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Movie Name: Mere Husband Ki Biwi
Directed by: Mudassar Aziz
Starring: Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Rakul Preet Singh, Dino Morea, Shakti Kapoor, Anita Raj
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Running Time: 150 Minutes
Release Date: 21 February, 2025
Language: Hindi
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Production Companies: Pooja Entertainment
A Delhi professional navigates a complicated love triangle when his old flame returns to his life just as he begins falling for someone new, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.
Mere Husband Ki Biwi: Movie Overview
Mere Husband Ki Biwi is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language family comedy film directed by Mudassar Aziz and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh under their banner Pooja Entertainment. The film stars Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Rakul Preet Singh.
The film was officially announced in November 2022, with principal photography commencing shortly after. The project marks the collaboration of director Mudassar Aziz, known for his work in comedies like Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016) and Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi (2017), with producer Vashu Bhagnani, who has produced several successful Bollywood films.
The film is scheduled to be released on February 21, 2025.
Movie Trailer:
Movie is a complete package that will make you want to add this family entertainer to your watchlist this February. The makers had shared some quirky posters of the film, featuring the lead cast — Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, and Rakul Preet Singh. Earlier today, the trailer of Mere Husband Ki Biwi was released, promising you a hilarious ride at the movies, after a long time. The trailer gives a glimpse of the plot that shows Ankur’s (Arjun Kapoor) journey and the story of his ex-wife Prabhleen (Bhumi Pednekar), who suffers from retrograde amnesia and loses her memory spanning 5-6 years.
Movie Review:
Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Rakul Preet shine in a rom-com low on the laughs
Mere Husband Ki Biwi features strong performances by Bhumi Pednekar and Rakul Preet Singh, but suffers from pacing issues.
Suspension of disbelief is a given in films — how else would you explain a hero single-handedly beating up 40 goons or a couple suddenly breaking into a romantic song in the Swiss Alps? It’s all good fun, as long as it’s entertaining.
What’s not fun, though, is using that logic — plus a dash of comedy — to villainise a working woman. It takes a while to realise what’s actually happening in Mere Husband Ki Biwi, because the film cushions the problem with good old goofy humour.
Directed by Mudassar Aziz, the film follows Ankur Chadha (Arjun Kapoor), a meek man terrified of his ex-wife Prabhleen Dhillon (Bhumi Pednekar) — a firecracker of a woman, completely opposite to him. Ankur finds love again with Antara Khanna (Rakul Preet Singh), but then comes the twist: Prabhleen suffers from retrograde amnesia after an accident and believes Ankur has just proposed marriage to her. What follows is a messy, chaotic ride.
The premise is interesting, and the film starts off well. Arjun tries — but it remains just that: a try. What this film needed was for the male lead to go full OTT, even as a shy man, but that doesn’t happen. If anything, the comic sequences lose energy because Arjun doesn’t quite match the required pitch. He makes up for it in a particularly intense scene, nailing it.
It’s left to the women to save the day, and they absolutely do. Bhumi is a riot as Prabhleen — sending Ankur to jail just to make his proposal more dramatic and refusing to back down from a fight with Antara. Her scenes keep the film afloat. Rakul, too, is solid and does justice to her role. Their confrontations had the potential for electric chemistry, and while it nearly gets there, it falls a bit short. It’s hard not to think of Rakul’s face-off with Tabu in De De Pyaar De (2019).
Meanwhile, Harsh Gujral provides solid comic relief, almost carrying the humour for Arjun.
So, what’s the fatal flaw in Mere Husband Ki Biwi? Firstly, the length. The second half drags, and Ninad Khanolkar’s editing could have easily trimmed it by 15 minutes. Secondly, the misleading narrative. The film sets up Ankur as a man with PTSD from his past marriage, haunted by nightmares of Prabhleen trying to kill him. It plays out in a lighter vein, and you almost sympathise with him — until the actual backstory is revealed. Prabhleen is an independent woman who wanted to work, and took a life altering decision for both her and her husband. Where’s the ‘villain’? Her body, her choice!
Mudassar Aziz’s direction is strictly average. After the refreshing fun of Khel Khel Mein, expectations were high, but here, the emotions don’t land, and the laughs are fewer. The music is nice, with Gori Hain Kalaiyaan standing out. Overall, Mere Husband Ki Biwi had the potential to be hilarious. It tries hard, and credit to the makers for the attempt. But it falls short.
