First time director Anshai Lal is unpolished but handles a few sequences well. Suraj Sharma of Life of Pi fame and newcomer Mehreen Pirzada, who plays his fiancé, are fine in their respective roles but don't leave a lasting impact. Diljit Dosanjh, who we last saw in Udta Punjab, is equally convincing as a carefree singer who wears his heart of his sleeve. Lead actor and producer Anushka Sharma walks away with the meatiest role and does full justice to her part. The present day portion isn't anything special but watching the couple be 'haunted' by Shashi is amusing enough. Anushka and Diljit share an easy chemistry and both are incredibly likable in the movie. Personally, I enjoyed the scenes in Punjab tremendously. The movie tells two vastly different stories about a present day couple having wedding jitters and star-crossed lovers from a time long gone. The plot is slow to pick up but eventually tells us about the ill fated romance of Shashi and Phillauri (Diljit Dosanjh) in early 1900s Punjab. These first few moments evoke a few chuckles.

Soon after his nuptials with said tree he's haunted by a ghost named Shashi (Anushka Sharma) who claims he married her and not the tree. While both families are relatively modern thinking, superstition runs deep. Phillauri begins with a young groom, Kanan, (played by Suraj Sharma) forced to marry a tree because he's 'mangilk' (possibly cursed) before he can marry his longtime girlfriend. While polar opposite to NH10 in terms of story and tone, the bravery is still present. Two years later she's back with her second outing as producer with Phillauri. Phillauri is unique, certainly, but aren't all good movies? Anushka Sharma was the youngest actor-producer in Bollywood when we she decided to back and act in 2015's 'NH10'- a courageous decision and even braver film. It doesn't matter if they're good or bad because they're termed as different and set aside. We call them different or 'hatke' and that defines their success. Phillauri is a brave movie because we don't tend to give stories that stray from the norm an equal chance. Interestingly this week's Hindi release 'Phillauri' is a fairy tale in its own right. Last week we saw the release of 'Beauty and the Beast,' a fairy tale romance with magical elements.

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