Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (English: Me, My Wife and Him)[a] is a 2005 Indian romantic comedy film, directed by Chandan Arora, starring Rajpal Yadav, Rituparna Sengupta and Kay Kay Menon as the leading actors. The film was released on 7 October 2005. It is inspired from Malayalam film Vadakkunokkiyantram.
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| Directed by | Chandan Arora |
| Written by | Pankaj Saraswat Ashok Khanna |
| Story by | Rajpal Yadav Gunjan Joshi |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Rajpal Yadav Rituparna Sengupta Varun Badola Kay Kay Menon |
| Narrated by | Naseeruddin Shah |
| Cinematography | Jahangir Choudhary |
| Edited by | Dharmendra Sharma |
| Music by | Rocky Khanna Mohit Chauhan |
Production companies | UTV Motion Pictures Makefilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 mins |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹25 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹33.7 million[1] |
Plot
editThe movie is about a qualified but short, 34-year-old man named Mithilesh (Rajpal Yadav) and his insecurities about his height and personality when he marries Veena (Rituparna Sengupta). He had never imagined such a pretty and well-grounded woman would marry a commoner. As his married life progresses with his devoted wife, his insecurities continue to grow. He becomes jealous of his friend Saleem (Varun Badola), Veena's childhood friend Akash (Kay Kay Menon), and others who he claims are infatuated. Slowly, he suspects a change in Veena's behavior and starts believing she wants a divorce. Being a loving husband, he confesses his fear to Veena. But the hidden truth, disclosed at the very end, ultimately brings the couple closer.
Cast
edit- Rajpal Yadav as Mithilesh 'Chhotey Babu' Shukla
- Rituparna Sengupta as Veena M. Shukla (née Tiwari)
- Vinod Nagpal as Advocate Kishorilal Mishra
- Varun Badola as Saleem
- Kay Kay Menon as Akash
- Naseeruddin Shah as The Narrator
- Abdul Basir as Abdul Basir
- Anil Rastogi
Production
editSoundtrack
edit| Track | Title | Artist(s) | Composer | Lyricist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Doob Jaana Re" | Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam | Rocky Khanna | Rocky Khanna | 06:24 |
| 2 | "Paintra" | Mohit Chauhan | Mohit Chauhan | Rocky Khanna | 05:40 |
| 3 | "Guncha - Unplugged" | Mohit Chauhan & Chorus | Mohit Chauhan | Mohit Chauhan | 05:44 |
| 4 | "Ye Aankh Sharabi Jaadu" | Kunal Ganjawala | Nayab Raja | Zahir Anwar | 03:02 |
| 5 | "Guncha" | Mohit Chauhan | Mohit Chauhan | Mohit Chauhan | 05:34 |
| 6 | "Chand Varga" | Naeem Shamim Ajmeri, Rajendra Shiv | Rocky Khanna | Rocky Khanna | 05:07 |
| 7 | "Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | Nayab Raja | Vivek Kumar | 04:08 |
| 8 | "Theme - Instrumental" | Instrumental | Mohit Chauhan | 05:52 |
Critical reception
editIndrani Roy Mitra of Rediff.com wrote "A taut, yet down-to-earth, script keeps the film's interest alive till the last minute. Like Madhuri Dixit, here, too, Chandan's deft use of popular Hindi film songs to accentuate the mood of certain sequences deserves special mention."[3] Conversely Kaveree Bamzai of India Today called the script "stodgy" and criticised the casting of Yadav by writing, "Rajpal Yadav is a fine comic but it doesn't necessarily make him a versatile actor. So instead of the usual gags, the ones which have audiences in splits, he tries to do a Dilip Kumar. Which means he says his lines extremely slowly as if he is addressing a confederacy of dunces, and tortures himself-and the audience-with all manner of imaginary woes."[4] Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, MAIN MERI PATNI AUR WOH is a decent entertainer that could've been an engaging fare had it not been for a mediocre second half. It might appeal to a handful of critics [in awe of such cinema], but definitely not the common man who decides the fate of a film."[5]
Footnotes
edit- ^ The name of the film is a play of words on the 1978 film Pati Patni Aur Woh. The Hindi pronoun Woh in both films refers to a 3rd person, of whom the hero is suspicious.
References
edit- ^ a b "Main Meri Patni Aur Woh - Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/tall-and-short-of-it/cid/1263360 [bare URL]
- ^ "Odd couple impresses in Meri Patni..." www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Film review: Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh Starring Rajpal Yadav, Rituparna Sengupta..." India Today. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (7 October 2005). "Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh Review 1/5 | Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh Movie Review | Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh 2005 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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