It does not make sense going into a movie titled Pati Patni Aur Woh, expecting anything other than some frivolous entertainment. Let us see if it can deliver the latter in the Pati Patni Aur Woh film review.
At the outset, let me say that you might enjoy this film a tad more than the others provided you refrain from judging its content, especially in terms of its progressiveness. If the dialogues and situations fall within your comedic sensibilities, you might find the first hour to be somewhat entertaining. There are a few gags that do hit the mark, even though the plot barely goes anywhere. Pati Patni Aur Woh struggles to maintain a lively pace, and the weak narrative fails to justify its two-hour-long running time.
The story revolves around Abhinav Tyagi, a weary husband who is bored with his humdrum life and is looking for some excitement, which he finds by befriending Tapasya Singh, a city girl who has recently come to Kanpur from Delhi. Abhinav’s wife, Vedika, on the other hand, is continually taunting him about not trying to move to a big city. To make things a bit more fun, she has a young lover who is also her student.
If you think that there is some potential here to deliver a crackling film, you might come away a tad disappointed. While the premise seems to be appropriate for some nonsensical hilarity, the screenplay is not entirely sure which way it wants to go. Did the filmmakers want this to be a laugh-out-loud comedy, or were they trying to convey a deeper message? Pati Patni Aur Woh appears as if it is in limbo.
Kartik Aaryan playing the frustrated husband and Aparshakti Khurana as Fahim Rizvi, his childhood friend, share a lot of the screentime. Nearly all of the gags in the first hour have them exchanging friendly banter that might work well for its intended audience. Bhumi Pednekar as the nagging wife, Vedika Tyagi is on the money for the most part. In the role of Tapasya Singh, a city girl, Ananya Pandey does reasonably well too. However, not going with someone sporting a bold look does mar the overall impact.
The humor that is there in the first half dries up rather quickly post-intermission. What takes its place, does not seem to work for the film. There is a whole lot of posturing going on here that saps out all of the fun. By the end of Pati Patni Aur Woh, you get a sense that you have seen most of it, if not all, before, and done in a far better way.
Fans of Kartik Aaryan might want to give this one a dekko. As for the rest, Pati Patni Aur Woh is unremarkable in nearly every regard, and you will not regret skipping it.
Pati Patni Aur Woh film review rates Pati Patni Aur Woh 
(2 / 5)
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