Any movie which starts with cartoons should be enjoyed with your brains locked behind, turning on your goofiness genes. (Remember Hum Tum??). Athithi Tum Kab Jaoge is a straight-forward, simple situational comedy which literally makes a mountain out of a molehill to stay true its title. It makes your heart warm, but fails to make a laughing riot.

There is nothing incredulous about it because all of us at some point in our lives have been there-either as the unwanted pesky guest or the exasperated gracious hosts. And for that reason alone, the movie survives!. It flows well in the first half blending wit and flippancy in the right measure. From intermission, you start wondering too- Athithi Tum Kab Jaoge? and is exhausted with the antics of the unwanted guest.

Paresh Rawal rightfully overshadows his co-actors and takes the movie to a different level. Ajay Devgan does just what he is meant to be and Konkana-well, I never thought I would ever say this-but she disappoints. She lacks her usual charisma and doesnt sizzle the screen as she always does. Anybody else could also have done the character the way she did. Script is lengthy and patchy, but works just fine.

My biggest grouse with the movie is it tries to weigh you down with a message. Rule for slapstick comedies should be- no preachy messages. (Remember, we locked our brains in before we came to the theatre). But thankfully, when I thought the climax will kill itself with its overbearing evangelization, the movie came back with an obvious but deliciously funny twist.

Worth a watch if you are looking for a relaxed evening with a bonus of guffaws.

Outtakes*

Unbelievable amount of farts-Lost count after a while. If you get bored, counting helps!

When Chacha talks to Kaaliya in the movie sets, watch out for the gori item girl doing her gig-Thats way funnier than the actual scene.