His trepidation towards the marriage is only made worse when he is forced by an astrologer and his boisterous and superstitious family to first marry a tree, a ritual that, according to Hindu astrology, will fend off ill fortune before he ties the knot with Anu. The story opens with Kanan (Suraj Sharma, of “Life of Pi” fame), who, after a three-year stint making music in Canada, has reluctantly returned home to Amritsar, Punjab to wed his high school sweetheart, Anu (Mehreen Pirzada). Setting all that aside, while Clean Slate’s second release, “Phillauri,” has a promising premise, it’s disappointing to see first-time director Anshai Lal’s primarily play-it-safe treatment and lethargic pacing make it an underwhelming watch. The chilling thriller “NH10,” the 2015 maiden feature from her production house Clean Slate Films - one of the few in Bollywood companies helmed by a female actor - more than lived up to the company’s mission to tell risky, non-clichéd stories. Anushka Sharma has, over her nine years in Bollywood, proven herself with powerful roles reflecting both exceptional talent and maturity that have heightened our expectations from her as an actress.

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