Pati Patni Aur Woh
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Pati Patni Aur Woh is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar
, Vidya Sinha
, Ranjeeta, and in guest appearances Rishi Kapoor
, Neetu Singh
and Parveen Babi
.
) & Sharda(Vidya Sinha
) meet, fall in love & get married. Eventually, Rajat gets promotion, higher salary & a temptation - Nirmala Deshpande(Ranjeeta), his new secretary. Rajat lies to Nirmala to get her sympathy. Nirmala, feels sorry for Rajat. Rajat uses this to further his plans. But when everything is going as planned, Sharda gets suspicious. She spies them & learns the truth. When Rajat gets busted in front of both the women, the proverbial hells breaks loose.
), a co-worker & a poet, where he again meets Sharda. Sharda & Rajat's love story blossoms from there & soon they get married too.
Here, Rajat gets promoted. Slowly, Rajat becomes a father, buys a car & becomes the Sales Manager of the company(although not in the same order). Sharda & Rajat are still in a marital bliss. That is, until Nirmala, Rajat's new secretary shows up. Rajat is inexplicably attracted to Nirmala. Nirmala is an honest girl who is trying to make the two ends meet. She is way more beautiful compared to Sharda. But most of all, she knows nothing about Rajat's true intentions & his married life.
Rajat is initially upset about his thoughts about her, but finally gives in. He carefully plans his further steps. He pretends to be a helpless grieving husband of a cancer stricken wife, who won't live much longer. Nirmala feels sorry for him, thus making it easier for him to get nearer to her. Nobody, not Sharda, not even his friend suspects a thing. One day, Rajat bluffs to Sharda that he will be late as he has a meeting & takes Nirmala to a dinner. Next day, Sharda finds Nirmala's handkerchief with lipstick marks on it.
She immediately confronts Rajat, who makes up a story about a co-worker whose handkerchief he may have accidentally taken. Sharda reluctantly believes. Rajat decides to take next steps more carefully. Sharda too starts thinking that her fears were unfounded. Rajat makes even more interesting back up plans: He makes two books of shayari, professing his love. The poems are same in both, only one book contains Nirmala's name, other contains Sharda's.
Rajat keeps on taking Nirmala to luncheons & dinners, without Sharda's knowledge. The turning point comes when Sharda sees him in a hotel with Nirmala from a nearby place she is visiting. She later asks him about his meeting, about which the clueless Rajat lies. Sharda's fears are confirmed. She starts spying on him & Nirmala, taking incriminating pictures & evidences. After sufficient evidence is obtained, she secretly meets Nirmala, posing as a journalist.
Nirmala thinks Sharda intends to blackmail her, but Sharda reassures her that she won't. When Nirmala tells her about Rajat & his ailing wife, Sharda reveals her true identity to her. Sharda also finds the two diaries. Meanwhile, Rajat gets another promotion & comes home happily to tell Sharda. Sharda coolly tells him that he is busted. Rajat, who doesn't know what hit him, turns back, only to see Nirmala in his home. Sharda tells him that she is leaving him & the divorce papers would be soon sent to him. Sharda & Nirmala console each other. Rajat calls upon his friend & lies that Nirmala has said some malicious lies to Sharda about him.
Rajat's friend sides with Rajat & lies about Nirmala's character. Sharda exposes Rajat in front of him as well, with help of the evidence she has collected. Sharda tells Rajat to choose either her or Nirmala. Rajat quietly gives Nirmala some money & lies to her, in a ditch attempt of damage control. But an honest Nirmala returns the money back to Sharda, making things even worse for Rajat. Sharda prepares to walk out on Rajat.
Meanwhile, Nirmala also resigns & leaves their life forever. Everything looks bleak for Rajat. As Sharda starts leaving the home, their innocent son asks them what is happening. Just for his sake, Rajat & Sharda try to reconcile. Life comes back on track, with Nirmala gone. But soon another secretary(Parveen Babi
) comes in & Rajat tries to resort to his antics. As if by coincidence, Rajat's friend suddenly comes in the way & Rajat backs up, taking this as a warning.
Sanjeev Kumar (actor)
Sanjeev Kumar was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.-Personal life and background:Sanjeev Kumar was born as Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. His first home was in Surat and family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually...
, Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films.-Movie career:She began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor...
, Ranjeeta, and in guest appearances Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director.-Early life:Born in Chembur Mumbai, Kapoor is the second son of film director and star Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School,Mumbai. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv...
, Neetu Singh
Neetu Singh
Neetu Singh is an Indian Bollywood actress. She worked as a child actor under the name Baby Sonia. She played Roopa in the 1966 movie Dus Lakh and a dual role in the film Do Kaliyaan. Her other notable films were Waris and Pavitra Paapi.-Career:Neetu Singh made her debut as an actress in 1972 with...
and Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan...
