Meghna Gulzar
Jamu Sughand
Anu Malik
Gulzar
Sushmita, Tabu, Sanjay Suri, Palash Sen.
Filhaal- a story of friends, their love, their relations, marriage and their life. Filhaal is about two
childhood friends Rewa & Sia(Tabu & Sushmita) who have grown up together and have quite a few things in
common, but quite different in their ways of thinking. Rewa is an emotional, romantic girl who has married
and settled down with her husband Dhruv (Sanjay Suri). Sia on the contrary is career oriented wants to have
a good career for herself before settling down and hence has rejected marriage proposal from Saahil (Palash Sen).
Alls not well always, as the story takes serious turns one after another. Rewa has a miscarriage and doctor warns the
couple about another pregnancy, which could turn fatal for Rewa. Here Sia offers to be a ‘surrogate mother’ and carry
a child for Rewa in her womb. Initially the couple refuses, but finally the three agree and Sia carries Rewa & Dhruv’s
child in her womb. The couple too appreciates her bold step for taking a big risk.
But here’s where the story starts taking turns. Rewa resents her decision, Saahil too is not happy with Sia’s decision.
The best friends now cannot stand each other.
Finally all issues are settled and film has
a happy ending, but for the movie it seems - A story touching highly sensitive
issues like ‘surrogate mother’ is not handled properly. Emotional scenes look to drag and don’t touch the audiences. Meghana
Gulzar fails to prove herself in many situations.
The songs are good to hear, but in movie, they seem to be forced. Gulzar as a lyricist has done full justice to his
job.
The concept of surrogate motherhood is against Indian culture and would be very difficult for Indian to digest it
easily. Secondly, it not something new, we had the same theme in “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” last year. It would be
difficult for the movie to survive at the box-office.
Filhaal- a story of friends, their love, their relations, marriage and their life. Filhaal is about two
childhood friends Rewa & Sia (Tabu & Sushmita) who have grown up together and have quite a few things in
common, but quite different in their ways of thinking. Rewa is an emotional, romantic girl who has married
and settled down with her husband Dhruv (Sanjay Suri). Sia on the contrary is career oriented wants to have
a good career for herself before settling down and hence has rejected marriage proposal from Saahil (Palash Sen).
Alls not well always, as the story takes serious turns one after another. Rewa has a miscarriage and doctor warns the
couple about another pregnancy, which could turn fatal for Rewa. Here Sia offers to be a ‘surrogate mother’ and carry
a child for Rewa in her womb. Initially the couple refuses, but finally the three agree and Sia carries Rewa & Dhruv’s
child in her womb. The couple too appreciates her bold step for taking a big risk.
Finally all issues are settled and film has
a happy ending, but for the movie it seems - A story touching highly sensitive
issues like ‘surrogate mother’ is not handled properly. Emotional scenes look to drag and don’t touch the audiences. Meghana
Gulzar fails to prove herself in many situations.