Houseguest from hell
GUEST IN LONDON Direction: Ashwni Dhir Actors: Kartik Aaryan, Paresh Rawal, Kirti Kharbanda Rating: H
The oddly spelt Guest Iin London is not so much a sequel as a pointless retelling of the 2010 Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?, also directed by Ashwni Dhar.
The location has shifted, from Mumbai to London. And the actors have changed — Ajay Devgn and Konkona Sensharma are replaced by a Paresh Rawal flailing to fill the void.
His attempts are devoid of subtlety.
He literally farts his way through the film, and then proceeds to sing a song about flatulence. Guest Iin London is so painful that the anti-tobacco ads feel like a breather.
The ‘puns’ leave you wondering what could have compelled Dhir to make such a film.
Then things get really strange, as Rawal, who plays the nerve-wrecking guest but is also a real-life Member of Parliament, indulges in some pretty weird Pakistan-bashing, and then proceeds to take on China.
The usually talented Sanjay Mishra fetches up as a Pakistani-origin cop. He too is rendered crass and unfunny; to be fair, he also seems disinterested to the point of somnambulism.
But the award for the ‘I-don’t-know-how-I-ended-uphere’ performance goes to Tanvi Azmi, whose only job in the film seems to be justifying Rawal’s farting. Every time she says, “Inka zara pet kharab hai,” you feel like handing her a rose.
Kartik Aaryan, who plays the hapless host, looks good, dances well and is pretty funny too, but all that is drowned out by Rawal’s farting.
Don’t let this guest come anywhere near you. Stay alert, stay safe.