According to the makers of this play, MANIBEN.COM is the story of several Manibens existing in Indian society. Maniben lacks sophistication, but she is not a dumb and silly woman. Mani (Smriti Irani) has the courage and conviction to do well.
Her husband Jaman Patel (Nitin Vakharia) has progressed by leaps & bounds in his career as a diamond merchant. He has hence migrated from a small village in Gujarat to the affluent Pali hill area in Mumbai. Their neighbourhood now comprises rich, affluent people.
Soon Jaman begins to find Mani very inferior compared to his neighbours, as she cannot even speak English. He often taunts her for not being sophisticated and ridicules her for the blunders she makes in front of their neighbours.
Mani believes that God has made all humans equal and she cannot be regarded as inferior in any way. She believes that everyone should be his or her own self. The only person who sympathizes with her is Jaman's uncle (Hemant Jha).
Mani makes a futile attempt to learn English, engages in fashion designing and also participates in the Mrs. World competition! Soon thereafter comes a twist in the play when her husband threatens her of divorce and tells her that either she can be Mrs. World or Mrs. Jaman Patel... In a nutshell, MANIBEN.COM is a humorous journey of a down to earth woman who accepts a challenge and triumphs.
The person in the middle played Smriti's husband and the man who is shaking hand wid her played the character of her uncle whp always supported her.
Smriti is hilarious in this play.........her typical Gujarati Kathiyawadi accent of speech is just amazing....On listening her speech No1 cud say tht she is a non-gujarati.
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