The play, ‘My Wife’s Husband’, an apparent comical satire on a wife who cheats on two men at once initially seems to have all the trappings that’ll send you on a laughter spree. However, as it progresses, despite reasonable performances by the leading men, Feroze (also the director of the play) and Shravanth, the feeble plot starts losing its bite.
There’s intermittent spontaneity on display, especially with the contrasting lifestyles of the characters Takesh and Lankesh, the former being the well-educated of the two and the latter whom we’d typically classify as a true-blue Hyderabadi complete with the lingo he uses. The title throws enough of a hint on why the two come together and discuss ways of tackling a serious domestic issue.
The treatment as this unfolds is truly slapstick where nothing but entertainment seems a priority.
From the point where they quarrel and just can’t stand each other’s presence to the moment when the two share a bottle of beer, the discussion ranges from the attitude of women, to infidelity issues and finally, the ‘bro’ moment as the culmination nears.
The dialogue keeps you glued for a while but the entire point of it masking the wayward nature of the script gets obvious rather quickly. It appears like just so much loose talk between two confused men.
The local flavour is a reasonable exterior to the script, but the way it mimics a serious issue turns disturbing.
While the actors do their best and the passable music score makes an attempt to attract attention , all you’re left with is a poor aftertaste as you await a more mature version of the idea, which, originally scripted by Miro Gavran, did have some potential in spite of the insipid result.
