Plot
As
soon
as
Abhinav
aka
Chintu
Tyagi
(Kartik
Aaryan)
tops
the
public
service
exams,
his
parents
decide
to
get
him
hitched.
Their
search
for
a
prospective
bride
ends with
Vedhika
Tripathi
(Bhumi
Pednekar),
a
fiesty
girl.
In
their
first
meeting
itself,
Vedhika
confides
in
Chintu
that
she
isn't
a
virgin,
enjoys
sex
and
is
emotionally
high-maintenance.
Impressed
by
her
progressive
ways,
Chintu
falls
for
her.
Sparks
fly
and
the
two
end
up
getting
hitched.
Three
years
later,
our
leading
man
is
a
sincere
government
officer
at
a
PWD
(Public
Works
Department)
in
Kanpur
while
Vedhika
works
as
a
teacher
at
a
coaching
centre.
Chintu's
mundane
existence
takes
a
thrilling
turn
when
Tapasya
Singh (Ananya
Panday)
walks
into
his
office
looking
for
a
plot
to
set
up
a
workshop
for
her
boutique
in
Delhi.
Believing
that
his
fantasies
have
finally
come
to
life,
Chintu
befriends
Tapasya
and
starts
spending
time
with
him.
Later,
when
she
discovers
that
Chintu
is
married,
the
latter
spins
a
tale
about
his
wife
Vedhika
having
an
extramarital
affair.
What
follows
next
is
a
breezy
and
hilarious
comedy
of
errors.
Direction
Mudassar
Aziz
borrows
the
basic
premise
from
Sanjeev
Kumar-Vidya
Sinha-Ranjeeta's
1978
film
'Pati
Patni
Aur
Woh' and
lends
his
own
contemporary
touch
to
make
it
palatable
for
today's
generation.
The
director's
breezy
treatment
to
the
plot
works
in
its
favour.
He
steers
away
from
preachiness
and
keeps
you
invested
with
its
hilarious
lines.
On
the
flip
side,
the
first
half
of
the
film
moves
'dheeme
dheeme'
which
leave
you
searching
for
some
comic
relief
in
between.
Performances
Kartik
Aaryan
impresses
as
the
quintessential
middle-class
man
who
tries
to
sink
his
teeth
into
the
forbidden
fruit,
only
to
invite
trouble
in
his
life.
This
time
too,
he
gets
a
chance
to
floor
us
with
his
monologue.
Bhumi
Pednekar
slips
into
her
character
of
a
modern-day
wife
with
ease
and
oozes
the
right
amount
of
confidence
and
sass.
Ananya
Panday
brings
in
the
glam
quotient
and
fares
slightly
better
than
her
debut
film,
'Student
of
the
Year
2'.
Last
but
not
the
last,
Aparshakti
Khurrana
brings
the
house
down
with
his
hilarious
one-liners.
His
camaraderie
with
Kartik
Aaryan
adds
more
to
the
fun.
Sunny
Singh's
cameo
is
entertaining.
The
rest
of
the
cast
do
put
up
a
good
show.
Technical
Aspects
Chirantan
Das's
camerawork
is
satisfactory
when
it
comes
to
capturing
the
lanes
of
Lucknow
and
Kanpur.
Ninad
Khanokar's
editing
goes
well
with
the
narrative.
Music
'Dheeme
Dheeme'
is
a
foot-tapping
number
which
makes
you
want
to
hit
the
dance
floor.
The
recreated
version
of
Govinda-Raveena
Tandon's
'Ankhiyon
Se
Goli
Maare'
which
plays
in
the
end
credit,
leaves
you
with
a
smile
as
you
exit
the
theatres.
'Dilbara'
is
avoidable.
Verdict
In
one
of
the
scenes
in
the
film,
a
pivotal
character
says,
"Before
a
woman
praises
your
smile,
ask
yourself
who
is
the
reason
for
your
smile
in
the
first
place?" Well,
with
'Pati
Patni
Aur
Woh'
Kartik
Aaryan,
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Aparshakti
Khurrana
and
director
Mudassar
Aziz
give
us
enough
reasons
to
share
a
hearty
laugh.
I
am
going
with
3.5
stars.