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फिल्लौरी (2017)

Phillauri is a film directed by Anshai Lal. I saw the first trailer of this film and was instantly attracted to this film. After seeing the film I can say that this is a good film. I was quite shocked that people in IMDb didn't quite like the film. But then, their views are theirs.

Story and direction: I had quite the reservations when I heard the director's name Anshai Lal since he is a protégé of Sajid Khan (Yes, the infamous director of the disastrous Humshakals). I thought that the film too will be below average. But no, it is far from that. The script was good. Incorporation of the pre-independence era with that of 2017 was done very nicely. The script has some faults in it too. The impressing of Roop Lal was cliché. After that, Shashi's brother's opposition and an immediate liking to Roop Lal was too superficial. There is a scene where Shashi gets pregnant. I mean that was unnecessary. The climax too was a bit melodramatic. The modern love story between Kanan and Anu was faultless.

Performances: Anushka was good in comic scenes. But in emotion, she failed at times. Diljit Dosanjh was great. I was fully flattered by his performance. Suraj Sharma looked like he overacted in some scenes, but he shines in some too. Mehreen Pirazada had actually nothing much to do. But she too was good.

VFX: The visual effects of Shashi's character was sort of OK. In some scenes where she was flying on ground level, you can know that she is on a platform fitted with wheels.

Music: As usual, I would say except for 'Sahibaan' and 'Dumb Dumb', no song was memorable. Just the producers felt that songs are necessary so they just put it for the sake of it.

Favorite scene: I guess it would be Shashi's introduction to Kanan. The way she tries to communicate with Kanan, try to get his attention was good.

Verdict: I had a good time watching Philauri. Watch it for Diljit Dosanjh. He is a great actor. There were some irritable moments, but you can give it a watch. It's even not that irritable like people say it is.

I would go with an 8/10