Anushka has established herself as a spirited and ingenious actor. Surprised we haven’t mentioned Anushka yet? OK, here goes. She’s beautiful and pulls off a difficult part with effortless simplicity. Now to the other actor who shines out bright – Mehreen Pirzada. Dosanjh’s scenes are short and he often leaves us asking for more. Watch out for Diljit Dosanjh! Not only is he eye candy but also impresses us with his wonderful performance. Kanan and his bride-to-be help Shashi find out the truth of Phillauri’s past, mending their own relationship in the process. He leaves for Amritsar promising to return, but never does. Predictably, the two fall in love amidst family opposition and Dosanjh takes on her pen name to sing and immortalise her songs. Also from her village, Phillaur, is a gifted singer played by Diljit Dosanjh. The sepia tinted flashback takes us to pre-independence India when Shashi is a poet and publishes her pulsing verses under the pen name Phillauri. The movie then goes back and forth between Kanan’s dilemma and Shashi’s love story, set in 1919. She now appears to Kanan and claims to be his wife. As luck would have it, the tree is home to our beloved ghost, Shashi (Anushka Sharma). To add to his frustration, Kanan is deemed a ‘manglik’ and asked to marry a tree first. Kanan is in love with Anu but not very sure he wants to marry his doting fiancée just yet. The film opens to the return of NRI Kanan (Suraj Sharma), who is back home to wed his childhood sweetheart, Anu (Mehreen Pirzada). But then, when Tim Burton could cash in on a similar theme in his Corpse Bride, why should we be left behind? And on that count, though, Phillauri inches towards the goal post. If you thought that the story of a spirit haunting an educated young man, claiming to be his wife, is a bit far-fetched, you may do well to remember that Bollywood has only one mantra – Entertainment. Phillauri, Anushka Sharma’s Rs 21 crore home production, is a disappointment. Production house – Fox Star Studios, Clean Slate Films

Produced by – Anushka Sharma, Karnesh Sharma, Parasmaan Cast – Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh, Suraj Sharma, Mehreen Pirzada

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