We complain and crib about trivial issues, but Barfi and Jhilmil are two people who unearth contentment in everything they do, despite the challenges they encounter. Like I pointed out at the outset, the story educates you about life and how to appreciate it.

There is nothing valiant or heroic about Ranbir's character, yet he is confident and courageous in spirit. Also, a film like BARFI! is simplistic and unfussy to the core. A heart-warming tale of selfless love and about finding contentment in the smallest of things in life.ĭirector Anurag Basu, a proficient storyteller, approaches Barfi's character with acute sensitivity and perceptiveness. His bitter-sweet relationship with two beautiful ladies, Shruti and Jhilmil, sets in motion a chain of events that turns his life upside down. Even though he can neither speak nor listen. In Darjeeling, Barfi is the talk of the town. Always ready with a prank up his sleeve, he's quite the charmer, especially with the ladies. His parents named him Murphy, but everyone calls him Barfi. It's a unique love story between three exceptional characters, something we haven't witnessed on the Hindi screen earlier. It's about living each day of your life to the fullest, giving happiness, feeling love. It's more about characters who face the challenges that life has to offer, yet live a more gratifying life than anyone else. I wish to specify that one should not correlate BARFI! with disability. The beauty of the film lies in the fact that it instantly absorbs you into Barfi's world. Yet, like most Hindi movies, this one is essentially a love story that throws the spotlight on the happy-go-lucky Barfi and his romances, first with the classy Shruti and later, with an autistic girl, Jhilmil. Similarly, BARFI! notifies you to relish life and live it king-size. That film advocated the fact that one should savor every moment. But it has the disposition of the much-acclaimed LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, a delightful film that tugged at your heart strings. BARFI! shatters the myth.īARFI! cannot be slotted in any particular genre.

When we meet/see differently-abled people or special people, we may have a notion that they live a gloomy, grief-stricken life. That, in a nutshell, is the essence of Anurag Basu's BARFI!.

The late Rajesh Khanna put it across marvelously in the memorable ANAND, 'Zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi.' Notwithstanding the roadblocks in our lives, one should celebrate life every single moment, every single day.

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