This murder mystery drama revolving around the 3 persons has its own moments of 'suspend from reality' and being realistic. The screenplay shifts between murder mystery and family drama, and the writing and cuts are brilliant to keep you engaged. I really liked the Vikrant Massey character's ups and downs, it is one of the rare husbands written well in Bollywood. Do watch and you wont be disappointed!!
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vivekc-430122 July 2021
A pleasent surprise
cseabhi29 July 2021
This is one insane Bollywood thriller - you'll might love the movie after seeing the unexpected finale. The film is enjoyable to see for its clever use of 135 minutes to blend suspense with sarcastic humour.
There are actually three winners in the movie. Apart from Taapsee Pannu's powerful performance and Vikrant Massey's brilliance, there is Kanika Dhillon's writing which is very brilliant.
Yes, there are flaws in the script and the story but despite its flaws, "Haseen Dillruba" is a pleasant watch.
There are actually three winners in the movie. Apart from Taapsee Pannu's powerful performance and Vikrant Massey's brilliance, there is Kanika Dhillon's writing which is very brilliant.
Yes, there are flaws in the script and the story but despite its flaws, "Haseen Dillruba" is a pleasant watch.
With solid climax and electrifying performances, Haseen Dillruba is a definite watch
ketgup832 July 2021
A wife, girlfriend or a murderer ? Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey and Harshvardhan Rane starrer Haseen Dillruba explores the who-done-it-murder which is a slow burn thriller with a solid climax.
Rani (Taapsee Pannu) is hitched to Rishu (Vikrant Massey) in a compromised arranged marriage (Rani wanted an adventurous and hot guy while Rishu wanted a simple and homely girl). Due to different nature and thinking, things do not go down well between Rani and Rishu and soon their marriage turns rocky. Enter the cool and handsome Neel (Harshvardhan Rane), cousin of Rishu bhaiya, who arranges the seasonal rafting session for the tourist in the beautiful city of Jwalapur (close to Rishikesh in Uttarakand). Neel uses his charm on Rani and she being unsatisfied physically and mentally from her husband, falls for him. Rani wanted to confess everything to Rishu about her affair with Neel but Neel ditches her mid-way and runs away.
Now, Rani is feeling guilty about what she did to Rishu, wants to rectify her mistakes to which Rishu forgives her and both eventually start living peacefully. However, one fine day as Rani steps out of her house, a blast occurs which kills Rishu on the spot. As the police investigation begins, all the eyes turns on the prime suspect Rani and her lover, Neel, behind the murder. Has Rani actually killed her husband with the support from Neel or is she a victim of an extra-marital affair gone wrong ?
From the director of likable, Hasee Toh Phasee, Vinil Mathew is back with a murder mystery, Haseen Dillruba, which is backed up by Aanand L Rai under his banner Color Yellow Productions. Haseen Dillruba was supposed to hit the theaters on 18th September last year but was pushed to 2021 eventually hitting the OTT platform.
While the trailer of Haseen Dillruba was edgy setting up a mammoth expectation, the movie starts on a slow note. In fact, the first few minutes is about boy meeting girl followed by a typical song and drama which could have been cut short and come straight to the point. However, it is the second half when the murder mystery gathers steam especially towards the end with a good twist and satisfactory ending. If Haseen Dillruba could have been trimmed by few minutes and unnecessary songs, the impact could have been more considering the plot was pretty strong. Editing could have been sharp while the music by Amit Trivedi was just about okay.
Despite the hiccups, there are silver linings in Haseen Dillruba which makes it a good watch - Kanika Dhillon's (behind Manmarziyaan and Judgementall Hai Kya) novel based story, Jayakrishna Gummadi's eye-catching cinematography and background score which sets the mood of the film.
Haseen Dillruba is uplifted thanks to the shinning performances by the star cast. Vikrant Massey's acting is applauding. From being a soft-spoken shy guy to an angry-infused husband, Vikrant's transformation is exceptional. Taapsee Pannu is outstanding who puts in effort and clearly shines as Rani. Aditya Srivastava as the investigating officer is brilliant. I wish the makers could have included more scenes for the exemplary actor. Harshvardhan Rane does fine in a small role. Yamini Das as Rishu's mother brings some humor to the dark murder mystery.
