Review of Barfi

Release Date - 14'th September 2012

The song which describes the film 
Yaar dildar tujhe kaisa chahiye
Pyar chahiye ya paisa chahiye . 

Best Dialogue –  Life main sabse bada risk hota hai koyi risk na lena .

Genre- Romance / Comedy

Story / Screenplay /Direction- Anurag Basu

Producer –  Ronnie Screwvala , Siddharth Roy Kapoor

Music Director - Pritam

Cast – Ranbir Kapoor , Priyanka Chopra , Ileana D'Cruz

Budget –  (Not disclosed but has to be above 30 crores)

Rating - 5 stars to Anurag Basu for daring to be different , 4 stars for Ranbeer's acting , 3.5 stars for the 70's look created in the film , 3 stars each to Priyanka and Iliena .

Anurag Basu tweeted on 2'nd Sep "Just got the censor certificate, 'Barfi' is my first U certificate film .
This tweet reminded me of his earlier works ,the passionate Murder , the unfinished love story Gangster ,the complicated lives of people in Life in a... Metro   and the ultimate disappointment for me , Kites . 
I thought that, was it a good move by Anurag to shift from his comfort zone and take a risk which will surely win the critics but may or may not appeal to the audience ?" 

When I entered the theater it was just 30% full which was surprising considering the excessive publicity the stars did in the last 10 days. As the film progressed , we got involved in the daily life of a deaf and mute simpleton who lives life to the fullest , never complains , loves his friend but doesn't hesitate in testing their friendship.  Yes,there were some slow moments, times when the film became monotonous and confusing but the end half an hour totally made the film a MUST watch and we left the theaters with a smile on our face.

The one dialogue which totally won my heart was " Usne soch ke pyar nahi kiya aur jab pyar ho gaya to kuch socha nahi "

Ranbir Kapoor is one actor who dedicates himself fully to his films. He did it with Rockstar and here too he doesn't disappoint the audience with his character which is a combination of Charlie Chaplin and Mr Bean . To get the perfect expressions he has himself shot some portions of the film featuring him in intense scenes .  He even has done some of  his own stunts in Barfee.
The idea of showing the different time periods by street hoardings advertising a Murphee radio then  Prestige cooker actually took us back to that time  .There are very few dialogues between the lead actors but the lack of dialogues is made up with the soul touching lyrics and music by Pritam .

It's sad that the film is released between two commercial blockbusters , Raaz3 and Heroine which will surely effect the box office collections but hopefully word of mouth will encourage people to watch it. 

In a  line if you have forgotten to enjoy the simple pleasures life offers to us everyday, this film is for you .
Watch the film in theater to experience some heart touching moments .