1. *Anaarkali Of Aarah*
*Duration* – 138 min.
*Rating* – 3.5/5
*Director* – Avinash Das
*Producer* – Sandip Kapur
*Plus points*
1. Superb performance by all the artists, especially by Swara Bhaskar, Sanjay Mishra & Pankej Tripathi.
2. Story has novelty. Screenplay is very good & dialogues at many place are clapworthy.
3. Climax is fantastic.
4. Anaarkali of Aarah is a must watch for Swara Bhaskar.
5. Ladies would patronize the film.
6. Music is quite effective as per the requirement of the film. Rekha Bhardwaj & Sonu Nigam’s songs are well tuned.
*Minus point*
1. Film does not have star value. Promotions are below expectation and could mar the prospect at box office.
With budget in control, film will grow with word of mouth & could do surprisingly well at box office.
2. *Phillauri*
*Rating* – 2/5
*Director* – Anshai Lal
*Producer* – Anushka Sharma, Karnesh Sharma & Parasmaans
*Star Cast* – Anushka Sharma, Diljit Dosanjh as philauri, suraj Sharman as Kanan & Mehreen Pizada as Anu.
*Story* –
(Born under an unlucky star, Kanan is told he must marry a tree before he can wed his childhood sweetheart, as the ritual will cleanse him of his bad luck. Grudgingly, he agrees. To his shock, he finds himself being trailed by an unearthly spirit known as Shashi, who used to live in the tree. The bewildered spirit now finds herself trapped in the human realm, and Kanan must help her return to her own realm).
*Plus points*
1. Good performance by all the star cast.
2. The computer graphics are notable.
3. Hilarious in parts.
*Minus points*
1. Narration of the story is at a languid pace and frustrating for the viewers.
2. Climax is overdone.
3. predictability of the story lets film down.
4. Story line is very weak.
5. Hardly any emotions.
6. Film is extremely slow paced.
*Film may do well in North India, otherwise chances are very bleak at the box office*.
Regards
*Narendra Gupta*
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