T-Series Films and B.R. Studios’ Pati Patni Aur Woh Do (UA) is the third film in the Pati Patni Aur Woh series. In this film, there are two girls, besides the wife, with whom the hero is allegedly having an affair.
Prajapati Pandey (Ayushmann Khurrana) is a brave forest officer who is happily married to Aparna Trivedi (Wamiqa Gabbi). He lives at Prayagraj. His assistant is Nilofer (Rakul Preet Singh) who is very friendly to Aparna. One day, his college pal, Chanchal Kumari (Sara Ali Khan), comes to him from Banaras. She is distressed because her boyfriend’s father, politician Gajraj Tiwari (Tigmanshu Dhulia), is gunning for her as she belongs to a lower caste. Prajapati has to come to her rescue for just a few days because after that, the boyfriend, Sunny (Vishal Vashishth), will fly away to Canada with Chanchal. Due to circumstances beyond his control, Prajapati is unable to tell his wife about his plan to step in and help Chanchal Kumari. Prajapati’s frequent trips to Banaras to help Chanchal Kumari play havoc in his life because his wife soon feels, he is having an extramarital affair with a girl. Somehow, Nilofer also gets dragged into the extramarital affair bit. Countless misunderstandings later, the truth finally emerges before everyone. What happens to Sunny and Chanchal Kumari’s plans to go away to Canada? What happens to Prajapati Pandey and Aparna’s marriage?
Mudassar Aziz has written an interesting story which may not be novel but it is still funny enough to evoke laughter. The screenplay, penned by Ravi Kumar and Mudassar Aziz, is very entertaining and engaging in the first part. However, the same is not true of the post-interval portion. While the comedy quotient is quite high after interval too, scenes often look contrived, robbing the drama of the entertainment factor to an extent. Some scenes, it appears, seem to have been written only to evoke laughter even if they do not fit into the overall scheme of things. The climax should’ve been funnier and far more fast-paced. Nevertheless, the overall drama does keep the viewers in good spirits. Mudassar Aziz’s dialogues are excellent and evoke laughter at a number of places. In fact, it would not be incorrect to say that the dialogues are better than the screenplay.
Ayushmann Khurrana acts with effortless ease and comes out trumps as Prajapati Pandey. His sense of comic timing is so terrific that he makes the character even more remarkable. Sara Ali Khan looks beautiful and shines in the role of Chanchal Kumari with a sincere performance. She doesn’t go overboard in a single scene. Wamiqa Gabbi is natural as Aparna Trivedi and performs ably. Rakul Preet Singh adds glamour with her beauty and impresses with her fine acting. The costumes of all the three leading ladies deserve special mention. Vijay Raaz is wonderful but he doesn’t have outstanding scenes to perform. Tigmanshu Dhulia makes his mark with a mature performance as politician Gajraj Tiwari. Vishal Vashishth looks handsome and acts with aplomb as Sunny. Guneet Singh and Durgesh Kumar lend brilliant support as Surinder and Mahinder respectively. Ayesha Raza Mishra, as Chanchal Kumari’s bua, is a major highlight of the film. Her acting is extraordinary. Shireesh Kumar Sharma hardly gets any scope as Aparna’s judge-father. As Aparna’s lawyer-mother, Deepika Amin stands her own. Abhishek Sonpaliya effectively plays the effeminate employee in Prajapati Pandey’s office. Others lend the desired support.
Mudassar Aziz’s direction is praiseworthy because he keeps the thread of entertainment running through the entire drama. But his second half leaves something to be desired. Music (Rajesh Roshan, Rochak Kohli, Tanishk Bagchi, Faheem Abdullah, Neelkamal, Arslan Nizami, Tony Kakkar, Lijo George, Badshah and Dev Sadaana) ought to have been better. While the remixed songs are entertaining, the original ones should’ve been more tuneful. The Kaali teri choti song is the best. Lyrics (Indeevar, Kumaar, Kunaal Verma, Faheem Abdullah, Neelkamal, Arslan Nizami and Badshah) go well with the mood of the film. Song picturisations (by Bosco Leslie Martis and Piyush-Shazia) are eye-filling. Ketan Sodha’s background music is of a fine standard. Jishnu Bhattacharjee’s cinematography is very good. Amar Shetty’s action and stunt scenes are functional. Manini Mishra’s production designing is proper. Ninad Khanolkar’s editing is sharp.
On the whole, Pati Patni Aur Woh Do is entertaining but it has its limitations because the post-interval portion is not as funny as it should’ve been. A slow start is another drawback. Of course, collections are bound to pick up, but a great kickstart would’ve greatly aided the business. Given the poor start, the film doesn’t seem to be an earning proposition.
Released on 15-5-’26 at Inox (daily 7 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Zee Studios. Publicity: quite good. Opening: so-so. …….Also released all over. Opening was very ordinary at most of the places.