Ranjeet Thadani is a bored and arrogant music producer who along with his friends hosts a party every Friday where they invite an 'idiot' to ridicule them and have fun at their expense. One day, he invites Bharat Bhushan, a kind hearted yet annoying Income Tax inspector, who ends up messing things for people when he tries to help them who makes Ranjeet regret inviting him.
Acting
Vinay Pathak's Bharat Bhushan is a masterclass in annoying innocence.
Writing
Every 'helpful' intervention backfires with surgical comedic precision.
Direction
Tight 95-min runtime—no flab, just escalating disaster.
Director
Sagar Ballary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a rare Hindi remake of a French film (Le Dîner de Cons) that actually worked, launching Vinay Pathak from character actor to unlikely leading man.
The 'idiot dinner' premise hit different in 2007 India—upper-class cruelty masquerading as entertainment, with Bharat's tax-inspector job adding delicious class friction.
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