Barfi! is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed, written and co-produced by Anurag Basu. Set in the 1970s, the film depicts the story of Murphy "Barfi" Johnson (a mute and deaf man from Darjeeling) and his relationships with two women, Shruti and Jhilmil (who is autistic). The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles, with Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Roopa Ganguly in supporting roles.
Made on a budget of approximately INR30 crore (US$4.7 million), Barfi! opened worldwide to wide critical acclaim on 14 September 2012. Critics praised the performances, the direction, the screenplay, the cinematography, the music and the positive portrayal of physically disabled people. The film was a major box-office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2012 in India and overseas, and was declared a "Super Hit" after its three-week run by Box Office India. The film went on to gross INR1.75 billion (US$27 million) worldwide.
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, the film received thirteen nominations including Best Actress for Chopra and won seven (more than any other film) including Best Film, Best Actor for Kapoor and Best Music Director for Pritam.
Cast:Ranbir Kapoor as Murphy "Barfi" Johnson
Priyanka Chopra as Jhilmil Chatterjee
Ileana D'Cruz as Shruti Ghosh/Sengupta
Saurabh Shukla as Sudhanshu Dutta
Akash Khurana as Jung Bahadur (Barfi's father)
Ashish Vidyarthi as Mr. Chatterjee
Roopa Ganguly as Shruti's mother
Haradhan Bandopadhyay as Daju
Uday Tikekar as Shruti's father
Arun Bali as Jhilmil's grandfather
Bholaraj Sapkota as Barfi's friend.
Jisshu Sengupta as Ranjit Sengupta
Sumona Chakravarti as Shruti's friend
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