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Namaste Wahala is a rare Indo-Nigerian production, about an Indian boy, Raj, falling for a Nigerian girl, Didi, in Lagos. It’s a novel concept, given how few interracial love stories of its kind exist. There is, however, a deeper connection. Both India and Nigeria have strong national cinemas, and the film is best viewed as a union of two industries, and not the cultural landmark it claims to be.
The director is Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, a restaurant owner turned filmmaker in Lagos (she also appears as a character in the film). Hamisha, whose parents are Indian, pays tribute to the Hindi rom-coms she loves. Investment banker Raj (Ruslaan Mumtaz) meets NGO lawyer Didi (Ini Dima-Okojie) and instantly decides to marry her. Didi’s father (Richard Mofe-Damijo) objects to the proposition the OG conflict in a Bollywood romance. Raj even says, “this isn’t a Bollywood movie”, which can only mean it is.
Namaste Wahala ! Where Bollywood meets Nollywood
Sun Online Desk
16th February, 2021 10:19:44
Indian-Nigerian restaurant owner Hamisha Daryani Ahuja gave up her long-running business to pursue her dream of making movies.
Two years later, the 36-year-old will see her first feature film, the cross-cultural love story
Namaste Wahala, debut on Valentine’s Day on Netflix.
The film, whose title translates in Hindi and Nigerian pidgin as
Hello trouble, tells the tale of a Nigerian woman who falls in love with an Indian investment banker living in Lagos. The young couple face a series of challenges - including their families - to be together.
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Namaste Wahala is a cross-cultural romantic comedy starring Ini Dima-Okojie and Ruslaan Mumtaz and directed by Hamisha Daryani Ahuja in her directorial debut. The lighthearted comedy attempts to break away from borders as it peeks into the lives of Raj and Didi, who love each other despite the cultural clashes. And of course, every love story is incomplete without a villain.
Namaste Wahala introduces the villains in the form of both their families who are against the union of the two. Let s attempt to break the barriers as well by scrutinising the deeper meaning of the movie.