Fresh
Quirky deaf man gets entangled in love triangle in poignant Bollywood romantic comedy.
Lisa Tsering, Hollywood Reporter
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Barfi!
Overview
The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.
Director and cast
- Anurag Basu Director
- Ranbir Kapoor as Murphy Johnson "Barfi"
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Jhilmil Chatterjee
- Ileana D'Cruz as Shruti Ghosh Sengupta
- Saurabh Shukla as Sub-Inspector Sudhanshu Dutta
- Jisshu Sengupta as Ranjit Sengupta
- Ashish Vidhyarthi as Durjoy Chatterjee
- Akash Khurana as Jung Bahadur Johnson
- Roopa Ganguly as Shruti's mother
- Sujata Sehgal as Miss D'Souza
- Arun Bali as Jhilmil's Grandfather
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hopping nimbly among three distinct timeframes, helmer Basu deconstructs the film's sentimental thrust to stress his hero's in-the-moment ingenuity.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Rotten
Despite a hard-working cast, a lush score, exotic location shooting and scattered warmth, "Barfi!" is ultimately more endurance test than entertainment.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Against your will, you may even shed a tear.
Rachel Saltz, New York Times
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