Share with us your experience of watching Phillauri.'Phillauri' is a highly polarized film. Shashi’s friendly ghost will win your hearts. Phillauri is a fun watch thanks to its light-hearted story. Songs like Dum Dum and Sahibaa are clear winners. Particularly in one scene where Anu’s house help misunderstands Kannan’s signals and also the climax. The blingy lady looks dreamy and less scary!Ī few scenes linger for too long that’s where your patience kind of runs out. Anushka’s 3D work of the ghost has been done with immense detailing. Visual effects is the key contributor in making this film look polished. Lal’s storytelling is paced well at start but gets tedious in the second half. The lighting is spot and scenes such as Diljit’s recording or the one where Shashi sneaks out are well made. He captures the whole Lavish Punjabi wedding spirit well and the pre-independance era even better, with all the earthy colors. I strongly feel, more than the story, its his execution of it that works more. Anshai Lal makes his directorial debut and it is a confident one at that. We could say, that as a producer, she does have a good eye for stories and and even better choice when it comes to looking for directors. She’s pretty and pulls off the Amritsar gal, who says ‘itne saal se go-around kar rahe hai’ (dating) act in a perfect manner.Īnushka Sharma’s first production, NH10 was received well. Mehreen Pirzada makes her debut with the film and we must say that this fresh face is delightful. He’s dumbfounded in most of the scene and that pretty much works for his character. Suraj Sharma aptly portrays the confused NRI. He compliments well for his character who has a change of heart and performs the transformation quite well. She’s donning the producer’s hat as well for the film and we can easily say that she’s balanced both her jobs well.ĭiljit Dosanjh has amazing screen presence. She looks resplendent in all the frames and especially in the flashback. Phillauri Review: Star PerformanceĪnushka Sharma as Shashi – the bride in spirit, pulls off a nice act. The poetries of Phillauri are beautiful and blend well in the romance of the bygone era. Towards the climax, there’s an entire sequence where Anu and Kannan solve Shashi’s mystery and that comes across as a little far fetched.
Also, it’s sad to see the girl being upset with her boyfriend over assumptions that he’s seeing someone else rather than him being heavily into weed or being a plain loser when it comes to handling situations. Kannan’s first brush with Shashi is all fun and that pretty much sums up for the light comedy that the script brings in.Īt some point though I kind of felt like it is a little unfair on part of Anu’s family to force her into a marriage where the guy clearly has cold feet and hasn’t managed to make anything of himself.
This contrast of love has been shown nicely. Kannan’s character is that of a confused chap who ‘wants to find himself’ where as Anu has dreamed of nothing more than a ‘happily ever after with him.’ Blast from the past couple, Shashi and her love are quite opposite on the other hand, the guy wants to prove he is worthy of her and hence gives up all his ill habits.
While the new age couple, Anu and Kannan are allowed to sleep in the same bed before their marriage, Shashi and her lover have to bear a beating from her elder brother, on being caught. It plays with the concept of love in two separate time frames. Writer Anvita Dutt for Phillauri does exactly that. Love stories are the mainstay of Bollywood and I’m sure screen writers have to rack their brains, every time to come up with something novel. Phillauri Review Phillauri Review: Script Analysis What is Shashi’s story? An unfulfilled love story? What’s her connection to Phillauri is what lies in the past. While Kannan finds it hard to explain his bout with the ghost, it is Shashi’s back story that later interests him and even becomes a learning for his own life. Resisting at first, Kannan gives into pressure and married a tree, only to find later that he’s now married to the ghost of Shashi (Anushka Sharma), whose soul lived on the tree. Smothered by the attention and overall pressure of an Indian wedding, Kannan is disinterested and Anu is upset with his casual demeanor.Īfter being declared a ‘manglik’, he is asked to marry a tree to solve his future problems post-marriage. Returning 3 years after his stint abroad, Kannan has picked up a few western habits which mainly includes a regular intake of weed. Canada return Kannan (Suraj Sharma) is getting hitched to his high school sweetheart Anu (Mehreen Pirzada) in Amritsar.
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