A touching movie, a poignant movie, a simple movie, a refreshing movie, a relatable movie. Multiple adjectives could be used to describe the movie “Three of us” in Netflix. However, to summarize this depicts a beautiful journey of relationships with some very strong moments.
Shefali Chaya as the woman losing her memory due to Dementia is amazing. Her facial expressions clearly portray the turmoil of fighting the disease. She quit her job due to her health condition. Her longing to touch base with her past one last time before her memory completely fails her takes her back to her childhood habitat. It appears that she wanted to reconcile and conclude some unfinished agenda. She manages to finally make peace with the unfortunate accident involving her sister which triggered her movement out of the town during her childhood. An accident that she witnessed and was part of. The scene where she walks away from the well is suggestive of that. But the most interesting aspect is her meeting Jaideep and concluding her unfinished agenda of leaving him suddenly without notice, years back. The sole purpose of her visit appears to be able to meet and explain her point of view for her sudden disappearance to her childhood friend. While at that age it is mostly infatuation that engulfs kids, their intimacy seems much stronger than usual which pulls her towards the small town like a magnet.
The relationship with her husband is very relatable. He is very supportive to have taken a break to bring her down to this small town/village on short notice and accompany her through the picturesque town. A sudden burst of anger driven by a flash of jealousy at seeing his wife being happy at meeting her childhood crush is understandable. That does not stop him from looking out for her immediately after that when she walks out of the hotel post their argument. He finally reconciles to her past and the scene when he is seen massaging her hair with oil while on a call with their son is very cute. A doting husband, a caring husband and finally an understanding husband is what he is projected as.
But the highlight in my view is the relationship between Shefali and Jaideep. A childhood crush evaporated with the sudden disappearance of Shefali due to family compulsions many years back. A very good student compromises on academics due to family compulsions and stays back in the small town as a bank manager. The scene where he talks of his IIT dreams and how it was shattered due to the sudden disappearance of his father is very touching. The strong bond between the two despites so many years of complete separation is almost platonic. While both have moved on in their lives with doting spouses and loving children, the chemistry between them gets rekindled when they meet. The highlight of the movie is the scene on the giant wheel. Shefali apologizing teary eyed for her sudden disappearance without any intimation years back. Further when she says that she may not remember him in future due to her disease and Jaideep retorting by saying that he will help her remember exposes the deep bond they share despite the years of separation. It is as if the universe has taken a pause to help both share this intimate moment.
Jaideep’s wife in a brief appearance comes out as a very understanding and pleasant individual. Seeing Jaideep resuming his love for poetry post meeting Shefali she teasingly reminds her husband that he has done nothing like this for her. But she is happy to see the change in him and there is no iota of jealousy or hatred towards Shefali even during their brief one-on-one interactions. A supportive, progressive lady selflessly in love with her family and husband. Overall, a beautiful tale of human relationships and helplessness when confronted with diseases with irreversible conditions. The performances are power packed and the cinematography and narratives.
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