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Rather oddly, this movie has been rated very low by masses. While the storyline is a bit off the beaten path and needs some engineering crash course to be palatable, the concept and context are fairly respectable. The acting suite led by the inimitable Neena Gupta and always impressive Kumud Mishra does a fair job of executing upon the script which sometimes stalls for no convincing reason. Brilliant in her two bit role Rakul Preet Singh is unable to rub off on Arjun Kapoor who still punches above his weight. In their cameo John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari put in an impressive show.

Overall, the promising story is a bit shortchanged by the script. Yet, the movie is absolutely worth a watch. If nothing the comical plots and the punchy oke liners provide adequate entertainment for a rather lacklustre Bollywood season so far.

Amitabh Bachhan leads the caste of Badla in a cerebral thriller which marks a high-point in the increasing count of impressive remakes that Bollywood has been producing with remarkable consistency. Tapsi Pannu holds her own in a challenging role but is surprisingly unconvincing in a role where she has been aptly cast.

A rather conveniently unaltered version of Invisible Guest boasts of best in Bollywood production values. The well budgeted Red Chilies production from the house of Shahrukh Khan is lavishly impressive in picking the perfect locales and ensuring high caliber cinematography and edits.

The script is well etched and keeps audience glued to their seats till the end. The intricacies and subtleties of the plot sometimes tend to make the plot challenging and possibly necessitating a repeat view. Yet Badla is immensely watchable and needs an honorable mention in the pantheons of well produced, well crafted and well directed Bollywood thrillers.

Once in a generation, an Indian movie stuns you by its depth of class and breadth of world-class production values. Barfi! is truly a movie that competes with the best in the world in almost every aspect. From the novelty of screen-play to the visual appeal of the artwork, from the compelling performances of the actors to the consistent excellence in direction, from the lightness of the moments to the intensity of the overall experience, Barfi! is a movie as complete as it gets.

Anurag Basu's direction and Ranbir Kapoor's acting are the highlights of the movie. However, every aspect of Barfi! is so beautifully executed that you feel like going back and watching it again and again. This is a story that you don't chance upon every day. And when you do, you want to treasure every moment of it. Barfi! is simply superb. Indeed, with Barfi! Indian cinema has scaled global summits.