Preview - Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge

Ajay Devgan's tryst with comedy continues with 'Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge' which would be the first release for the actor after his home production 'All the Best'. The film features some of the big names in the Indian film industry like Ajay Devgan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Paresh Rawal in lead roles. The film is also backed by Warner bros. who is producing the Bollywood extravaganza after Chandni Chowk to China.

The film promises to be a laugh riot and will give some relief to Bollywood in comedy segment where the quality movies are far and between. The film revolves around the life of its chief protagonist Puneet (played by Ajay Devgan) who is happily married to Munmun (played by Konkona Sen Sharma). Puneet is a writer by profession and lives in an apartment in Mumbai with his wife and son. He strives hard as a writer in Television world but now his dreams come true when he manages to write a film. This is the opportunity that he was waiting since his career began.

But as the Indian films have it, there is a twist in the tale with the arrival of a long lost uncle of Puneet named as Chachaji in his household and it is giving him the toughest time of his life. Now, a film starts to unravel in his home itself and he has to draft a happy ending to it. This is the most cumbersome task that he has taken in his entire life of thirty years.

Munmun (wife of Puneet) is a homely woman who is an interior designer by profession but traditional family values are rooted in her and she knows how to respect the elders and be a perfect host. Her ambitions and future plans for career doesn't come in her way of attending family and guests, albeit she enjoys the affair thoroughly. She enjoys the different shades of womanhood as she plays a perfect host to Chachaji. It is only later when Chachaji's stay becomes prolonged and unbearable she feels drained and asks Puneet to get rid of him. What happens next is a laugh riot exclaims the director of the movie.

Inviting and serving a guest is a customary Indian phenomenon and is taken by pride amongst Indians at large. They feel elated while serving their guests as it has been said quite often that a guest is equivalent to God (age old saying- Atithi Devo Bhava). With the advent of globalization in modern times the concept has found new meanings and adaptations. There are more and more people who throng to their relatives in cities and pose a problem in their short and cash strapped family. Initially they are welcomed but it is their extended stay that causes problem in an otherwise happy situation. The director of the film has stressed out this point in various promotional events.

It is best left to the Indian viewers that whether this experiment with traditional Indian values will reap rich dividends or will it be discarded by audiences as it appears to be opposing the age old Indian culture. This is a question that only audience can answer and it should be left to them only.

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