu directed by Shaji N Karun as the Opening feature film of Indian Panorama 2018. 4 Mainstream films are also selected under Indian Panorama Section of 49th International Film Festival of India, 2018 by an Internal Committee of Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) based on the recommendations of Film Federation of India (FFI) & Producers Guild (PG).

List of 22 feature films & 4 mainstream films selected in Indian Panorama 2018 is as follows: Opening film Olu (Malyalam), Nagarkirtan, Sa, Uma, Abyakto, Uranchondi (Bengali), October & Bhor (Hindi), Sinjar (Jasari), Walking With The Wind (Ladakhi), Bhayanakam, Makkana, Poomaram, Sudani From Nigereria & Ee. Ma. Yau.  (Malyalam), Dhappa & Amhi Doghi (Marathi), T0 Let, Baaram, Periyerum Perumal BA. BL, Peranbu & Padayyi (Tamil) & from Mainstream Cinema:  Mahanati (Telugu), Tiger Zinda Hai, Padmavat & Raazi (Hindi).

The non-feature film jury of 7 members was headed by acclaimed film director & editor, Vinod Ganatra. The Jury constituted of the following Members: Uday Shankar Pani – filmmaker, Parvati Menon – director & film educationist, Mandar Talaulikar – filmmaker,Padmaraj Nair – film journalist, Ashok Sharan – actor & producer & Suneel Puranik – actor, director & producer.

The non-feature film jury selected the film Kharvas directed by Adity Suhas Jambhale as the Opening non-feature film of Indian Panorama 2018. The complete list of 21 non – feature films selected for Indian Panorama section for 49th International Film Festival of India 2018 is as follows:

Opening film Kharvas (Marathi), Sampurak (Bengali), Naach Bhikari Naach (Bhojpuri), Decoding Shankar, Gyamo – Queen Of The Mountains, The World’s Most Famous Tiger & Bunker: The Last Of The Varanasi Weavers (English), Moniter, Nani Teri Morni & Burning (Hindi), Sword Of Liberty, Midnight Run & Lasyam (Malyalam), Happy Birthday, Na Bole Wo Haram, Silent scream, Yes I Am Mauli, Pamphlet, Aai Shappath & Bhar Dupari (Marathi) & Malai (Oriya).

Bollywood Buzz

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Taapsee Pannu In Tamil & Telugu Film ‘Game Over’

The new intense poster of Taapsee Pannu’s next Game Over has been unveiled in Chennai. The film which will be in Tamil & Telugu went on the floors recently in Chennai. The film will be directed by Ashwin Saravana & co-written by Kaavya Ramkumar. Presented by Y Not Studios & Reliance Entertainment, the film is produced by S. Saskikanth with Chakravarthy Ramachandra, as its co-producer.

Music Video “Dil Zaffran” Crosses 13 Million Views!

Actor Shivin Narang is on cloud 9. His music video “Dil Zaffran” has been loved by his fans. In fact, the video crossed 13 million views in just 4 days. Now, that’s something! “I am so happy by the response of the music video. This song is very dear to me and I am so ecstatic that my fans love it. I am so grateful to them for supporting me and loving me. I am who I am today because of my fans and I will never forget that,” says Shivin. In fact, the actor even took to Instagram to post about the amazing success of the number, that has been sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The actor, who is currently seen in Internet Wala Love, has been performing well in the show too.

Sanjay Dutt To Produce A Marathi Film


Sanjay Dutt is all set to join the bandwagon of Hindi actors who are stepping into the production of Marathi films. The actor is now ecstatic to announce his 1st ever venture into Marathi films which is yet untitled. Directed by Raj Gupta, the film will star Deepak Dobriyal, Nandita Dhuri, Abhijeet Khandkekar, Spruha Joshi, Chittaranjanh Giri and last but not the least Aryan Menghji. It may be remembered that his production banner Sanjay Dutt Productions is now making Hindi film called Prassthanam with Deva Katta as the director.

Wedding Bells Put Deepika Padukone & Ranveer Singh On Top Of Instagram Charts

Deepika Padukone & Ranveer Singh have had a record breaking run on Score Trends India popularity chart & post their marriage announcements have topped the instagram this week on Score Trends India chart. These statistics are authenticated & researched by US based media tech Score Trends India. As per the statistics, Deepika Padukone & Ranveer Singh achieved top position with 100 points courtesy the official announcement of their most speculated news of tying the knot. The data is collected from over 600 news sources across 14 languages in India to analyse the media. These include Facebook, Twitter, print publications, viral news on social media, broadcast & digital platforms. Varied sophisticated algorithms then help us them to process this massive amount of data & arrive at the scores & the rankings of Bollywood stars. Apart from Ranveer, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan & Aamir Khan with Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Jacqueline Fernandez & Sonam Kapoor are consistent on top 5 on Score Trends India’s Instagram ranking.

