His ease at histrionics, emoting, entertaining, his charm, his looks etc. Her large ‘bindi’ goes very well with her elegant sarees and she personifies a Bengali woman perfectly.Īnd the man Ranbir Kapoor is a true once in a lifetime performer.

Ileana has a dream debut and she turns out to be quite the charmer in the 19 scenes. A really tough role pulled off convincingly. It takes tremendous guts for a top notch glam queen like Priyanka Chopra to go totally offbeat. The kidnapping act at Jhilmil’s house, the chase scenes between Barfi and the policeman, the bank robbery, Jhilmil’s escapades with Barfi etc. He is able to entertain hands-down with his Jim Carrey type antics. The movie is also rich in comedy thanks to Ranbir’s amazing versatility at buffoonery. Though there are traces of ‘The Notebook’, the director just sways you along with his presentation. The initial romance track between Ranbir and Ileana is sheer poetry. Barfi also has to constantly handle a policeman’s (played by Saurabh Shukla) pursuits for reasons ranging from petty theft to alleged kidnapping.ĭoes Barfi find true love, what happens to the two women in his life and whether he is allowed to live in peace by the police force and other influential people? Rush to a nearby theater to experience all this and more. At that point, he also happens to give refuge to the autistic Jhilmil (Priyanka) who doesn’t have understanding parents.

Shruti (Ileana), engaged to another rich man, is bowled over by Barfi when she comes to Darjeeling but their love doesn’t bear fruition due to the obvious social and physical challenges that Barfi has. Despite being deaf and mute, his charisma and cute antics, just floor the women.

Set majorly in Darjeeling, Barfi centers on the lead character that spreads happiness in whatever he does. Director Anurag Basu is also known for his meaningful movies despite his previous failure, Kites. Ranbir’s deaf and mute act, Priyanka’s autistic character and Ileana’s Bollywood debut ensured that Barfi carried huge pre-release hype. Barfi caught the eye thanks to its poetic trailer and beautiful songs.

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