The genre of remakes is back, again! It seems to be an easy task to pick up a past hit and serve the old wine in new bottle. But we have seen plenty of utter failures in such attempts. Fortunately, “Pati Patni Aur Woh” doesn’t fall in that category.
The film is setup in Kanpur. It seems this small city in UP along with its big brother Lucknow has become a favourite spot to depict middle class families and their problems. Kartik Aryan is an IIT passout who is happily employed as PWD engineer. He marries a girl of his parent’s choice, Bhumi Pednekar, who is smart, confident and a dutiful wife. After three years of marital bliss Kartik is struck with midlife crisis in the form of Delhi girl Ananya Panday for whom he develops mushy feelings. And there begins the story. Kartik casts a web of lies to impress Ananya and keep Bhumi out of the frame but as luck would have it, she catches him red-handed. A series of other characters add to the drama and confusion which finally makes the guilty realise his mistake.
Pati Patni Aur Woh is a funny film with some hilarious dialogues and a short monologue too ( the Kartik Aryan special) . The screenplay and editing is neat, cinematography astute, music melodious, casting apt, sets realistic and acting decent. But cherry on the cake is the witty one-liners in typical Kanpuria style. Aparshakti Khurana gets the best ones followed by Bhumi & Kartik.
Ananya Panday looks much more confident and stable in her second outing. She fits the role perfectly. Aparshakti Khurana has stereotypical role which he can sleepwalk now. Kartik Aryan also got similar spectrum to repeat his talent but the man hasn’t let us down. He is adorable in cute roles, amusing in comic scenes and fairly convincing in intense shots. But the star who impressed the most is Bhumi Pednekar. The lady has killed it with her attitude, fiery dialogue delivery and amazing screen presence. Take a bow!
Pati Patni Aur Woh highlights one of the most common problems in today’s romantic relationships i.e. the lure of getting attracted to someone else. It could be because of physical attraction towards the other sex or lack of spark in existing relationship or both. While director, screenplay and dialogue writer Mudassar Aziz takes a matured and pragmatic stand in the movie, I doubt the millennial generation is as accommodating and patient.
The movie doesn’t boast of blockbuster traits in any department but the whole is definitely greater than the sum of its parts. It’ll be a good watch for married people with lot of “relatable” moments. The about-to get-married group would know what they might get into and the ones who don’t intend to get into a committed relationship can laugh at the plight of their counterparts. All-in-all, a fun-filled family entertainer. Recommended.