‘Housefull 4’ Sets Cost Rs.20 Crore!

Akshay Kumar, along with entire cast of Housefull 4, Kriti Sanon, Bobby Deol, Riteish Deshmukh, Pooja Hegde & Kriti Kharbanda, have already completed 2 schedules of the film, 1 each in London & Rajasthan. The team kicked off their 3rd schedule in Mumbai a few days ago. The makers have spent a whopping amount to build the grand sets, where they will shoot the reincarnation scenes. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is leaving no stone unturned to make Housefull 4 a visual delight. The 2 sets that have been erected at Chitrakoot Ground & Vrindavan Studio have cost him around `20 crore. The film’s overall budget is a sum total of the money that he spent on the other 3 movies in the franchise. Given that the period sequences, which involve a lot of VFX, are yet to be shot there, the art direction team has paid attention to the intricate details. “The set gives you a feel of the yesteryear era, which was seen in Baahubali franchise. There’s the king’s darbar which has pillars that are as high as 36 feet, long pathways & marble flooring. There are precious stones embedded on the throne & the pillars have fine detailing. Sajid gave a clear vision to production designers, Subrata Chakraborty & Amit Ray, who ensured that the sets depicted the period’s grandeur. The team has strict security measures in place. The makers don’t want the pictures to be leaked because they want to reveal it closer to the film’s promo launch. So, nobody is allowed to carry eve their phones on the sets, as a precautionary measure.

SIBM Bengaluru gears up for Halloween 2018

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Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru is all set to celebrate Halloween 2018on 31thOctober 2018. The International Relations Committee is organising the event, in an interconnected world it’s important to celebrate international festivities and have some fun as well. Various events have been organised, the college would be accordingly staged to augment the mood of the festival. India is quite the giant cauldron of different cultures, customs and traditions and naturally, this means we celebrate a wide array of festivals from across religions. So, keeping with the spirit, students would be all dressed up to celebrate Halloween to its fullest.

Events Include:

  1. Fashion Show
  2. Spooky Dares
  3. Mummy Wrap
  4. Storytelling
  5. Music/Dance


About SIBM Bengaluru:

Ever since its inception in 1978, SYMBIOSIS has been synonymous with progress. The trend of progress has been continued by setting up of SIU’s first campus outside Maharashtra at Bengaluru in 2008. SIBM Bengaluru is now one of the leading B-Schools of the country. The focus, now, is on matching global standards of management education. SIBMB instills a work culture which is unparalleled among various institutions. It provides a holistic approach to management which goes a long way in creating a dynamic identity. Vibrant student associations and committees complement the program with a number of activities involving institute-industry interaction.

Veteran Marathi composer Yeshwant Deo dies

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Veteran Marathi singer, lyricist and music composer Yeshwant Deo passed away after a brief illness here on Tuesday, family sources said. He was 91.

Dev breathed his last at the Sushrusha Hospital in Dadar where he was admitted for treatment of pneumonia and other complications almost three weeks ago.

His last rites shall be performed at the Dadar Crematorium here later on Tuesday.

Born on November 1, 1926, Deo trained in music under his father and became a well-known figure in the Marathi film industry and music circles.

He was a science graduate from Mumbai and had acquired the Sangeet Visharad degree from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya.

After spending formative years in Raigad, Deo launched his music career with All India Radio in Nagpur as a sitar player. From 1958 to 1984 he produced light music, besides teaching music in the University Of Mumbai and SNDT Women’s University.

His specialisation was “Bhav-geet” which involved composing poems to music, a semi-classical form, which he utilised effectively for over 40 films and plays.

Deo bagged several honours and awards, including the Maharashtra Government award for Best Music Director of the play “Amrapali” (1974) and the Lata Mangeshkar Award.

He had composed music (along with Zakir Hussein, Bhupen Hazarika and Raj Kamal) for the Hindi film “Saaz” directed by Sai Paranjpye, which was inspired by the lives of the Mangeshkar singer-sisters, and had bagged writer-poet Javed Akhtar his first National Award for Best Lyrics.

Deo also wrote books on the devotional music of Shirdi Saibaba, light classical music and Marathi Bhav-geet.

IANS

Sabarimala temple open to all: High Court

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The Kerala High Court (Devasom Bench) on Monday ruled that the Sabarimala temple was not only for Hindus but it had a tradition of welcoming people from all faiths.

The ruling, in response to a petition filed by Hindu activist and BJP fellow traveller T.G. Mohan Das, came as the Kerala government decided to step up the security in and around the temple when it opens next month.

