Phillauri (film)
Phillauri | |
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Fox Star Studios Clean Slate Filmz | |
Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
Country | India |
Languages | Hindi Punjabi |
Budget | ₹29 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹46.6 crore[1] |
Phillauri is a
Plot
A young man, Kanan, returns to India from Canada to marry his long-term girlfriend Anu, but learns that he is a
The story of Phillauri and Shashi is slowly revealed via the latter's flashbacks. Back in an unspecified time period, Shashi is a bright young woman who never fails to read the works of a poet named Phillauri that is regularly published in a local
On one particular night while Roop Lal is alone at home singing one of Phillauri's poems, Shashi comes to him and reveals that she is the one who writes poetry under the pseudonym of 'Phillauri' (which she can't do openly, being a woman). Subsequently, love blossoms between the two (the poet and the singer who translates her poetry to song and spreads its message far and wide), but Shashi's elder brother (a reputed doctor of the village who brought her up) eventually learns about the affair and intervenes. Roop Lal confronts Shashi's brother and admits to having been an alcohol-addicted good-for-nothing who still is not worthy of her, but tells him that he (Roop Lal) is going to Amritsar to record all the songs written by Shashi and will eventually return and ask for her hand in marriage.
The very fact that Shashi writes poetry is a revelation to her brother, and as time passes he too reads the poems and starts appreciating her obvious talent. Meanwhile, Roop Lal records the songs in Amritsar (the
On the day of the wedding Shashi discovers that she is pregnant, but does not disclose the news to anyone except her close friend Amrit (Nidhi Bisht). She expectantly waits for Roop Lal along with all her relatives and the entire village, but eventually the day ends with him nowhere to be seen on any of the buses from Amritsar. Her brother has to face the intense embarrassment and shame of sending everyone away, and this in turn hurts Shashi so much that she commits suicide (by hanging herself from a tree) due to an overwhelming sense of sadness, despair and betrayal.
In the midst of these flashbacks via Shashi's spirit, the parallel storyline in the present continues with Kanan (whose confused ramblings about seeing a ghost naturally no one believes), ending up in trouble with Anu who feels that he is not really interested in marrying her (which is partially true since he is getting cold feet). In order to clear the misunderstanding Shashi finally manages to reveal her presence to Anu as well (though Anu still cannot see her), and having heard her entire painful story Anu realises that Shashi's spirit is in fact still stuck on the mortal plane due to her unfulfilled love. At that point Anu's grandmother asks Kanan to say something to his bride, and Shashi prompts him with her poem. Grandma sings a few lines of the same, being her favourite, which as fate would have it is the one Roop Lal recorded. The record label mentions the recording date as 1919, which results in an epiphany for Kanan who immediately takes Anu (with Shashi in tow) to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which took place on that very day 98 years ago.
The movie ends with Shashi's spirit reuniting finally with her lover Roop Lal's (who was killed in the massacre on the day of Baisakhi, when he recorded their songs and was to return to marry her). Before they both ascend to heaven, Shashi tells Kanan and Anu (who can now see her) to love and cherish each other always, and that is what they promise each other as they embark on a new phase of their very own love story.
