Do Patti review: Kajol-Kriti Sanon overdo it in a relevant but predictable story

There are many ways to tell the story of two sisters, especially if they are twins, and are fighting with each other to be with the same man, who might or might not deserve their affection in the first place. The makers of Do Patti decided to tell this story with a pinch of mystery, thrill and a lot of melodrama. The Netflix film, starring Kriti Sanon as twins - Saumya and Shailee, Kajol as Vidya Jyoti, a cop-lawyer, and Shaheer Sheikh as Dhruv Sood, the rich businessman, looks like a story worth-telling, but not without its predictability and exaggerations.

The film begins with a shocking incident that sets the stage for the rest of the story. It keeps travelling back and forth with many references to the girls' troubled past, how they lost their mother and became indifferent to each other while growing up. We are introduced to a handsome and charming Dhruv who has just launched his paragliding business in the hills. Vidya is the no-nonsense cop who believes in doing everything by the book. Their stories get entangled when Saumya becomes the victim of domestic abuse and refuses to do anything about it for a long time, until the big incident.

For Vidya, only justice matters, and she becomes heavily invested in the case even when there's no complaint from Saumya, and no proof of her being a victim. Saumya's bruised face, broken leg and twisted hand speak volumes of what she is going through in her marriage, but she doesn't speak. Her twin sister, Shailee, acts as the third wheel, constantly challenging her about saving her marriage, and flirting with Dhruv. Will Saumya ever speak out? Why do victims of domestic abuse feel trapped and yet choose to do nothing about it? What should those witnessing the abuse do about it?