Overall, Haseen Dillruba may not be a perfect who-done-it murder mystery thriller but still has enough juice to keep you entertained. Good 3/5
Rani (Taapsee Pannu) is hitched to Rishu (Vikrant Massey) in a compromised arranged marriage (Rani wanted an adventurous and hot guy while Rishu wanted a simple and homely girl). Due to different nature and thinking, things do not go down well between Rani and Rishu and soon their marriage turns rocky. Enter the cool and handsome Neel (Harshvardhan Rane), cousin of Rishu bhaiya, who arranges the seasonal rafting session for the tourist in the beautiful city of Jwalapur (close to Rishikesh in Uttarakand). Neel uses his charm on Rani and she being unsatisfied physically and mentally from her husband, falls for him. Rani wanted to confess everything to Rishu about her affair with Neel but Neel ditches her mid-way and runs away.
Now, Rani is feeling guilty about what she did to Rishu, wants to rectify her mistakes to which Rishu forgives her and both eventually start living peacefully. However, one fine day as Rani steps out of her house, a blast occurs which kills Rishu on the spot. As the police investigation begins, all the eyes turns on the prime suspect Rani and her lover, Neel, behind the murder. Has Rani actually killed her husband with the support from Neel or is she a victim of an extra-marital affair gone wrong ?
From the director of likable, Hasee Toh Phasee, Vinil Mathew is back with a murder mystery, Haseen Dillruba, which is backed up by Aanand L Rai under his banner Color Yellow Productions. Haseen Dillruba was supposed to hit the theaters on 18th September last year but was pushed to 2021 eventually hitting the OTT platform.
While the trailer of Haseen Dillruba was edgy setting up a mammoth expectation, the movie starts on a slow note. In fact, the first few minutes is about boy meeting girl followed by a typical song and drama which could have been cut short and come straight to the point. However, it is the second half when the murder mystery gathers steam especially towards the end with a good twist and satisfactory ending. If Haseen Dillruba could have been trimmed by few minutes and unnecessary songs, the impact could have been more considering the plot was pretty strong. Editing could have been sharp while the music by Amit Trivedi was just about okay.
Despite the hiccups, there are silver linings in Haseen Dillruba which makes it a good watch - Kanika Dhillon's (behind Manmarziyaan and Judgementall Hai Kya) novel based story, Jayakrishna Gummadi's eye-catching cinematography and background score which sets the mood of the film.
Haseen Dillruba is uplifted thanks to the shinning performances by the star cast. Vikrant Massey's acting is applauding. From being a soft-spoken shy guy to an angry-infused husband, Vikrant's transformation is exceptional. Taapsee Pannu is outstanding who puts in effort and clearly shines as Rani. Aditya Srivastava as the investigating officer is brilliant. I wish the makers could have included more scenes for the exemplary actor. Harshvardhan Rane does fine in a small role. Yamini Das as Rishu's mother brings some humor to the dark murder mystery.
Overall, Haseen Dillruba may not be a perfect who-done-it murder mystery thriller but still has enough juice to keep you entertained. Good 3/5
A wonderful and surprising police drama...
RosanaBotafogo10 July 2021
A wonderful and surprising police drama, despite machismo being intrinsic in Indian culture, here we have an almost independent woman, however the cuisine still enslaves many women, but the apex is the mystery, the suspense surrounding her husband's death, murder or not , very engaging, detailed reported, through reports and flashbacks, fantastic, intelligent, engaging...
Finally A Good Film by Bollywood
abid-868302 July 2021
Predictable yet enjoyable
Misss2521 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoyed it a lot. First half is filled with comedy scenes, I coundn't stop laughing. Second half is intense and pushes you to think "Okay, now, I finally find the killer ''Also made me sad how can someone kill this noble,caring,simple person! However, I wasn't ready for all the twisted ending.
