Namaste Wahala: Bollywood & Nollywood Join Forces In Romantic Movie

Nollywood and Bollywood will showcase a celebration of weddings in both cultures with upcoming movie about love titled ‘Namaste Wahala’.

Two of the world’s biggest movie industries, Bollywood and Nollywood have joined forces to produce a new movie that will be released come April 24, 2020.

‘Namaste Wahala’ is directed by businesswoman-turned-filmmaker, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, who has lived in Nigeria since she was a child.

‘Namaste Wahala’ loosely translates to ‘Hello Trouble’ and it is filmed in a mix of Hindu and Nigeria’s pidgin language.

Hamisha Daryani Ahuja who is in her 30s now, says she created the movie from her experience living in Nigeria and India;

“I am Indian but I have lived in Nigeria my whole life. Everyone loves Bollywood and Nollywood, so I thought ‘how is it that no one has done a love story between the two?'” “The story has been in my head for a long time but I wanted it to be completely accurate. I wanted both cultures to be portrayed the same, that no culture was above the other,”

she told CNN.

The movie features top movie stars from both countries the likes of; veteran Nollywood actress Joke Silva, Richard Mofe Damijo ,Segal Sujata, Ini-Dima Okojie and Ruslaan Mumtaz.

Filmed entirely in Lagos, Ahuja says it features classic Bollywood dancing and singing scenes.

“It is a fun comedy, a lot of laughs with a few tears,” she said.