Movie Cloning zone called you know what.. Does it successfully set
itself apart from the other Love Drenched sob-stories ? Find out
below..
WHAT ITS ABOUT:-
Barfi(Ranbir Kapoor) plays what any other Hindi film actor has ever
played, yup you guessed it, a Roadside Romeo. But this time he is Deaf
and Mute. Barfi falls in love with a tourist named Shruti(Ileana
D'cruz). The story is set in the 70s but the time period fluctuates
from past to present and vice-versa. Priyanka Chopra plays an autistic
girl Jhilmil, who is also Barfi's childhood friend. Set in beautiful
Darjeeling and Kolkata, the movie appears to be a visual treat.
Despite of Barfi and Shruti's deep love for eachother, Shruti is a
girl who always seems to miss the boat, or in this case the train.!
Shruti is torn between leading a normal life with a normal guy or
going with the impaired Barfi.
Due to his naughty antics, Barfi usually lands himself in trouble with
the authorities and his troubles are doubled(sorry about that) when he
is accused of kidnapping Jhilmil for ransom.
WHATS GOOD: As I wrote above, the movie is a visual treat. The beauty
of Darjeeling is accentuated greatly. Bollywood always has had that
part down. Ranbir Kapoor is Excellent here, being speech impaired
doesnt stop him from flirting at all.! You wont know that he didnt
speak at all in the movie because of the way he has expressed himself
is just beyond what I have ever seen.! Ranbir has always been a very
talented dude, but I would like to see him in a different genre.
Ileana D'cruz looks to be desperately trying to prove that she is more
than just a pretty face, she succeeds. She effectively plays the
playful heartbreaker, the dedicated Indian wife and the wise old
woman.
A few scenes are hilarious, especially the ones with Ranbir Kapoor and
Saurabh Shukla who plays the fumbling cop. Ashish Vidyarthi is decent
as always.
WHATS BAD:
Priyanka Chopra's character is supposed to be autistic but she plays
it like she is retarded.! Priyanka is a great character actress
judging by what we saw in 'Whats Your Raashi' but here she just doesnt
pull it off. She does however manage to do something I never thought
she could do, i.e. look unattractive. One thing I'd like to point out
is that the main symptom of Autism is that they have trouble building
any kind of relationships, much less flirt. We saw the same thing in
'My name is Khan'.! Why does Bollywood love to spit in the face of
logic.?
Going into this movie you might expect a comedy, youre wrong. In fact
its the exact opposite, a Tragedy.! It also has Bollywood's trademark
'Death of the Parents'. Spoiler: Barfi's parents are not the only ones
that die. Pritam is at his plagiarising best and with songs like "Iss
Dil ka kya karu", music is just more of the same. In the end, the
movie just drags and makes you want to leave the theater before it
ends.
VERDICT: Barfi is a movie that is sometimes funny but mostly tragic.
While I recommend watching it for Ranbir Kapoor's flawless
performance, too many deaths in the movie will just leave a bad taste
in your mouth.
