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Paying Guests(2009)
Hindi119 mins
Paying Guests (2009) is a 119-minute Hindi film directed by Paritossh Painter. Starring Johny Lever, Paritosh Painter and Celina Jaitly. With an audience rating of 4.9/10, Paying Guests stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2009.
Director:Paritossh Painter
Mood:
funnyupliftingemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 19 June 2009
- Director
- Paritossh Painter
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
Four friends go to Bangkok looking for jobs and a place to live. Their search gets them into trouble with difficult landlords and dangerous local gangsters.
“Four friends. One wild city. No easy way out.”
Film Details
4.9Rating
119Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date19 June 2009
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyupliftingemotional
Themes
friendshipsurvivallovecorruption
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence2
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.9/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Shreyas TalpadeActor
→#2Javed JaffreyActor
→#3A
Aashish ChaudharyActor
→#4Chunky PandeyActor
→#5Vatsal ShethActor
→#6Johnny LeverActor
→#7Celina JaitleyActor
→#8Riya SenActor
→#9Neha DhupiaActor
→#10
#11J
Johny LeverActor
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Paritossh PainterDirector
→#12
P
Paritosh PainterDirector
→#13
#14C
Celina JaitlyActor
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Chunky PandayActor
→Trivia
- The film was shot entirely in Bangkok, Thailand, but was made for the Hindi film market.
- Director Paritosh Painter is primarily known as a playwright and theatre director in Mumbai.
- Actor Shreyas Talpade's character disguises himself as a woman in one comedic sequence.
- The movie's title plays on the common Indian term for tenants, 'paying guests'.
- It features a cameo by veteran actor Asrani, known for his comic roles in 1970s cinema.
- The plot involves the friends accidentally getting entangled with a local Thai gangster.
- Despite being a 2009 release, the film has a style reminiscent of earlier ensemble comedies.