# Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
**Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?** (अतिथि तुम कब जाओगे?; "Guest, When Will You Leave?") is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Ashwni Dhir and produced by Amita Pathak, loosely based on the satirical short story *Tum Kab Jaoge, Athithi?* by the Hindi satirist Sharad Joshi (1939–99). It stars [Ajay Devgn](https://www.edgepedia.org/ajay-devgn), Paresh Rawal, and [Konkona Sen Sharma](https://www.edgepedia.org/konkona-sen-sharma), and was released on 5 March 2010.[1](https://www.abhishekpictures.com/AtithiTumKabJaoge.html) • [2](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2009/atithi-not-license-to-wed-271109.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 5 March 2010 (India), Hindi language; originally slated for 26 February 2010[3](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=94) • [4](https://www.screendaily.com/warner-bros-india-teams-with-wide-frame-on-guest/5008247.article) |
| Director / producer | Ashwni Dhir; Amita Pathak (first production)[1](https://www.abhishekpictures.com/AtithiTumKabJaoge.html) |
| Production | Warner Bros. Pictures India and Wide Frame Films; shot over 50 days at Yash Raj Studios and other Mumbai locales[4](https://www.screendaily.com/warner-bros-india-teams-with-wide-frame-on-guest/5008247.article) |
| Lead cast | Ajay Devgn (Puneet), Konkona Sen Sharma (Munmun), Paresh Rawal (Lambodar Chacha)[5](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/34144) |
| Source | Loosely based on Sharad Joshi's short story *Tum Kab Jaoge, Athithi?*, for which the rights were purchased[2](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2009/atithi-not-license-to-wed-271109.html) |
| Box office (India) | Total nett gross ₹290,775,000 on a budget of ₹220,000,000; worldwide gross ₹433,110,000[3](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=94) |
| Music | Composed by Pritam; lyrics by Irshad Kamil[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/first-look/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-first-look/articleshow/5444546.cms) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Puneet (Ajay Devgn) is a struggling film scriptwriter living in Mumbai with his wife Munmun (Konkona Sen Sharma) and their school-going son, an archetypal urban nuclear family. Their ordered life is disrupted when Lambodar Chacha ([Paresh Rawal](https://www.edgepedia.org/paresh-rawal)), a distant relative from [Gorakhpur](https://www.edgepedia.org/gorakhpur), arrives unannounced, claims close ties with Puneet's family, and settles in as if he will never leave. He takes over the couple's bedroom, demands freshly cooked vegetarian food, chases the maid until she quits, and burps and farts at will, with Munmun chasing him with room freshener.[7](https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-relatively-same/articleshow/21910536.cms) • [8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/movie-review/5641260.cms)
The trouble turns professional when Puneet takes Lambodar to the mahurat (opening ceremony) of the film he is writing for a director ([Satish Kaushik](https://www.edgepedia.org/satish-kaushik)) and a producer-bhai ([Akhilendra Mishra](https://www.edgepedia.org/akhilendra-mishra)'s Suleman Bhai); Lambodar destroys a set worth 5 million rupees (50 lakh rupees), and Puneet is dropped from the film. As Lambodar becomes popular with the locals, singing bhajans and treating back problems with a kick, the couple devises schemes to drive him away, including a fake emergency call by an actor friend that ends with the friend arrested. In the end it is revealed that Lambodar came to the wrong house: Puneet was never actually related to him.[7](https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-relatively-same/articleshow/21910536.cms)
## Production
Warner Bros. Pictures India announced the film in November 2009 as a collaboration with Mumbai-based Wide Frame Films, with first-time producer Amita Pathak, daughter of producer Kumar Mangat. It was Warner Bros.' first Hindi film since *Chandni Chowk To China*, which had performed below expectations.[4](https://www.screendaily.com/warner-bros-india-teams-with-wide-frame-on-guest/5008247.article) Trade press noted that it was the first time three National Award winners, Ajay Devgn, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Paresh Rawal, had been cast together in a light comedy.[9](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/ajay-devgn-and-konkana-sen-to-star-in-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/)
**Origin of the story.** Dhir said the idea came from a real incident at producer Kumar Mangat's house, where a guest arrived and refused to leave; Dhir recalled having read an article by Sharad Joshi on the same theme and combined the two into a script written over two months. When reports suggested the film was inspired by the Hollywood comedy *License To Wed*, the producers stated that it was neither a remake of any Indian nor international film but was based on Joshi's story, for which the rights had been purchased.[10](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2010/mar/05/slide-show-1-ashwin-dheer-on-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge.htm) • [2](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2009/atithi-not-license-to-wed-271109.html)
The crew included cinematographer Aseem Bajaj, production designer [Sabu Cyril](https://www.edgepedia.org/sabu-cyril), editor Dharmendra Sharma, and choreographers Raju Khan and Ahmed Khan. The film was shot over 50 days at Yash Raj Studios, Filmistan, and other Mumbai locales.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/first-look/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-first-look/articleshow/5444546.cms) Dhir later said the shoot itself took 35 days, arranged in chunks of actor availability, partly because Paresh Rawal had grown a moustache for the role and Dhir did not want him to wear an artificial one.[10](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2010/mar/05/slide-show-1-ashwin-dheer-on-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge.htm)
## Release and box office
The film was originally slated for 26 February 2010 but released on 5 March 2010, one of five films that opened that Friday, alongside *Road, Movie*, *Rokkk*, and *Thanks Maa*. It garnered the best opening of the lot, with a reported 40 to 50 percent response, and was the only one of the five to sustain at the box office; trade circles estimated opening weekend collections of around Rs 130 million (Rs 13 crore).[11](https://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-movie-review/) • [12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/atithi-draws-audience-road-loses-track/articleshow/5663077.cms)
Box Office India's final figures record a first day of ₹2,87,00,000, a first weekend of ₹9,72,00,000, a first week of ₹15,79,00,000, and a total nett gross of ₹290,775,000 on about 1050 screens, against a budget of ₹220,000,000. India gross was ₹39,58,00,000, overseas gross $820,000, and worldwide gross ₹43,31,10,000, with about 4,684,000 footfalls.[3](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=94) The Movie Database lists a budget of $2,100,000 and revenue of $5,400,000.[5](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/34144)
