Before we get down to discussing whether Paying Guest, a comic caper directed by Paritosh Painter,…  

Before we get down to discussing whether Paying Guest, a comic caper directed by Paritosh Painter, is worth a watch this weekend in theatre or not, let’s take a look at the story. Paying Guest revolves around four young, carefree and perky guys (Shreyas Talpade, Javed Jaffrey, Ashish Chowdhary and Vatsal Sheth). The four go through a series of ultra comical hurdles in attempts to find a shelter that can tolerate their combined problems. The owner Ballu (Johnny Lever) puts across a crazy condition, he would rent the place only to couples. With no other option left, these guys give in to the condition laid by the owner. The rest of the story revolves around how they manage to get their wives and tackle issues that follow. For a director who has directed a number of theatre plays, one would think handling a comical shouldn’t be much of a problem. But on debut, Paritosh Painter seems to have got it all wrong. If you expect Paying Guest to be a fun filled ride with rib tickling sequences; you will be highly disappointed. The poor writing lets the movie down and makes it a pain to sit through after the initial sequences. Paying Guests begins well, the first few reels are funny but just when your expectations, on actually enjoying a movie at a big screen after a real long time, rise; the movie dips to an all time low. The comedy looks forced as the director and actor struggle to make you laugh. The dialogues are lame and so is the music score by Sajid-Wajid. When it comes to performances, the leading ladies are just pure eye candies and have nothing much to do. However Celina Jaitley and Neha Dhupia have more screen time. Amongst the rest, Shreyas Talpade stands out with his perfect comic timing. Javed Jaffery is equally competent and manages to make you laugh. Ashish Chowdhary and Vastal Seth are good. Chunkey Pandey and Inder Kumar are wasted.  

paritosh painter saw a scene in golmaal returns where shreyas talpade disguised into a woman along…  

paritosh painter saw a scene in golmaal returns where shreyas talpade disguised into a woman along with ajay devgan & tushar kapoor... So he thought "Hmmm..Shreyas looks quite pretty as a woman...why dont I make a movie with him being a woman in it...so he created a story and planned to direct the movie...he needed another woman(man) and he decided to take javed jaffery for the role... And after I watch this movie..I realised that paritosh painter should just stay in his current profession , a painter i suppose...this movie is quite funny, but it isn't original at all..You feel that you've heard the same jokes a couple of times..So there's nothing new in this movie but it's still worth a watch  

total west of time and money  

total west of time and money 

WAste of time. Few comic scenes but overall boring. The uy who was in 'iqbal' does the best job…  

WAste of time. Few comic scenes but overall boring. The uy who was in 'iqbal' does the best job tough. 

Full time paisa vasool! Not to be missed!!!!  

Full time paisa vasool! Not to be missed!!!! 

The movie was fine. Funny comic that really gives stomach aches.Story was going hay wire.  

The movie was fine. Funny comic that really gives stomach aches.Story was going hay wire. 

If a play is successful, it doesn’t necessarily mean that its cinematic adaption too would work.…  

If a play is successful, it doesn’t necessarily mean that its cinematic adaption too would work. Paying Guests just confirms this. Based on a successful play, the film would have clicked even if it had some minor loopholes. But alas, the film falls at several places. Besides, the weak direction spoil the things more. The story of the movie: Bhavesh (Shreyas Talpade), Parag (Jaaved Jaffery) and Parikshit (Aashish Chowdhary) live as paying guests at the place of Kiska (Asrani) in Bangkok. Due to bad luck, one day, all three of them are thrown out of their respective jobs. At this point of time enters into the scene, Parikshit’s cousin Jayesh (Vatsal Seth), who arrives at Bangkok to work as an architect. Bad times are still not over for the three paying guests as they are thrown out by Kiska. They now desperately search for a new landlord, who would give them a room at cheaper rate. Finally, they get one such person-Ballu Singh (Jhonny Lever), who is coincidentally the former employer of Bhavesh. He is willing to rent his house only on one condition-the paying guest should be married! And so, Bhavesh and Parag take the guise of women and pretend to be Parikshit and Jayesh’s wives, Karishma and Kareena, in front of Ballu and his wife (Delnaaz Paul)! What follows is madness! Problems with Paying Guests are many. The biggest culprit is of course the execution. The screenplay also is to blame. The idea at hand was wonderful-four friends trying to fool a landlord (This idea was wonderfully utilized in Dostana recently). However, it was not fully tapped. To add more drama in the story, the writer had added two villains-Chunkey Pandey and Inder Kumar. But both of them don’t help to improve things much. And the climax-you have to see it to believe it! Akbar, Salim, Ravana, Thakur, Spider Man, Phoolan Devi, Shehanshah, Krrish and even Osama-all come under one roof (and on one stage) and perform! What’s more, Spider Man calls Ravana his best friend who in turn gets smitten by Anarkali! It can’t crazier than this! Although this spoof-filled climax does manage to make you laugh, it was one of the most stupid climaxes of all time! So any plus point in the film? Fortunately, yes! Besides nice performances, the film has some funny entertaining moments here and there which manage to raise a few laughs. The scene where the four friends are making fun of Asrani without knowing that he’s standing right at the back works well. Another funny sequence-Delnaaz believing that Shreyas is pregnant! Many such scenes succeed in entertaining. Performance-wise, Shreyas Talpade was certainly the best one. Comedy has always been his forte and he performs perfectly, as per his character demanded. He was also very impressive in his women-act. He certainly deserves to be nominated for Best Comic Role! Jaaved Jaffery and Ashish Chowdhary, too give a good a performance. Ashish was particularly excellent in the scenes with Neha Dhupia. Vatsal Seth, like everytime, looks charming. Jhonny Lever was as usual funny. Delnaaz Paul fails to make the viewers laugh. Same for Chunkey Pandey who was irritating. I wish he can repeat his Apna Sapna Money Money magic. Inder Kumar was horrible. Paintal was bearable. The film also has four heroines-Neha Dhupia, Celina Jaitly, Sayali Bhagat and Riya Sen, who add to the glamour quotient in the film. However, only Neha Dhupia succeeds in making a mark. In one scene, one could clearly see her grey hair! Sajid-Wajid’s music was plain average. Songs were added unnecessarily in the film. 2 songs-‘Jack & Jill’ and the title song stand out. P Shelvakumar’s cinematography was good. Although the film is shot in Pataya, its scenic locales were not showed much in the film. Dialogues, especially the ones mouthed by the four actors and Jhonny were funny. But the lines of Delnaaz, Chunkey and Inder were plain horrible. Paritosh Painter impressed one and all with his screenplay and dialogues in Dhamaal. He has also directed plays, many of which are super-hits. Unfortunately, Paritosh fails to deliver this time. Paritosh is a great play director, but couldn’t do justice as a film director. The story (also penned by him) was good and could have been made into a better film. Better luck next time, Paritosh! On the whole, Paying Guests is a disappointment. It makes you laugh, but only in very few places. It’s better to avoid it and instead watch it on VCD/DVD/Cable later! This review first appeared on MouthShut.com: https://www.mouthshut.com/review/Paying_Guests-169841-1.html 

Four friends in Bangkok. Little screwed and little funny. But One problem in life. A place needed…  

Four friends in Bangkok. Little screwed and little funny. But One problem in life. A place needed to live but no where to go. So through unusual circumstances, they land up doing crazy stuffs. Turning themselves into women, fooling the landlord, and even lying to their own girls. This movie is a pack of fun and has the potential to attract the audience. This movie lose audiences' focus in some scene but manages to get back to the track. On the whole, this movie worth of watching and it is indeed the best comedy movie of 2009 so far.