By Hindustan Times
In their forthcoming film, Barfi actors Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra play deaf-and-mute and autistic characters respectively, but they insist that the film isn't about disability.
The romantic comedy directed by Anurag Basu, revolves around a boy named Murphy (Ranbir), whom everyone
calls Barfi. Always ready with a prank up his sleeve, he's quite the charmer although he can neither speak nor listen. While Jhilmil (Priyanka) plays an autistic character within the film. The film also stars Tollywood actor Ileana D'Cruz.
"I would say that one will not associate this film with disability...this film isn't about disability. This can be a coincidence that these two characters are deaf, mute and one is autistic. But one won't feel that this is a disability film. Its about enjoying life, giving happiness, feeling love. Its a love story," Ranbir told reporters here last night on the first look of Barfi.
"If you notice Ileana's character you will find eternal romance, if you happen to see the affection story between Priyanka and my character...its heartwarming. You won't feel that the film is set disability film or mentally challenged kind of..its not that," he said.
On similar lines, Priyanka said, "AFTER WE meet differently-abled people, or people who find themselves special, now we have a view point that they have got a dark, sorrowful life we feel bad for them, it isn't a movie about that. There are individuals who smile, laugh, fall in love, enjoy..its that side in their life. So it's not about disability."
"I do not believe after some degree of time you're going to take into account that these two characters have disabilities. The arena created between these three characters (Ranbir, Priyanka and Illena) is solely something we've not seen before. Ranbir's character is adorable and sweet within the film," she said.