## Reception
Critical responses varied with what each reviewer weighted. The Times of India's Gaurav Malani gave 3.5 stars, calling it "a simple, situational, clean and credible comedy" and comparing its tone to the 1980s family comedies of [Basu Chatterjee](https://www.edgepedia.org/basu-chatterjee) and [Hrishikesh Mukherjee](https://www.edgepedia.org/hrishikesh-mukherjee).[13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-movie-review/articleshow/5640475.cms) Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2 stars, finding not enough characters to spread the laughs over and criticizing the film's reliance on flatulence jokes, while noting that it contained no lewd jokes and could be taken to by children.[14](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/lite/) Mayank Shekhar's review in the [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times) rated it 1.5 stars.[15](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mayank-shekhar-s-review-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/story-0Fbmk5zzPgba48KeU9YRNI.html) Komal Nahta of Koimoi praised the comedy in parts and the three lead performances, while faulting the repetitive screenplay, the overdose of toilet humor, and the music.[16](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/review-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/) On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer of 41% from one review.[17](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge)
Reviewers consistently singled out Paresh Rawal. Behindwoods called him "phenomenal" and the main reason the film works, and the Times of India described his Chachaji as "picture perfect".[18](https://www.behindwoods.com/bollywood/hindi-movie-reviews/reviews-1/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-ajay-devgan.html) • [13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-movie-review/articleshow/5640475.cms)
## Awards and legacy
At award ceremonies the film received numerous nominations, with Paresh Rawal's comic performance recognized: he won the 2011 Apsara Award for Best Comic Actor and a Surfers' Choice Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comic Role, was nominated for the Popular Award for Best Comic Actor, and received a Bollywood Business Award for Most Profitable Actor.[19](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/2030072489/) • [1](https://www.abhishekpictures.com/AtithiTumKabJaoge.html)
A sequel, *Guest Iin London* (2017), was made with Paresh Rawal, and Ajay Devgn appeared in a special cameo.[20](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-13830) The film also has a connection to school reading: Joshi's satirical essay *Tum Kab Jaoge, Athithi*, which mocks guests who arrive without notice and show no inclination to leave, is a chapter in the Class 9 Hindi textbook *Sparsh*.[21](https://www.onlenalanda.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9th-hindi-fl.pdf)
## Notes on versions
Reported runtimes differ by source: Box Office India lists 120 minutes,[3](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=94) IMDb and The Movie Database list 2 hours 35 minutes (155 minutes),[22](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1578116/) • [5](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/34144) and Rotten Tomatoes lists 2 hours 30 minutes.[17](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge) Lyric credits also differ: promotional reports name Irshad Kamil,[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/first-look/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-first-look/articleshow/5444546.cms) while Box Office India lists [Amit Mishra](https://www.edgepedia.org/amit-mishra).[3](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=94)
## References
1. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? – Abhishek Pictures](https://www.abhishekpictures.com/AtithiTumKabJaoge.html)
2. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge is not License To Wed – Filmibeat](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2009/atithi-not-license-to-wed-271109.html)
3. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? – Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=94)
4. [Warner Bros India teams with Wide Frame on Guest – Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/warner-bros-india-teams-with-wide-frame-on-guest/5008247.article)
5. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (2010) – The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/34144)
6. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge: First Look – Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/first-look/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-first-look/articleshow/5444546.cms)
7. [Atithi tum kab jaoge: Relatively same – Bangalore Mirror](https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-relatively-same/articleshow/21910536.cms)
8. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? Movie Review {3/5} – Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/movie-review/5641260.cms)
9. [Ajay Devgn and Konkana Sen to star in 'Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?' – The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/ajay-devgn-and-konkana-sen-to-star-in-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/)
10. ['Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge is not a comedy film' – Rediff.com Movies](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2010/mar/05/slide-show-1-ashwin-dheer-on-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge.htm)
11. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge Review – Indicine](https://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-movie-review/)
12. [Box Office Report for 'Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge' and 'Road Movie' – Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/atithi-draws-audience-road-loses-track/articleshow/5663077.cms)
13. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?: Movie Review – Times of India (Gaurav Malani)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-movie-review/articleshow/5640475.cms)
14. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? Movie Review – The Indian Express (Shubhra Gupta)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/lite/)
15. [Mayank Shekhar's Review: Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? – Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mayank-shekhar-s-review-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/story-0Fbmk5zzPgba48KeU9YRNI.html)
16. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? Review – Koimoi (Komal Nahta)](https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/review-atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/)
17. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge)
18. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge Movie Review – Behindwoods](https://www.behindwoods.com/bollywood/hindi-movie-reviews/reviews-1/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-ajay-devgan.html)
19. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? – TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge/2030072489/)
20. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge (2010) – BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/atithi-tum-kab-jaoge-13830)
21. [तुम कब जाओगे, अतिथि (शरद जोशी), Class 9 Hindi textbook chapter](https://www.onlenalanda.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9th-hindi-fl.pdf)
22. [Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (2010) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1578116/)
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