Cast
- Anushka Sharma as Shashi Kumari Gill / Shashi Lal “Phillauri” - Roop Lal's love, Kanan's Technical First Wife (Dead "Phillauri" Spirit) (Few lines as Mona Ghosh Shetty)
- Diljit Dosanjh as Roop Lal "Phillauri" - Shashi's love
- Suraj Sharma as Kanan Gill - Anu's and Shashi's husband
- Mehreen Pirzada as Anu Gill - Kanan's Real but in-effect Second wife
- Manav Vij as Kishan - Shashi's brother
- Nidhi Bisht as Amrit - Shashi's friend
- Shivansh Miyan
- Raza Murad as Gurubaksh Singh
- Hassan Saad as Nikhil
- Shivam Pradhan as Piyush
- Sunil Mehra as Anu's Father
- Suparna Marwah as Anu's Mother
- Salima Raza as Biji
- Hobby Dhaliwal as Kanan's Father
- Shabnam Wadhera as Kanan's Mother
- Abhishek Banerjee as Soma, Roop Lal Phillauri's friend
- Shivam Pradhan as Piyush
- Amrit Pal as Raju
- Samrat Raichand as Soldier
- Hagupreet Singh as Bitoo - Roop Lal admirer
- Kishore Sharma as Panditji
Production
Principal photography of the film commenced in April 2016.[7][8] The shooting of the film went on floors after the Punjabi festival of Vaisakhi 2016.[9][10] First day of the shoot was on 19 April 2016.[11]
Soundtrack
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YouTube |
The music of the film is composed by
All music is composed by Shashwat Sachdev (except where noted)
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dum Dum" | Pavni Pandey | 5:30 | |
4. | "Naughty Billo" | Anvita Dutt | Diljit Dosanjh, Nakash Aziz, Shilpi Paul (Rap: Anushka Sharma) | 3:01 |
5. | "Bajaake Tumba" | Anvita Dutt | Romy, Shehnaz Akhtar | 3:18 |
6. | "Din Shagna Da" (Music by Jasleen Royal) | Neeraj Rajawat | Jasleen Royal | 3:36 |
7. | "Dum Dum (Punjabi Version)" | Shellee | Romy, Vivek Hariharan | 6:23 |
8. | "Dum Dum (Reprise) Diljit Dosanjh Version" | Anvita Dutt | Diljit Dosanjh | 3:49 |
Total length: | 33:54 |
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Phillauri has an approval score of 40% based on 10 reviews with an average rating of 6.1 out of 10.[14]
Nihit Bhave of
Accolades
Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
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10th Mirchi Music Awards[20] | Lyricist of The Year | Anvita Dutt for "Sahiba"
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Nominated |
Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | Shashwat Sachdev for "Bajaake Tumba" | ||
Shashwat Sachdev for "Sahiba" | |||
Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) | Shadab Rayeen, Shashwat Sachdev, Neeraj Singh, Julian Mascarenhas, Kotzmann Jan & Katzmann Cenda for "Naughty Billo" | ||
Best Background Score | |||
Jagran Film Festival[21] | Best VFX Award | Red Chillies Entertainment | Won |
References
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- ^ India (15 April 2016). "Anushka Sharma, Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh's Phillauri goes on floors". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Anushka's banner approaches Life of Pi actor". The Asian Age. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Spotted: Anushka with her brother Karnesh on the sets of Phillauri". PINKVILLA. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Iyer, Sanyukta; Mirror, Mumbai (28 March 2016). "Anushka's next:The title is derived from a small town in Punjab, Phillaur". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Anushka Sharma Hit Movies List | Anushka Sharma Box Office Collection - Bollywood Hungama". 17 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Phillauri". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Anushka Sharma announces next production 'Phillauri'". The Times of India. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ ANI (29 March 2016). "Anushka's 'Phillauri' to Go on Floors Post Baisakhi". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Anushka Sharma's Phillauri To Go On Floors This Baisakhi!". PINKVILLA. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Shoots starts! Diljit Dosanjh shares picture from the sets of 'Phillauri'". Zee News (in Latin). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Phillauri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 6 March 2017.
- Saavn. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Phillauri". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Phillauri Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ^ "Phillauri movie review: Anushka and Diljit charm with their presence, but the film shines only in parts". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Phillauri Movie Review: Anushka Sharma Gets Into The Spirit Of This Unconventional Entertainer". NDTV.
- ^ "Phillauri movie review: Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh film suffers from languid pace". The Indian Express. 25 March 2017.
- News18. 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2017". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Redchillies VFX bags award for 'Phillauri' at Jagran Film Festival 2017". 26 September 2017.
External links
- Phillauri at IMDb
- Phillauri at Bollywood Hungama