Barfi! (2012)

Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.

Director:

Anurag Basu

Writers:

Anurag Basu (story and screenplay), Tani Basu (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz

Top Rated Indian Movies #94 | 58 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ranbir Kapoor	...	Barfii
Priyanka Chopra	...	Jhilmil Chatterjee
Ileana D'Cruz	...	Shruti Sengupta
Saurabh Shukla	...	Sudhanshu Dutta
Roopa Ganguly	...	Shruti's Mother (as Rupa Ganguly)
Ashish Vidyarthi	...	Mr. Chatterjee
Bholaraj Sapkota	...	Bhola
Jisshu Sengupta	...	Ranjeet Sengupta (as Jishu Sengupta)
Haradhan Bannerjee	...	Daju (as Haradhan Bandopadhyay)
Akash Khurana	...	Jangbahadur
Arun Bali	...	Jhilmil's Grandfather
Uday Tikekar	...	Shruti's Father
Preiti Mamgain	...	Jhilmil's Mother (as Preeti Mamgain)
Sumona Chakravarti	...	Shruti's Friend
Sujata Sehgal	...	Miss D'Souza

Storyline

Set in the 1970s in a pretty corner of India, Barfi. is the story of three young people who learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's norms of normal and abnormal. Barfi, a hearing and speech impaired boy falls in love with Shruti. In spite of her deep affection for Barfii, Shruti gives into societal and parental pressure to marry a 'normal' man and lead a 'normal' life. Many years later their paths cross once again when Barfi, now in love with Jhilmil, is on the run from the police. Barfi is desperately seeking Jhilmil, who has gone missing. Shruti's realization that Jhilmil is autistic makes her recognize that true love is really blind. Caught in a cat and mouse game, in the search for the girl Barfi loves, Shruti realizes that she is still in love with him.

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Plot Keywords:

hill station | autism | character name in title | netflix | love | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The official submission of India to the Best Foreign Language Film for the 85th Academy Awards 2013.

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Goofs

In the Police station, Mr. Sen Gupta is wearing an 'Abercrombie & Fitch' t-shirt which wasn't available in India until 2010.

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Crazy Credits

Apart the end credits there's a short scene depicting Barfi & Jhilmil's married life.

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Connections

Referenced in Koffee with Karan: Anurag Kashyap and Anushka Sharma (2014)

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Soundtracks

Ala Barfi
(Reprise)
Written by: Swanand Kirkire
Produced by: Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by: Swanand Kirkire

User Reviews

Crying and laughing at the same time!

i had a lot of expectations from this movie..and it hardly disappointed.... Don't be shocked if you see Ranbir Kapoor becoming one of the best actors of bollywood history in 10-15 years..he can do any kind of roles and do without breaking a drop of sweat.. This was RK's best performance till date..Priyanka Chopra portrayed her part brilliantly but it was pleasantly shocking to see a south girl doing so good..Ileana was the soothing factor amidst the madness of Barfi n Jhilmil!Good to see Saurabh Shukla back.. Pritam comes back with a bang..all his songs are good to the ears n suit the movie as well.. last but not the least we talk about Anurag Basu..after Kites's disaster i thought he might be lost..he just nails this one..

Special mention:Cinematographer Ravi Varman..

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

14 September 2012 (India)

Also Known As:

Barfi!

Filming Locations:

Darjeeling, Gorkhaland Territorial Authority, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR300,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,061,713, 16 September 2012

Gross USA:

$2,804,874

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,490,134

Company Credits

Production Co:

UTV Motion Pictures, Ishana Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

151 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1