Barfi! (2012)
Barfi! (2012)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Ranbir Kapoor
Murphy
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Jhilmil Chatterjee
Ileana D'Cruz
Shruti Ghosh Sengupta
Saurabh Shukla
Sudhanshu Dutta
Roopa Ganguly
Shruti's mother
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Mr. Chatterjee
Sujata Sehgal
Miss D'Souza
Bholaraj Sapkota
Bhola
Jisshu Sengupta
Ranjeet Sengupta
Arun Bali
Jhilmil's Grandfather
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
Daju
Sumona Chakravarti
Shruti's Friend
Akash Khurana
Jangbahadur
Anurag Basu
Director
Uday Tikekar
Shruti's Father
Shreya Ghoshal
Hemalini / Playback Singer
Tani Basu
Writer
Preiti Mamgain
Jhilmil's Mother
Sanjeev Dutta
Writer
Kenneth Desai
Senior Inspector
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Producer
Neeraj Khetrapal
Utensil Shop Owner
Ronnie Screwvala
Producer
Rajeev Mishra
Dutta's Assistant
Pritam Chakraborty
Composer
Nirmala D. Thappa
Maalti Maasi
Ravi Varman
Cinematographer
Apurva Pranjape
Jhilmil's Sister
Akiv Ali
Editor
Rahul Malhothra
Young Barfi
Bhagyashree Dembla
Young Jhilmil
Subhankar Ghosh
Kolkata Police Inspector
Vijai Singh
CastingDirector
Purva Parag
Barfi's Mother
Rajat Poddar
ProductionDesigner
Archana Dani
Maid
Shajith Koyeri
Sound Designer
Swanand Kirkire
Lyricist / Playback Singer
Sayeed Quadri
Lyricist
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Lyricist
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 2012
Original Nameबर्फी!
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 31m
Budget$4,437,508
Box Office$2,804,874
Filming LocationsOoty, India
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Barfi! is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu, edited by Akiv Ali and produced by Ronnie Screwwala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under the production banner of UTV Motion Pictures. Released worldwide on 14 September 2012, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor as the eponymous lead with Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz, while Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Jisshu Sengupta, Roopa Ganguly and Haradhan Bandopadhyay star in pivotal roles. Set in Darjeeling and Kolkata of 1970s, the film is about Barfi (Kapoor), a deaf-mute young man based in Darjeeling, and his relationships with two lovely girls, the beautiful Shruti (D'Cruz), and the autistic Jhilmil (Chopra).
Made on a total budget of ₹35 crore, Barfi! opened worldwide in cinemas on 14 September 2012. The film received widespread critical acclaim praising the cast performances, direction, screenplay, cinematography, music and the portrayal of physically disabled people. The film turned out to be a major commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2012 in India and overseas, and accumulated ₹175 crore worldwide. Since its release, Barfi! has achieved a cult status for its refreshing story, soundtrack, performances of the cast, and feel-good factor.
The film was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film nomination for the 85th Academy Awards. Barfi! won several awards and nominations at various award ceremonies across India. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Barfi! received a leading 12 nominations including Best Director (Basu), Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Supporting Actress (D'Cruz), and won a leading 7 awards including Best Film, Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Female Debut (D'Cruz) and Best Music Director (Pritam).