The Other Man

A simplistic story about marriage, love, trust and betrayal, The Other Man is about Peter and Lisa. They are happily married, or so it seems, with a daughter big enough to be wed herself. Still in love with each other, Lisa throws uncomfortable questions at Peter over a dinner conversation about the possibility of love coming from a person other than your spouse. Should one go for it? And if already gone for it, what awaits?

As the movie unfolds, Lisa apparently disappears and Peter comes across startling discoveries. His wife had been having an affair. Trips to Milan for fashion weeks and dress rehearsals were her excuses to meet her lover, Ralph.

12 years. She had been in love with two men - her husband as well as her lover for 12 long years. Guilt occasionally knocked her door. When it did, she hugged her husband tight and reminded him of the fact that she loved him a lot. Guilt eventually gave up.

People sure can be gullible. No, in fact people are not gullible. But the ones in love are.

Not once did Peter suspect his wife of betraying him. He loved her truly and believed that his wife too loved him and him alone. When one is in love, he lets down all his defence mechanisms and surrenders to that one person whom he loves so dearly. And when that one person breaks his trust, it is ever so difficult to come to terms with reality.

The way Peter couldn’t...