ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE has turned out to be the sleeper success of the year. When released, not many were willing to spend their money on the film because a) due to its plot based story, it wasn't one of those quintessential Bollywood entertainer in the offering and b) the pairing of Ajay Devgn and Konkona Sen Sharma sounded pretty much chalk and cheese.

However, now that the film has turned out to be a decent success with more than 25 crores in collections already in its kitty, the reverse argument has begun. While Ajay and Konkona have shared screen space together earlier in OMKARA (though not really paired opposite each), one wonders if it's the experimentation around this unique pairing which has proven to be a blessing for ATITHI....?

"Don't really attribute our coming together as a matter of a unique combination being tried out", comes an outright opposition from Ajay, "That is just being unfair because no one was looking at experimentation here. Konkona came in because she was always the first choice. She has a class to her and the best part is that there is a certain timing that was required from her. With the kind of subject and treatment that the film has, this combination of class and timing was of much more importance than the combination of I and her as co-stars."

However, going by Bollywood diktats where a tried and tested formula is more often than not repeated, it won't be surprising if two intelligent actors like Ajay and Konkona are presented with more and more offers to pair up for screen all over again in years to come.

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Film : Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge (2010)

 

Synopsis :

Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? is the story of Puneet (Ajay Devgn) and Munmun (Konkana Sen), a happyily married couple living in Mumbai whose lives take an intresting turn when a distant relative, Chachaji (Paresh Rawal) turns up unannounced at their doorstep from a far off village. The guest overstays his welcome so much so that the exasperated couple come up with various plays to hasten his departure to hilarious results. 

 

Cast:

Ajay Devgn, Paresh Rawal, Konkona Sen Sharma, Satish Kaushik, Mac Mohan, Sanjay Mishra, Akhilendra Mishra

 

 

Crew

Cinematographer:

Aseem Bajaj

Publicity Designer:

Marching Ants

Story Writer:

Ashwani Dheer

Sound Designer:

Subhash Sahu

Director:

Ashwani Dheer

Producer:

Amita Pathak, Kumar Mangat

Production Designer:

Sabu Cyril

Banner:

Wide Frame Films

Music

Music Director:

Pritam Chakraborty

Lyricist:

Irshad Kamil

 

 

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Her serious halo in parallel cinema has often overshadowed the fun side of Konkona Sen Sharma. 'Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge' will showcase the comic timing of the two time National award winner.

"My comic roles in 'Life in a Metro' and 'The President Is Coming' have gone largely unnoticed," she declares in a media chat. "And in 'Aaja Nachle' I almost made a fool of myself."

'Atithi.., though, is her maiden full throttle comedy, and Konkona is sanguine of its outcome. The movie details the lives of a Mumbai couple which goes all topsy turvy when a long lost relative visits them… and stays put, much to their discomfort, leading to super funny situations.

Explaining her rationale for assenting to the Ashwni Dhir helmed flick, Konkona states, "Apart from the script which I loved, I also wanted the opportunity to work with Ajay Devgn and Paresh Rawal. Ajay and I are similar souls and since I knew him from the 'Omkara' days, we had a great rapport which will be visible on screen."

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Warner Bros. Pictures and Wide Frame films launched the official website of their forthcoming light hearted comedy ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE? recently.

The website was lunched by lead actor Ajay Devgn in the presence of his co-star Konkona Sen Sharma and producer Amita Pathak and Director Ashwni Dhir.

Amita Pathak's father Kumar Mangat was also present at the event with director friend Satish Kaushik.

Ajay Devgn inaugurated the website in an interesting manner by cutting a mock ribbon on the screen while the rest cheered him.

Ajay and Konkona were seen happily posing for the cameras. The lead pair of the film also shared some of their funny experiences with guests in real life. Debutante Producer Amita Pathak also shared her experiences of handling her new role as a producer.

Scheduled to release on 26th February 2010, ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE? is a laugh riot produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Wide Frame Films starring National Award winners Ajay Devgn, Paresh Rawal and Konkona Sen Sharma and directed by Ashwni Dhir.

In a very unique move, the producers had also launched the high definition theatrical trailer of the film on the Apple website on 13th January 2010. The promo received a very enthusiastic response from fans who shared their anticipation towards the film by posting their comments on the same.

Being one of the newest comedies coming out in the New Year, ATITHI... already is the talk of the town especially with its unusual and extremely talented star cast.

The film revolves around the story of a middle class couple (Ajay and Konkona) who land up with an unexpected guest (Paresh Rawal) at their home. The chaos that follows makes it a rib tickling comedy where the agonized couple tries out various methods to shoo him away but fail time and again.

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