BARFI! Bollywood Movie Review

I saw a movie that just touched my soul. It is called BARFI!

The movie is set in Darjeeling in the 1970's, about a young deaf and mute man named Murphy "Barfi" Johnson. His  parents were from Nepal, but went to Darjeeling to raise a family. Barfi's mom died when he was an infant, leaving his father to raise him. Barfi's father was a chauffer, and Barfi was the town troublemaker, playing practical jokes on people,  cutting down lamposts, and getting chased by Sudhanshu Dutta (the local police officer).  When Barfi is about 20, he meets Shruti Ghosh, as Shruti's family moved into Darjeeling. Shruti was engaged to Ranjit Sengupta, who she is to marry in three months. Barfi is immediately love smitten by Shruti. And, it doesn't take long for Shruti to fall in love with Barfi.
Shruti's mother talks Shruti into not persuing Barfi and to marry a more wealthy Ranjit. 
   Meanwhile, Barfi's father becomes ill, and Barfi has to come up with the money to regain his health. Barfi tries robbing a bank and, that failed, so he decided to kidnap his childhood friend, Jhimil Chattergee, also an heiress to her grandfather's wealth. When Barfi went to kidnap her, he discovered she was already kidnapped, and pronounced dead. 
 I will stop here with the plot, and not give away the story. 

This is a love story with heartache, laughter, joy, sadness, and so very touching. I absolutely recommend this movie. Because parts are grim, and the content might be intense, parents might want to watch the movie and make a decision. .

   The cinemaphotography is just spectacular, the directing was fabulous,the producer, Basu, just opened this beautiful window and breathed life onto the screen. The actors were just perfect for the roles, and Ranbir Kahpoor playing Barfi was absolutely stunning, playing a deaf and mute young man, while Priyanka Chapora was perfect as an autistic girl. She said that there is not much known about Autism in India so she had to go online and watch many behaviors to get it right. She also visited children who were in schools in India so she could get the role right. I like her in other movoies, and she is quite famous in Bollywood films, but this one, in my opinion is her best role yet. 
The soundtrack is GREAT and you can buy the songs on iTunes. (Which I did in ten minutes into the movie). Arjit Singh is one of my favorite singers because his voice is so beautiful.

     I have never seen a movie that had so much impact, and is a movie I could watch over and over and not tire watching it. 
I also have not known a movie that could make me cry and laugh so much at the same time. 


Until next time