Paying Guests (2009)
Plot
Paying Guests is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film starring Ashish Chaudhary, Shreyas Talpade, Javed Jaffrey, Vatsal Seth, Celina Jaitly, Neha Dhupia, Riya Sen, Sayali Bhagat and Johnny Lever. The film is a Hindi adaptation of Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding. It is directed by Paritosh Painter under Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts banner. It is a comedy film revolving around four close friends who reside together in Pattaya.The film was a surprise box office success.The film was later remade in Punjabi as Mr & Mrs 420 (2014) which was also a box office success. Shooting started in the second week of April 2008. Riya Sen was originally offered Neha Dhupia's role, Aarti Gupta, but declined and instead chose the role as Jayesh's melodramatic girlfriend, Alpita. A sequel, Paying Guests 2, is in production and will take place against the backdrop of a beauty pageant.
Paying Guests details
| Industry | Bollywood (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Runtime | — |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | Paritosh Painter |
| Status | Released |
| Language | hi |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · images: TMDB |
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Paying Guests cast & crew
Shreyas Talpade
Vatsal Seth
Javed Jaffrey
Ashish Chaudhary
Celina Jaitly
Riya Sen
Neha Dhupia
Sayali Bhagat
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Paying Guests — questions
What is Paying Guests about?
Paying Guests is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film starring Ashish Chaudhary, Shreyas Talpade, Javed Jaffrey, Vatsal Seth, Celina Jaitly, Neha Dhupia, Riya Sen, Sayali Bhagat and Johnny Lever. The film is a Hindi adaptation of Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding. It is directed by Paritosh Painter under Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts banner. It is a comedy film revolving around four close friends who reside together in Pattaya.The film was a surprise box office success.The film was later remade in Punjabi as Mr & Mrs 420 (2014) which was also a box office success. Shooting started in the second week of April 2008. Riya Sen was originally offered Neha Dhupia's role, Aarti Gupta, but declined and instead chose the role as Jayesh's melodramatic girlfriend, Alpita. A sequel, Paying Guests 2, is in production and will take place against the backdrop of a beauty pageant.
Who is in the cast of Paying Guests?
Paying Guests stars Shreyas Talpade, Vatsal Seth, Javed Jaffrey, Ashish Chaudhary, Celina Jaitly, Riya Sen and is directed by Paritosh Painter. The full credited cast is listed above.
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How long is Paying Guests?
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Who directed Paying Guests?
Paying Guests was directed by Paritosh Painter.
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