Out Of Love spans across 2 seasons and charts 10 episodes. It is a microscopic examination of a crumbling marriage and the catastrophic effects it has on those involved in matrimony and everyone else connected to it. Dr. Meera Kapoor (Rasika Dugal) and Akarsh Kapoor (Purab Kohli) have been marred for over a decade and have a happy household with their only son Abhi. Meera is a senior doctor in a popular local hospital and suddenly starts to suspect Akarsh of adultery as she finds strange clues. Eventually her suspicion comes true as Akarsh is found to be pursuing a romantic relationship with Alia, a girl half his age who is pregnant. She confronts Akarsh and decides to separate from him. The scandal breaks out in the small town and Akarsh suffers heavily financially and reputationally.
According to Gulzar Saab and through lines mouthed by Anuradha Patel in "Ijaazat", when a marriage breaks down, the relationship starts rotting and it stinks. It certainly seems true for Meera and Akarsh who spew vitriol over the custody of Abhi and their other materialistic possessions. It transforms into a war where Meera and Akarsh aim for each other's jugular and wash dirty linen in public. Akarsh leaves town for Delhi for a few years, but returns to seek revenge and oust Meera from her seemingly comfortable life. Another showdown begins with catastrophic effects, that worst hits Abhi. Meera and Akarsh constantly try to outsmart each other without considering the effects it has on other people.
Out Of Love is an immensely watchable series that deconstruction a marriage and peels down its very foundations. The dirty side of a long standing marriage is exposed leaving cracks out in the open. The series is set in idyllic and dreamy Coonoor, which looks beautiful. It's a tad bit slow in proceedings and takes time to materialise and culminate in the most obvious climax, but not before giving some heart stopping moments to the viewers. Rasika Dugal and Purab Kohli do total justice to their respective roles, whilst the others remain peripheral to the subject and relationship, with limited screen time. The only unfortunate part of the series is that although Akarsh is portrayed as a dark character without remorse, your sympathy towards Meera isn't a given as her character constantly bays for revenge, even jeopardising their son's life.
