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The leads- Mumtaz and Okojie have done a decent job but the sketchy writing lets them down to a great extent.
The recently released film Namaste Wahala may have looked unique at the onset - narrating a love story of an Indian man and a Nigerian girl but ultimately it s a typical Bollywood love story- where cultural differences and parents create conflict to their happily-after.
Helmed by Indian-Nigerian restaurant owner Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, who also plays a crucial part in the movie, the film is set in Lagos, Nigeria. The story follows the story of an Indian man Raj played by Ruslaan Mumtaz; an Investment banker and a Nigerian girl Didi played by Ini Dima-Okojie, a daughter of the rich advocate who is a lawyer and a social worker.
Ruslaan Mumtaz and Ini Dima-Okojie in Namaste Wahala (2021) | Netflix
It’s love at first sight for Raj and Didi. How could it be otherwise? They are the main characters in a production that is determined to spark off a union between two of the world’s biggest film industries: Bollywood and Nigeria’s Nollywood.
Namaste Wahala (Hello, Trouble) is among Netflix’s offerings for Valentine’s Day. The mutual attraction between the Indian Raj (Ruslaan Mumtaz) and the Nigerian Didi (Ini Dima-Okojie) is guaranteed, if not by the stars, than by the smart minds that decided to engineer this inter-racial romance and target two markets at the same time.