Synopsis
Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college, who is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential to impact numerous lives. The movie is a satirical, but warm-hearted portrait of life in rural India.
The 2007–2009 India Window
Welcome to Sajjanpur holds position #105 of 164 India films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Welcome to Sajjanpur premiered alongside 51 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 51 other India films in 2008.
The 670th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 33% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 9th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,581 of 1,983 India films indexed here (20th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #495 of 648 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | UTV Spotboy Motion Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | September 19, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1221139 |
| Official Site | www.welcometosajjanpur.com |







