In an entangled murder mystery, Haseen Dillruba finds itself to be a perfectly engaging and mildly flawed film, which passes as good entertainment.
Rani (Taapsee Pannu) marries Rishu (Vikrant Massey), a plain, boring engineer who fails to meet her expectations. Her life gets spicy when Rishu's cousin, Neel (Harshvardhan Rane), arrives, who is everything Rishu is not: good-looking, a river rafter and flirtatious. Amidst the love triangle, a house explodes, and Rishu's arm becomes evidence; the main suspect is Rani.
Non-linear storytelling has been used to perfection in the film. Each time we are taken back, new details keep getting added, which keeps us engaged. The film was predictable, but it honestly depends on awareness of murder-mystery tropes.
Pannu commands the screen with her presence both as a seductive daydreamer, helped by gorgeous saris from Shilpa Makhija & Varsha Chandanani, and a widow who is deeply embroiled in the case, she may or may not have committed. Rane and Massey also complement her well in their respective roles.
I believe the film has a tonality issue. When I heard the title and saw the poster, I believed it to be a darkly comic tale; the seeds of which are also present. But at the same time, it is torn between being a comic affair and a deeply serious flick. It also doesn't help that Rani's character was slightly butchered at the climax.
In an entangled murder mystery, Haseen Dillruba finds itself to be a perfectly engaging and mildly flawed film, which passes as good entertainment.
Rani (Taapsee Pannu) marries Rishu (Vikrant Massey), a plain, boring engineer who fails to meet her expectations. Her life gets spicy when Rishu's cousin, Neel (Harshvardhan Rane), arrives, who is everything Rishu is not: good-looking, a river rafter and flirtatious. Amidst the love triangle, a house explodes, and Rishu's arm becomes evidence; the main suspect is Rani.
Non-linear storytelling has been used to perfection in the film. Each time we are taken back, new details keep getting added, which keeps us engaged. The film was predictable, but it honestly depends on awareness of murder-mystery tropes.
Pannu commands the screen with her presence both as a seductive daydreamer, helped by gorgeous saris from Shilpa Makhija & Varsha Chandanani, and a widow who is deeply embroiled in the case, she may or may not have committed. Rane and Massey also complement her well in their respective roles.
I believe the film has a tonality issue. When I heard the title and saw the poster, I believed it to be a darkly comic tale; the seeds of which are also present. But at the same time, it is torn between being a comic affair and a deeply serious flick. It also doesn't help that Rani's character was slightly butchered at the climax.
