This week’s big release, Phillauri, is a film that’s in high spirits (pun intended!). Anushka Sharma, the pretty bhootni in sparkling white, glides in and out of the frame and frankly, it's more fun with her than without! The movie is silly, sometimes over the top and mostly goofy, but the one reason it works is because of the conviction of the makers.
Director Anshai Lal gets us into the groove from the start. ‘Canedda’ returned Kanan (Suraj Sharma) is home for his own shaadi with childhood sweetheart Anu (Mehreen Perzada). Matters soon turn upside down as Kanan gets entangled with Shashi – friendly alright, but a ghost nevertheless. Leisurely flashbacks take us to the time of love in the time of no cellphones.
Diljit Dosanjh and Anushka Sharma together are mesmerising. There are some truly magical moments adorned further by songs that make the setting all the more poetic.
Both in terms of performance and as better fleshed out characters, Diljit and Anushka make Suraj and Mehreen look pale in comparison.
Suraj has one stock expression of absolute bewilderment throughout the 140-minute run time. This could be you, if you take Phillauri too seriously!
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If anything, the climax will only push credulity to snapping point. But go for it with an open mind and a forgiving heart, and you shall leave the hall smiling.
We give it 3 ⭐⭐⭐ stars out of 5.
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