When silence celebrates life,
words become inconsequential. Barfi is all about celebrating life, finding
laughter in every moment and spreading joy around. Anurag Basu’s Barfi is
unalloyed, delightful comedy devoid of opulence and superficiality that defines
mainstream cinema. Basu’s protagonist Barfi is a charmer. He will make you
laugh and cry and believe in what he does. He may be deaf and dumb but he
communicates and conveys better than most of the normal people do. His
mischief and tricks are tickling, he may steal but he is still harmless and
innocent. Anurag Basu draws a fine line that separates humor from wit and
serves you pure humor that results from funny, unavoidable situations. It is a
sheer treat; Ranbir casts a spell on audience. He leaves behind Rockstar and
gets into the skin of the character. He is Barfi, he may remind you of Chaplin,
Raj kapoor and even Rowan Atkinson but he renders innocuous charm that’s unique
and belongs only to “Barfi”. His life gets messed up when his dream girl
appears on the screen. Ileana steals his heart at first, falls for him but
leaves him heart broken. The scene where he proposes her and appreciates the
choice she makes speaks volumes. He won’t let anyone sympathize with him. It
will choke you completely, tears will well-up in your eyes but before you shed
them, there is a laughter forming a bubble. The way he moves on from one
heartache to other is commendable. There is sorrow but no hint of piety or
loss, so fast and so easy, he makes it to move on. Three Cheers for Anurag Basu
for capturing it so beautiful.
As much as Barfi belongs to
Ranbir, it’s difficult to imagine without Priyanka Chopra. Barfi is incomplete
without Jhilmil. PC is breathtaking as Jhilmil. She is just perfect as the
autistic girl. With only one dialogue where she lashes out and exception of a
few words such as shu-su, daajju, jhilmil and baffi, lady manages to steal the
show. Hats off to Ravi K Chandran and Ravi Varman for capturing the beauty of
nature that’s visible only to an autistic mind. Be it Darjeeling or Kalkata of
70s, it is been captured aesthetically. Music flows like river and complements
silence amazingly.
Ilena as the sutradhar of the
movie does a fab job, she looks beguiling and is convincing as Shruti, a meek,
beautiful lady who chose to mute her love.
Basu’s obsession with Flashback
continues, except for the unwanted murder mystery, kidnap of Jhilmil and a
sluggish end, movie is just perfect. It has some memorable moments that will
stay with you forever. Barfi going to meet Shruti’s parents to confess his
love, his elation after receiving his first kiss, the beauty of night in the
song ‘sanwali si raat’, Jhilmil’s disappearance after being ignored by Barfi
and there is a lot more that will stay with you. Anybody who thought sorrow is
cathartic should watch Barfi once.
This movie manages to moisten the
parched lands and awaken your sleeping hearts. It is a sensitive movie meant
purely to entertain. No wonders that only a man who braved cancer could make
such a sensitive movie. Barfi is Anurag Basu’s magnum opus. It’s pure melody;
it hits the right chords with audience. You are missing a life time experience
if you haven’t watched it.
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