Sunday, September 16, 2012

Barfi – Life’s little Lessons




- Imperfection is all around us. How we handle our flaw determines our life’s happiness. Burfi’s (Ranbir Kapoor) happy-go-lucky attitude never lets us feel he was deaf and dumb. We saw him as a normal human being who went through a crisis in life.

 - Handicap is not a disease. It’s a way of life. You may be perfect from outside, but crippled at heart. Your mind might be at one place, your heart - at another. Shruti (Ileana D’cruz) suffered from the worst disease – a wandering heart.

 - Every heart can feel love, happiness, anger, jealousy, hatred and sadness. A mind can be under-developed, but a heart is always at the right place. Be wary when you play with feelings – you never know when someone gets hurt. Jhilmil (Priyanka Chopra) possessed an IQ of a child but had feelings of a woman. Her heart felt hatred and love with equal passion.

 - It’s not your lines, it’s not your stars, and it’s not your Karma from previous birth. We are the makers of our own destiny. If God gives you a problem, he gives you ample of chances to rectify that problem. He gives you strength, determination, and good luck. It’s your attitude that determines if you’ll win or blame your destiny for the rest of your life. The story of Barfi does exactly that. He falls in love, she breaks his heart, and he deals with it, and moves on. He helps a friend in need, falls in love again, destiny breaks his heart but he doesn’t give up. He makes sure he wins the battle with 'destiny'. 

 - Actions speak louder than words. And that’s why this film is so special. The direction is flawless, the characters play their part to the T and the story is heart warming. When you will come home after watching the movie and reflect over it, you will find your life much happier than you ever thought it was. And if not, you will strive hard to achieve that happiness.

Barfi doesn’t make you go Wow. It touches your heart and stays with you for a long time.


9 comments:

  1. Makes me want to watch this movie more !

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    1. You must. It's one of the more refined ones from Bollywood.

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  2. Anonymous9/17/2012

    This movie is getting amazing reviews - I plan to watch it. I am glad Indian directors have started making such movies, and that they are doing well.

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    1. From awful Cocktail and Joker, to a mixed bag Ek tha Tiger, to a well-made Barfi!, we have a huge variety of directors in India. Lets hope there are more films like the latter ones.

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  3. This is one of the best movie I have seen this year and yes, it is hard to put in words but I really like your review. :)
    I think I have to see it a second time.

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    1. The movie was good but I still won't give it a 5/5. It's the kind of stuff that would go down the ages, like Black. But I'm not sure if people will watch it multiple times. Let us know how it goes when you see it the second time!

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  4. I loved your review. You have touched on so many things :)

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    1. Thanks a lot! I found your blog through Darlings of Venus and enjoyed reading it :)

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  5. and, thanks for adding on blogroll. I do not have one up yet. Working on it :)

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Your sweetness makes my day. Gentle criticism will be taken in the right spirit too :)