Pati Patni Aur Woh Movie Review

“Marriages are made in heaven” as the saying goes. It is a relationship which binds two to make a home. However what happens when an unwanted person enters the life of a happily married couple? 

This movie is a remake of the cult classic Pati Patni Aur Woh of 1978 which is set in today’s times.

Abhinav Chintu Tyagi (Karthik Aryan) an engineer working with PWD is happily married to Vedika Tyagi (Bhumi Pednekar) who teaches in a coaching institute. Everything is hunky dory in their married life, till the entry of Tapasya (Ananya Panday) a young and pretty woman. Will the couple’s journey be tumultuous with her entry? Will they be able to sail through smoothly in their journey?

Movie script is tight without loopholes or deviations. Screenplay and editing of the movie are good. Direction by Mudassar Aziz of Happy Bhaag Jaayegi is very good. Movie dialogues are well written and clapworthy. 

Karthik Aaryan is wonderful as Chintu Tyagi. His friend Fahim played by Aparshakti Khurana is superb. Bhumi Pednekar is fantastic proving her acting prowess. Ananya Panday is nice and looks promising. Doga played by Sunny Singh is good though in a brief role. Special mention for Vedika’s student Rakesh, who is also good. Other movie characters also play their part well. 

Music by a variety of composers has youthful flavour which is good. 

Meant for family audience, the movie is thoroughly entertaining with a good message for the youth, which was neither scripted nor visualised in the 1978 context when a man could get away with almost anything and still have his wife beside him. 

***. 5 stars

Bala Movie Review

Premature baldness and dark complexion are two issues which plague the Indian society and could affect the weak minded. Such people tend to hide their problems so as not to become a laughing stock. 

Bala movie addresses both these issues, which have the ability to impact relationships and personalities.

Balmukund Shukla (Ayushmann Khurrana) a resident of Kanpur is a young man suffering from premature baldness. His problem of increasing hair fall makes him desperate to find a solution. Based on recommendations from his friends and family Bala tries various alternatives like hair oil, eggs, mixture of cow dung and bull semen so as to grow his hair and look good. When everything fails Bala decides to wear a wig. Will wearing a wig turn out to be a long-term solution to Bala’s problem? 

Movie screenplay by Niren Bhatt is a winner with some scenes and moments being entertaining and authentic. 

Amar Kaushik who entertained us with Stree is back on the director’s chair. He perfectly captures the feelings and mood of a small town showing family banters and casual friendship meetings among others. 

Makeup of Latika is distracting. Makeup Artist could have done a better job to enhance the character’s look. 

Movie dialogues are sharp and well-written. 

Ayushmann Khurrana shows vulnerability with precision. Yami Gautam as Pari and Bhumi Pednekar are likeable and good. Other ensemble of fantastic actors includes Bala’s two best friends played by Javed Jafferi & Abhishek Banerjee, Saurabh Shukla, Seema Pahwa and Bala’s younger brother. They all play their part well. 

Music album by Sachin-Jigar, guest composers Jaani and B Praak is good. Zindagi song sung by Papon takes us back to the school days. 

Bala movie entertains with a good message for all. 

***.5 Stars