Director: Anurag
Basu
Cast: Ranbir
Kapoor, Ileana D’cruz, Priyanka Chopra
Cinematography
is the clear winner in Barfi—each and every frame is soothingly mesmerizing. Be
it the fireflies in soap bubble, Jhilmil trailing Barfi mimicking his moves or
the simple motion of lilliputian Darjeeling train, it is all sheer perfection—work
of pure art. Music compliments the camera work equally, though, slight
influence of 'Amelie' in it can’t be denied. Through some of the scenes, director seem to be paying homage to some great works of cinema, e.g., 'City Lights'.
Ileana
couldn't have wished for a better launch pad in Bollywood (I believe it is her
first). Priyanka Chopra's research/effort for portraying the character of an
autistic is quite evident in her body language. And, best of them all is indeed
Ranbir Kapoor with his Chaplinesque antics!
First
half is fantastic imparting loads of vitality and energy, but second half
seemed a bit dragging with slight overdose of music and abstract shots. The
length of the film and little too much melodrama, for my liking, will keep me
from a re-watch. All in all, a must watch experience.
7.5/10
