One
look
at
a
working
still
from
Ajay
Devgn,
Konkona
Sen
and
Paresh
Rawal
starrer
Atithi
Tum
Kab
Jaaoge?
and
you
are
instantly
reminded
of
License
To
Wed,
an
American
film
that
was
released
a
couple
of
years
ago.
Right
from
the
bedroom
setting
to
the
body
language
of
the
three
principal
characters
(Robin
Williams,
Mandy
Moore,
John
Krasinski)
-
it's
a
case
of
an
inspiration
going
a
little
too
far.
While
in
Atithi...
,
it's
Paresh
Rawal
who
is
the
centre
of
attention
(literally),
in
License
To
Wed
it
is
Robin
Williams
who
seems
to
be
having
all
the
fun
as
he
comfortably
places
himself
on
the
bed.
So,
is
the
inspiration
restricted
only
to
the
poster
or
is
the
story
based
on
similar
lines
as
well?
Kumar
Mangat,
producer
of
Atithi
Tum
Kab
Jaaoge?
refutes
the
allegation,
"First
and
foremost
what
we
have
released
is
not
the
First
Look
or
a
poster
from
the
film;
it
is
just
a
working
still
from
a
song
that
we
have
shot.
Moreover,
we
have
just
been
inspired
from
the
poster
of
License
To
Wed.
Beyond
that,
there
aren't
any
more
similarities."
Atithi
Tum
Kab
Jaaoge?
is
the
story
about
an
unwanted
guest
who
enters
the
household
of
a
married
couple
and
lives
for
a
long
duration
by
continuously
extending
his
stay.
So
much
so,
that
the
couple
is
exasperated
and
starts
praying
for
his
exit.
While
Ajay
Devgn
and
Konkona
Sen
play
the
part
of
a
married
couple,
Paresh
Rawal
is
the
uninvited
guest.
On
the
other
hand
License
To
Wed,
the
film
which
was
a
moderate
success
in
spite
of
being
panned
by
critics,
is
the
story
of
John
and
Mandy,
a
much
in
love
couple,
who
go
through
a
marriage
preparation
course,
as
suggested
by
Reverend
Frank
(Robin
Williams).
However,
Frank
makes
their
love
life
miserable
as
he
demands
chastity,
bugs
their
apartment,
initiates
arguments,
has
them
care
for
robot
twins,
creates
friction
and
raises
doubts.
As
is
quite
apparent,
the
storyline
of
both
Atithi
Tum
Kab
Jaaoge?
and
License
To
Wed
is
quite
different.
Apparently,
Kumar
Mangat
was
inspired
by
a
real
life
incident
at
his
own
place
when
a
guest
refused
to
leave
him
for
a
long
duration.
"This
happened
a
year
back",
laughs
Mangat
when
reminded
of
the
incident,
"We
were
glad
to
have
him
home.
However,
it
became
a
pain
of
sorts
when
he
didn't
seem
to
be
budging
at
all.
It
was
amusing
to
begin
with
but
later
it
all
turned
really
frustrating.
Meanwhile,
Ashwani
(writer
and
director
of
the
film)
also
came
up
with
the
story
idea
of
Atithi...
and
we
decided
to
make
a
full
fledged
feature
film."
Incidentally,
germ
of
Atithi....
is
in
a
story
titled
Tum
Kab
Jaaoge
Atithi
which
was
penned
by
noted
satirist
Late
Sharad
Joshi.
However,
Mangat
has
purchased
rights
of
the
story.
With
lyrics
by
Irshad
Kamil
and
music
by
Pritam,
Atithi
Tum
Kab
Jaaoge?
is
all
set
for
a
26th
February
release.