Namaste England box office collection Day 2: Arjun Kapoor film did not perform up to the mark.
Namaste England is slowly picking up pace. It opened at only Rs 1.90 crore and on the second day, it earned Rs 2 crore. Its total collection now stands at Rs 3.9 crore, according to Bollywood Hungama. Namaste England, which stars Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra, is a sequel to 2007 film Namastey London, which had Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles.
The film is expected to play second fiddle to its sole competitor Badhaai Ho, a comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana. Trade analyst Girish Johar earlier told indianexpress.com, “It is Arjun Kapoor’s star power that will lure the audience in the movie. Also, Vipul Shah is a great director. It might be a sequel to Namastey London but it has a contemporary touch to it with Parineeti Chopra and Arjun in the lead.” He predicted a collection of Rs 5-6 crore for the film on Friday.”
Namaste England received mostly negative reviews. The audience response as well has been tepid so far despite the Arjun-Parineeti pairing that was praised the last time they shared screen together — Ishaqzaade in 2012.
The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta too came down hard on the film. A part of her review read, “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.”