Upen Patel is becoming sandwich between 2 filmmakers - Suneel Darshan and Vipul Shah. It's heard that Suneel advised Upen against doing Vipul's project. However Suneel denies it and clarifies, "I've better things to do than to involve myself with Upen's career decisions. I admit that Upen does seek my advice while signing films but I do not impose my views and only tell him what I think is right. The ultimate decision is only Upen's choice." On the other hand, Vipul says, "I can't imagine why Suneel Darshan would warn Upen against doing my film. If Suneel wishes well for Upen, as I'm sure he does, he'd see 'Namaste London' as a significantly big step for Upen's career." Right now, Upen is shooting for Suneel's 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' in South Africa. He reveals from there, "This is sick. I'm being made out to be this prized toy that two directors are fighting over! Come on, both Vipul and Suneel are mature filmmakers. The last thing they'd do is battle it out over me."