My Wife’s Murder is an Indian film released in 2005. It is written by Atul Sabharwal and directed by Jijy Philip. The title of the film is English and the story has also bear resemblance with the English movies. The genre of the movie is thriller and suspense. Surely the inspiration has been taken from Western culture. The Western director mixes the tint of West in the pure Indian drama. The story is about a husband who filed the case of his wife’s murder. Investigation proceeds and expressions of the husband his miseries, worries and tensions that are somehow predictable and expected are shown. It is very clear at the very outset that husband kills accidentally his wife but what happens next is the real issue.
My Wife’s Murder is based on the very common social issue of many married couple. There are fears of treachery, distraction from family matters, and wife’s suspicions on husband. Here we find a suspicious wife Sheela R. Patwardhan (Suchitra Karishnamoorthi) who discredits her husband Ravi Patwardhan (Anil Kapoor) and always torture him about unseeing, and without any proof of having illegal relationship with his secretary Reena Wadhwa (Nandana Sen). The husband finds no solace at home. Instead he remains tense that if he reached home early or late his wife would never spare him. She becomes so obsess with the only thought that nothing else comes in her mind. She ignores her responsibilities towards husband and only wants him to confess his amorous feelings for the secretary.
It was a normal day and as usual when Ravi reaches home Sheela’s inquiry starts and Ravi in fit of anger raises his hand which arise anger in Sheela as well. The dispute increases and Ravi slap makes Sheela falls on the back of bed. Her head stuck and she dies on the spot leaving Ravi in astonishment. This was an accidental murder but Ravi has no logic to explain in front of police. It is shame for him to tell the police that his wife suspecting him about illegitimate relation with his secretary while there is nothing like this in real.
Thrill starts when Ravi mind starts working as what to do now. He wants to hide Sheela’s dead body before maid or children get back home. Story has many loopholes as putting the corpse in carton and not packing it with any thread or tape. Anyone could easily get peep into carton. It is getting dark when Ravi drags the carton to the car and children and maid are not reached home yet. These deficiencies lack to create thrill to the extent which it should be otherwise.
Suspense starts when Inspector Tejpal Randhava (Boman Irani) investigates the murder. At every questions viewers focus on Ravi facial expression as what would be his reply. What excuse would he give now? There are so many suspense scenes when questions like what? When? Where? How? Why? These are the questions haunted Ravi as well as viewers watching the movie in the cinema. No doubt Boman Irani is perfect in his role. Nandana Sen seems average and fails to give original expressions.
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Credit goes to writer as well as director who narrate and depicts the story so well that in spite of so many loopholes film succeeds to get attention. Credit also goes to Anil Kapoor as he adopts the character so well that viewers have a high regard for his acting. The role of a distressed husband, who is fed up with his wife’s baseless qualms, performed by Anil Kapoor is very credible. Versatility is the essence of Anil Kapoor filmy career. He is the original actor who always comes up with solid grounds to take the movie to the success level.
Author Name: Rakshanda Fawad (Lahore)
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