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Upen Patel is thoroughly smitten by Johannesburg, especially the women folk out there, as he shoots for Suneel Darshan’s film ‘Shakalaka Boom Boom’ with Bobby Deol and Celina Jaitely.

Says Upen, “This place is a red paradise. It’s so beautiful and I’ve seen the most gorgeous women out here. I’m totally in love with the place.”

He added that though he was missing Mumbai and the buzz out there, he was certainly more than glad working in the dream city of Johannesburg.

Upen is certainly working hard and parting harder in the South African Safari!

What happens when an actor is unsatisfied with the costumes he is given to wear for his movie role. Upen Patel found himself in an unpleasant situation when his outfits for the film Namaste London failed to match up to his expectations. Seeing a disgruntled Upen on the sets, the movie’s director Vipul Shah made a rather unusual gesture to appease the model-turned-actor.

Vipul loosened his purse strings and shelled out £5000 to Upen to buy outfits of his own choice. Upen took a day off and went shopping in London to buy the outfits that he felt would go along with his character in the film. He bought low waist Armani jeans, trousers, shoes and other accessories from Oxford and Bond Street.

‘Namaste London’ stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. The film deals with a very contemporary topic, relevant to both Britons and NRIs living in the UK.

Reports have it that Peter Field, who has worked for films like ‘Troy’, ‘The Da Vinci Code’, ‘Tomb Raider’ and ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, will be the director of photography for the movie.

People just don’t seem to get enough of Upen Patel. He won accolades for his performance in 36 CHINA TOWN and has a host of films lined up. According to reports in a tabloid, he is all set to endorse Desire Lifestyle- a high-end jewellery brand owned by the Gitanjali group. The model-turned-actor is crazy about ear studs, bracelets and lockets. This is his first endorsement after he quit modeling sometime back. Seems like he just wants to focus on his filmi career right now. The ad will be shot in Italy and if all goes well, Italian photographer Minoo will be been roped in.

Meanwhile he is busy shooting for Suneel Darshan’s SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM in Johannesburg, South Africa. It also stars Bobby Deol, Celina Jaitley and Kangana Ranaut.