So, the old man decides to fix the problem the Indian way -- by getting his `wayward' granddaughter a 100 per cent desi husband who can straighten her out. Nice, very nice. But why did Dadaji forsake his own glorious land for foreign climes in the first place, only to extol its virtues from thousands of miles away? Perhaps because it suits Bollywood's best-selling `I love India, long distance' mantra (remember Dilwale Dulhania... and Pardes?).

Whatever the reason, Purushottam Harnam Agarwal (Paresh Rawal) packs Niki (Namrata Shirodkar) off to India, with the family butler Cadbury (Shakti Kapoor) in tow. AtDelhi airport, they are greeted by Topi Master (Kader Khan) and Romi (Arshad Warsi) who run a tourist taxi service (a lucrative occupation post-Raja Hindustani). While Niki never meets the man she's supposed to marry, her grandfather threatens to commit suicide if she doesn't come back with her husband.

Naturally, Romi is always available to step in. After a quick contract marriage, Niki returns to London, new hubby in tow, with the intention of packing him off at the earliest and tying the knot with boyfriend Rohit (Parmeet Sethi). But as it turns out, old granddaddy is thoroughly impressed with her choice and in due course, Niki too falls for Romi.

Director Aziz Sajawal obviously decided it was wise to cash in on saleable formulae who needs a script anyway? Anu Malik's music -- barring the title song sounds like an half-hearted effort. Of the cast, Namrata Shirodkar is okay, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor irritating, while Paresh Rawal looks lost in a role that does no justice to an actor of hiscalibre. Arshad Warsi is impressive in an otherwise ordinary concoction. Here's an actor who can go a long way, provided he puts himself in the right hands.

Director: Aziz Sajawal

Starring: Arshad Warsi, Namrata Shirodkar, Paresh Rawal, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Parmeet Sethi

Showing at: Satyam