Das petitioned that the high court should rule that the temple should be open to only devotees. The court did not accept this and pointed out that the Sabarimala temple was open to everyone.

The court, however, asked the Kerala government and the Travancore Devasom Board to file their affidavits on the issue and posted the case after two weeks.

The court also pointed out that there was no rule that all devotees who go to the temple should carry the sacred kit on their head.

But it said this was a must for the pilgrims who wish to mount the 18 steps that lead to the sanctum santorum.

In a second petition that came up before the Devasom Bench of the High Court, four women, including two women advocates, sought the protection of the court for praying at the temple.

The state government said if the pilgrim was a devotee, all the necessary arrangements would be provided for safe pilgrimage.

Satisfied with the reply, the court told the women that the court had nothing to do in this regard as the government had assured safe pilgrimage.

According to the latest figures, the total number of people arrested for creating trouble in the temple town and other places between October 16 and 22 as of Monday morning has touched 3,505. A total of 529 cases have been registered in various police stations.

The police have until now released pictures of 420 people whom they claim incited or took part in violence and unrest. On Monday morning, pictures of another 210 people were released, implying more arrests were on the cards.

Meanwhile, the Kerala Police on Monday decided to increase the number of top officials who would be posted in the temple town to oversee security arrangements when it reopens.

They would include two Additional Director Generals, four Inspector Generals besides other officers, overseeing a total of about 5,000 policemen and women.

The temple will open for a day on November 5 and then again on November 16 for almost two months for the routine annual pilgrimage.

In a related development, senior Congress legislator K. Muraleedharan urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to call an all-party meeting to discuss the Sabarimala issue.

Rahul in MP; temple visit to precede rallies

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Monday in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. He took a special flight to Ujjain to launch his two-day campaign with a visit to a temple.

Gandhi would be speaking at rallies in Ujjain and Indore on the first day and kick-off day-2, with a meeting of senior members of the press. He would visit Dhar, Khargosh and Mau before returning to the national capital.

The Congress chief was received by state President Kamal Nath and poll in-charge Jyotiraditya Scindhia, who accompanied Gandhi to Ujjain, where they performed special pujas at the Mahakaleshwar temple.

Gandhi was scheduled to address a rally in Ujjain’s Dashahra Maidan. He will proceed to Jhabua town later to address a gathering at the college ground.

There would be a roadshow in Indore around 5.45 p.m., police said and he would address people at the Rajwada Chowk.

According to the Congress on Tuesday, Gandhi would hold discussion with editors, journalists and businessmen at the Indore Radisson Blue Hotel.

Later he would head to Dhar and Khargosh before paying floral tribute at B.R. Ambedkar’s statue around 4.50 p.m. in Mau where another gathering would wait to hear him.

He would leave for Delhi from Indore around 7 p.m.

IANS

Hindi Film Review

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Namaste England

Namaste England Is An Extremely Poor Fare Don’t Waste Your Time Money & Energy

Banner: Pen India Limited, Namaste Production, Reliance Entertainment & Blockbuster Movie Entertainers

Producers: Vipul Amrutlal Shah, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada, Akkshay Jayantilal Gada, Reliance Entertainment, Aashin A Shah & Reshma Kadakia, Kushal Kantilal Gada, Firuzi Khan & Sameer Chopra

Director: Vipul Amrutlal Gada

Star Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Parniti Chopra, Aditya Seal, Alankrita Sahai, Anil Mange, Satish Kaushik, Mallika Dua, Shreya Mehta, Shivendra Mahal, Anjum Batra, Pratik Dixit, Hobby Dhaliwal & Vinod Nagpal

Music: Manan Shah, Badshah, Rishi Rich & Prasad Sashte

Times have really changed when it comes to women
Empowerment & gradually, the people on the whole are realizing that equal opportunities are a must for people of all the gender. Yet, a lot needs to be done especially in the places which are away from the mega cities. Namaste England, which marks the return of Vipul Shah as a director after 8 years, throws light on this aspect and also promises to be a beautiful love story. Moreover, it’s the 2nd film in the franchise, the 1st ever being the much loved Namastey London released in the year 2007, starring Akshay Kumar & Katrina Kaif.

