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Arjun, Bhumi and Rakul shine in a rom-com low on the laughs

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February 22, 2025

Suspension of disbelief is 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.

- Rishabh Suri

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.

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