PHILLAURI

PHILLAURI : is a Hindi Fantasyromantic comedy film, directed by Anshai Lal starring Anushka Sharma, Suraj Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh, Mehreen Pirzada.

PLOT: A young man Kanan (Suraj Sharma) returns to India from Canada to marry his long-term girlfriend Anu (Mehreen Pirzada), but comes to know that as he is a manglik (born under an unlucky star) he has to get married to a tree before getting married to her. He very reluctantly marries the tree, which is duly chopped down after the completion of the ceremony. As a result, from that day onwards he is haunted by the spirit of a woman named Shashi (Anushka Sharma), who lived in that particular tree and hence claims to now be 'married' to him.When asked about the reason for Shashi’s ghostly existence, she recalls her love story with Roop Lal Philauri (Diljit Dosanjh), which, till date as remained an unfulfilled dream because of unforeseen situations and circumstances. What were the circumstances which played the villain between Shashi and Roop Lal’s love, what happens to Shashi’s soul ultimately and do Kanan and Anu get married is what forms the rest of the story.

PERFORMANCES: Anushka Sharma excels in the film even though her character comes as half baked (because of the script), she manages to pull it off with supremacy.Diljit Dosanjh shows his soft and vulnerable side in PHILLAURI. Despite having limited scope, he puts on a decent performance.The film’s scene stealer is however, the endearing Suraj Sharma.He plays his part of a confused young boy extremely well. He also consistently maintains the fun quotient in the film.Mehreen Pirzada has impressed us with her simplicity & naturality.

MUSIC: composed by Shashwat Sachdev & Jasleen Royal is average and fails to impress except for one song ‘Sahiba’.

Full marks to the film’s cinematographer (Vishal Sinha) for turning the film into a visual delight.While the film’s first half is funny (in parts) and bearable, the film sees a drastic downslide in its second half, which is mostly dedicated to Anushka Sharma character’s life in the past. The slow and predictable second half does nothing more than testing the patience of the audience. Even the parallels between the two eras seem extremely forced. One just cannot help but say that the film’s climax is bizarre and outrageous.

Overall, Phillauri fails to connect emotionally due to its weak and slow paced narrative.You can watch it once.

Trivia: Those who don't know who is Suraj Sharma who plays the character of Kanan....Let me tell you this guy also played the role of PI in hollywood blockbuster Life Of Pi...