On the other hand, Heroine, with an an overdose of glitz, doesn't seem to have the same effect on the moviegoers. The sweet and simple love story of a mute and deaf boy in Barfi! seems to have touched the heartstrings of viewers who are still flocking theatres to savour the unconventional romantic flavour. Ranbir Kapoor beats cousin Kareena Kapoor in box office race Ranbir Kapoor's deaf and mute character in Barfi! seems to be giving cousin Kareena Kapoor's glamorous avatar in Heroine a run for her money! In Barfi!, Priyanka Chopra plays an autistic girl who falls in love with Barfi, a deaf and mute boy played by Ranbir Kapoor. To begin with, the very script idea seems inspired by the 1993 Johnny Depp- starrer, Benny & Joon, a film about a mentally ill girl finding love in an eccentric man. Videos uploaded on several websites, notably YouTube, have gone viral over the past couple of days revealing plenty of scenes in the film that are copied frame for frame from sundry international classics and hits. More on Barfi! Barfi's bitter truth Barfi!, India's official entry at the Oscars 2013, is not so unique after all. Collection is not important for me," said Basu. From my film, I only want to touch hundreds or thousands of hearts and that's all that matters to me. But I feel it is more difficult to touch people's heart. Interestingly, the director of the film had earlier stated that it was more important for him to touch a hundred hearts than Rs 100 crore box-office takings. With a huge demand among exhibitors, we are hoping to add over 200 cinemas this week." Gaurav Verma, Director - India Theatrical Distribution, Studios, Disney UTV, said, " Barfi! has had a dream run at the box office and continues to do extremely well at cinemas.
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