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Barfi!

Movie · 2012 · 151 min

A bittersweet, whimsical romance that charms with playful antics and tender performances, leaving a warm ache.

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2012 film directed by Anurag Basu
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Year
2012
Runtime
151 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, romantic comedy
Directed by
Anurag Basu
Written by
Anurag Basu
Starring
Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz, Roopa Ganguly, Ashish Vidyarthi, Saurabh Shukla, Sumona Chakravarti, Jisshu Sengupta
Music
Pritam Chakraborty
Cinematography
Ravi Varman
Runtime
151 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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