.
Summary
The film is a comical take on extra-marital affairs. Rajat Chaddha(Sanjeev KumarSanjeev Kumar (actor)
Sanjeev Kumar was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.-Personal life and background:Sanjeev Kumar was born as Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. His first home was in Surat and family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually...
) & Sharda(Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films.-Movie career:She began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor...
) meet, fall in love & get married. Eventually, Rajat gets promotion, higher salary & a temptation - Nirmala Deshpande(Ranjeeta), his new secretary. Rajat lies to Nirmala to get her sympathy. Nirmala, feels sorry for Rajat. Rajat uses this to further his plans. But when everything is going as planned, Sharda gets suspicious. She spies them & learns the truth. When Rajat gets busted in front of both the women, the proverbial hells breaks loose.
Plot
The film starts off indicating the parallels of the story with that of Adam & Eve. Here, the Adam is Rajat, Eve is Sharda while the apple is Nirmala. Rajat is newly employed in a company, whose salary can be gauged from the fact that he goes to work on a cycle. However, this cycle itself makes him meet Sharda, when the duo bump into each other. Sharda's cycle gets badly damaged & Rajat drops her off. Same evening, Rajat goes to the wedding of his friend(AsraniAsrani
Govardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
), a co-worker & a poet, where he again meets Sharda. Sharda & Rajat's love story blossoms from there & soon they get married too.
Here, Rajat gets promoted. Slowly, Rajat becomes a father, buys a car & becomes the Sales Manager of the company(although not in the same order). Sharda & Rajat are still in a marital bliss. That is, until Nirmala, Rajat's new secretary shows up. Rajat is inexplicably attracted to Nirmala. Nirmala is an honest girl who is trying to make the two ends meet. She is way more beautiful compared to Sharda. But most of all, she knows nothing about Rajat's true intentions & his married life.
Rajat is initially upset about his thoughts about her, but finally gives in. He carefully plans his further steps. He pretends to be a helpless grieving husband of a cancer stricken wife, who won't live much longer. Nirmala feels sorry for him, thus making it easier for him to get nearer to her. Nobody, not Sharda, not even his friend suspects a thing. One day, Rajat bluffs to Sharda that he will be late as he has a meeting & takes Nirmala to a dinner. Next day, Sharda finds Nirmala's handkerchief with lipstick marks on it.
She immediately confronts Rajat, who makes up a story about a co-worker whose handkerchief he may have accidentally taken. Sharda reluctantly believes. Rajat decides to take next steps more carefully. Sharda too starts thinking that her fears were unfounded. Rajat makes even more interesting back up plans: He makes two books of shayari, professing his love. The poems are same in both, only one book contains Nirmala's name, other contains Sharda's.
Rajat keeps on taking Nirmala to luncheons & dinners, without Sharda's knowledge. The turning point comes when Sharda sees him in a hotel with Nirmala from a nearby place she is visiting. She later asks him about his meeting, about which the clueless Rajat lies. Sharda's fears are confirmed. She starts spying on him & Nirmala, taking incriminating pictures & evidences. After sufficient evidence is obtained, she secretly meets Nirmala, posing as a journalist.
Nirmala thinks Sharda intends to blackmail her, but Sharda reassures her that she won't. When Nirmala tells her about Rajat & his ailing wife, Sharda reveals her true identity to her. Sharda also finds the two diaries. Meanwhile, Rajat gets another promotion & comes home happily to tell Sharda. Sharda coolly tells him that he is busted. Rajat, who doesn't know what hit him, turns back, only to see Nirmala in his home. Sharda tells him that she is leaving him & the divorce papers would be soon sent to him. Sharda & Nirmala console each other. Rajat calls upon his friend & lies that Nirmala has said some malicious lies to Sharda about him.
Rajat's friend sides with Rajat & lies about Nirmala's character. Sharda exposes Rajat in front of him as well, with help of the evidence she has collected. Sharda tells Rajat to choose either her or Nirmala. Rajat quietly gives Nirmala some money & lies to her, in a ditch attempt of damage control. But an honest Nirmala returns the money back to Sharda, making things even worse for Rajat. Sharda prepares to walk out on Rajat.
Meanwhile, Nirmala also resigns & leaves their life forever. Everything looks bleak for Rajat. As Sharda starts leaving the home, their innocent son asks them what is happening. Just for his sake, Rajat & Sharda try to reconcile. Life comes back on track, with Nirmala gone. But soon another secretary(Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan...
) comes in & Rajat tries to resort to his antics. As if by coincidence, Rajat's friend suddenly comes in the way & Rajat backs up, taking this as a warning.
Awards and Nominations
- 1979 Filmfare AwardsFilmfare AwardsThe Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
- Nominated - Best Actor - Sanjeev Kumar