![]() ![]() He is Hindi cinema’s most talented actor, with the shrewdness to choose the right roles. He adopts a pitch that he adheres to throughout, which makes the character’s transition through a gamut of avatars convincing-a young man with fickle affections, a clown (his Charlie Chaplin-via-Raj Kapoor antics, reminiscent of his role in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, depend on physicality), a lover drowned. ![]() He takes on this role with intelligence and invention. ![]() Kapoor as the lead man proves that he is an actor who thrives on challenges. The storytelling and cinematography are stripped of any complexity-Barfi! is the perfect example of how Bollywood can get feel-good, simple emotion right. The romance is awkward, but the inherent humour in it and the laughs the characters have at the expense of each other, make you warm up to them. For a film that hinges on so much emotion, Barfi! is refreshingly subtle. The second half of the film drags over by at least half an hour to a climax that trumps reason and guile, and celebrates difficult, unmitigated emotion. ![]()
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