Starts great but turn average by the end!
sunilsihag-505632 July 2021
The movie has romance, affair, gray characters, and murder. In an ideal scenario, that makes a delicious combination for a masterpiece!
Alas, what starts as a good romantic thriller - dealing with an arranged marriage - soon turns into a hot mess. Writer fails to handle so many plot elements and falls badly when the Big Reveal comes.
Alas, what starts as a good romantic thriller - dealing with an arranged marriage - soon turns into a hot mess. Writer fails to handle so many plot elements and falls badly when the Big Reveal comes.
Loved it because it didn't have lots of mess
vimalsahoo-425212 July 2021
Story was quite simple and a perfect viewer can know the murderer with the movie progresses. Positive thing was they didn't try a lot which would have turned the movie into a mess. Amazing dialogue content. And last but not least exceptional acting by all three actors.
A new Indian movie on Netflix
DogePelis20155 July 2021
Worst movie....
nikhilthrissur3 July 2021
Quite nicee!!
aditisharma-433782 July 2021
Average murder mystery..!!
kamalbeeee4 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
A unhappy married couple faces trouble after husband's younger brother enters into their life.. Lateron when he starts to tease and blackmail her then husband killed him and try to escape from that murder sentence..
Good story but not intergued thriller..
Screenplay was very slow and bad character definition..
Worth watch for timepass..!!
Weekend watch
saddat-834892 July 2021
Boring mess!
whoareyou-251204 July 2021
Enjoyable But Drawn Out
Foutainoflife5 July 2021
Please Don't Give Biased Reviews Just Because Of Politics
mundeparth2 July 2021
Let Me be Honest That I am A Pro Modi ...And I can see That Some People Are Giving Negative Ratings Just because Of Taapsee ...But Don't Worry Guys , You have A Neutral Review Here ..
The Movie is A Romantic Thriller Which Has An Engaging Plot And has A Good Thrilling Element ....Though Many Times the Movie Lacks In it's Screenplay And Becomes A Little Illogical But Then Too I would Say that This Movie Is Very Good And Very Well Executed ... Performances is the Strongest Point in this Movie ... Each And Every Character gave His Best.... Now If I Would Say Something More Than It Will Be A spoiler...So Better Ignore The Negative Reviews And Give This Movie A Try ...This Won't Disappoint you.
Definitely worth a watch
jayeshdave784 July 2021
Predictable, Pathetic and PTS
piyush-359-6415215 July 2021
This movie is pathetic and such a downer. Might end up giving you a Post traumatic stress. Indian directors still struggle to give good quality cinema unlike movies of the West.
Predictable plots is something that Bollywood has become a large scale victim of. Most Bollywood Suspense movies have absolutely no twist in their tales, nothing that would even minutely surprise the audience and prevent them from getting bored.
Predictable plots is something that Bollywood has become a large scale victim of. Most Bollywood Suspense movies have absolutely no twist in their tales, nothing that would even minutely surprise the audience and prevent them from getting bored.
Haseen Dillruba
kainatrc2 July 2021
Pagalpan Ki hadd se na gujre...so pyar hi kya h....and movie justifies this line very brilliantly. The twist and turns of the story inspired by a novel is praiseworthy. Excellent acting by Tapsee Pannu,Vikrant Massey and Harshvardhan. I think Tapsee had just nailed it.
Brilliant story, good execution
jkt20063 July 2021
Okayish
aditiawachat2 July 2021
Enjoyable!
Filmwalla-459988 August 2021
I didn't expect that from the film but it execute well... Film has some flaws with some loopholes in main story but still enjoyable... It has dull ending which is really predictable for audience like me who saw many films related to this genre_casting wise film hold potential and performance wise all actors acted really amazing.. But character arc of harshwardhan rane seems to be incomplete and messy at same time_Some points from the film made no any sense to the film_songs seems to be forcefull at some time. Vikrant Messy hold attention for all audience.. Narrative style is really different and problem is that it ruin some moments already.. The film is really not for every cup of tea and also not watchable with your parents also
So, overall i think this is interesting film for ATLEAST one time watch!
So, overall i think this is interesting film for ATLEAST one time watch!
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