Watching this movie sometimes reminded me of 'Sadma' ( the 80's movie starring Kamal hassan & Sridevi), sometimes it reminded me of 'Taare Zameen pe' and sometimes the romance of 'Kal ho na ho'.. this movie brought out a very mix feeling and the feeling of being "Barfii"...
Set up in the exotic location of Darjeeling, it is a story about a young chap called 'Barfi' (or should I say 'Murphy' !) for whom being deaf and dumb is not an obstacle at all...he enjoys life and love equally. He falls in love with a beautiful damsel - Shruti (Ileana) the first time, but it does not go well because of societal pressure. But that doesn't deter him, he enjoys his life and accidentally falls in platonic love for another autist girl - Jhilmil (Priyanka chopra). The most important thing across this movie is that it has been able to capture not only the relationship of Barfi , Shruti and Jhilmil; but it also captures other relationships like Barfi's relationship with his father, Jhilmil's relationship with his grandfather and the owner of the orphanage, Jhilmil's relationship with her caretaker, Barfi's relationship with his friend and last but the most interesting Barfi's relationship with the Sub-inspector. A whole gamut of emotions is on play....
Ranbir kapoor and Priyanak chopra have done a fantastic job; I will not be surprised if this performance wins them a filmfare award or some critic accolades. Overall, the first half of the movie is a bit slow compared to second half, screenplay could have been made a bit more interesting. Pritam has given some good and fresh music specially the song 'Ala barfi'.
Overall I felt that this movies has a story line which is a bit 'hatke' from the normal comedy, romance and climax stories; hence people have welcomed it. It's in the same league as 'Pan singh tomar', 'Vicky Donor' but not in the leagues of 'Taare Zameen par' or 'Swades'.
It's a solid family entertainer and is a must watch for the family!
My rating: 3.5 star
Set up in the exotic location of Darjeeling, it is a story about a young chap called 'Barfi' (or should I say 'Murphy' !) for whom being deaf and dumb is not an obstacle at all...he enjoys life and love equally. He falls in love with a beautiful damsel - Shruti (Ileana) the first time, but it does not go well because of societal pressure. But that doesn't deter him, he enjoys his life and accidentally falls in platonic love for another autist girl - Jhilmil (Priyanka chopra). The most important thing across this movie is that it has been able to capture not only the relationship of Barfi , Shruti and Jhilmil; but it also captures other relationships like Barfi's relationship with his father, Jhilmil's relationship with his grandfather and the owner of the orphanage, Jhilmil's relationship with her caretaker, Barfi's relationship with his friend and last but the most interesting Barfi's relationship with the Sub-inspector. A whole gamut of emotions is on play....
Ranbir kapoor and Priyanak chopra have done a fantastic job; I will not be surprised if this performance wins them a filmfare award or some critic accolades. Overall, the first half of the movie is a bit slow compared to second half, screenplay could have been made a bit more interesting. Pritam has given some good and fresh music specially the song 'Ala barfi'.
Overall I felt that this movies has a story line which is a bit 'hatke' from the normal comedy, romance and climax stories; hence people have welcomed it. It's in the same league as 'Pan singh tomar', 'Vicky Donor' but not in the leagues of 'Taare Zameen par' or 'Swades'.
It's a solid family entertainer and is a must watch for the family!
My rating: 3.5 star
