Review of Barfi! (2012) by Krishna V — 09 Dec 2012

Unlike 99.99% of the Bollywood crap, uplifting, beautiful location and cinematography, a killer soundtrack to match, whats not to like ? Go watch.

This review of Barfi! (2012) was written by Krishna V on 09 Dec 2012.

Barfi! has generally received very positive reviews.

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