The scripted scenario of Namaste England reveals that it is the story of a couple torn between love & their dreams. Param (Arjun Kapoor) & Jasmeet (Parineeti Chopra) reside in a tiny village in Punjab. Both fall for each other. Meanwhile, Jasmeet, who’s interested in jewellery designing, gets a job in Amritsar. She has to work there for 3 days a week. Jasmeet’s grandfather (Shivendra Mahal) is strictly against women working. So Jasmeet hides this bit from him but one day the truth comes out. Param at this point asks Jasmeet to get married to him and asserts that she can work then without any problem. Param’s family visits Jasmeet’s house to ask her hand in marriage. Jasmeet’s grandfather agrees but he has a condition, Jasmeet should not work once she ties the knot. Both ultimately get married and a year later, Jasmeet meets her friend Harpreet (Mallika Dua). She lives in UK with her husband and is very happy & settled. Seeing her, Jasmeet gets a desire to leave India and settle in England so that she can work there and have an independent life. Param is even ready to move there with her and his father also has no issue. The issue however is that Param can’t go out of India. On his wedding day, Param has an altercation with his friend Gurpreet (Anjum Batra), who’s well connected, and the latter vows that he’ll not let Param get a visa of Europe, where the couple was planning a honeymoon. Jasmeet hence devises a plan, she’ll move to UK alone at first and after securing residency, she’ll be entitled to let Param enter UK. Param is fine with the arrangement. However, Jasmeet hasn’t been completely truthful to him. What happens next forms the crux of the rest of the film.

Ritesh Shah & Suresh Nair’s story is very weak and silly and rests on a wafer thin plot. The story has too many flaws. Ritesh Shah & Suresh Nair’s screenplay is juvenile and does nothing to hide these glitches. It’s shocking that the duo is associated with some fine films of recent times like Airlift (2016), D-Day (2013), Raid (2018), Mardaani (2014) & even Namastey London and yet they collectively penned this apology of a script. Ritesh Shah & Suresh Nair’s dialogues are also terrible & outdated.

Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s direction is haywire and it seems like he has lost his touch. The scenes begin & end all of a sudden and he tries to incorporate a lot. He also tries to repeat the magic of Namastey London, be it during the intermission point or during the scene where Param delivers a patriotic speech. But while the latter sequence was powerful in Namastey London and is still remembered today, the one in Namaste England looks forced.

Namaste England has a bit of an awkward beginning. The lovers are shown meeting each other during varied seasons and it takes a while to understand that. At this point, Param forces his friend to marry a girl from Jasmeet’s group just so that he gets a chance to meet Jasmeet again! This scene itself gives viewers an idea that this film is not going to make any sense. The entire bit of Jasmeet’s grandfather refusing her to work even after marriage seems unconvincing but works nevertheless. But the scene that doesn’t work at all in this hour is Gurpreet’s drama at the wedding. Param-Jasmeet’s romance post marriage is cute and the scenes of Gurnaam (Satish Kaushik) help in keeping the interest going although the film has still not gone on a high. The intermission point comes across as a shocker but not for the right reasons. The 1st ever half comes across as disappointing while post interval, the film falls further. Param entering UK illegally is an engaging scene but doesn’t make any sense. Even worse is Param pretending to marry Alisha (Alankrita Sahai). These scenes, besides being nonsensical, are not even funny or moving. Also the film gives a very wrong message and tries to project that immigration is a bad idea and that’s certainly not true. Also, the film ends at an abrupt point and all the conflicts of the film don’t end even when the credits roll.
Mannan Shaah’s music is okay with some songs working while the others being a disappointment. “Dhoom Dhadakka” is very catchy & foot-tapping. “Tere Liye” comes next. Bhare Bazaar” doesn’t work and it’s abruptly cut into half. Prasad Sashte’s background score is over dramatic. Yiannis Manolopoulos’s cinematography is appropriate but nothing special. Sriram Kannan Iyengar & Sujeet Sawant’s production design looks superficial, especially the houses in Punjab village. Aki Narula, Sanjana Batra & Gayatri Thadani’s costumes are nothing special initially but the ones worn by Parineeti in England scenes are appealing. Amitabh Shukla’s editing is horrible.

Performance wise this isn’t Arjun Kapoor’s best act & his performance leaves a lot to be desired. He looks haggard & a bit overweight in some scenes. Parineeti Chopra is however better and puts up a great act. Sadly, she is letdown by terrible writing. Aditya Seal as Sam has a fine screen presence and makes an impact. Alankrita Sahai as Alisha, last seen in the recently-released web film Love Per Square Foot, looks sizzling and does fine. Satish Kaushik is over the top and the way he says “Darling” in every sentence is not funny. Same with Shreya Mehta as Mitthi who makes a sound at the end of each sentence, a la Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Kick (2014)! But she puts a confident act. Anil Mange as Iqbal Khan is decent.
On the whole: Namaste England is an extremely poor fare and is riddled with a terrible script & a juvenile screenplay.

Tail Piece: At the box office turnstiles, Namaste England will face a tough time and will not find favor with the audience.

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