Barfi! (2012 film)
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| Hindi | बर्फी! |
| Directed by | Anurag Basu |
| Produced by | Syed Mehedi Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Written by | Sanjeev Dutta (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Anurag Basu |
| Story by | Anurag Basu Tani Basu |
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| Narrated by | Ileana D'Cruz |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Akiv Ali |
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| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time
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150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹40 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹250 crore |
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| Soundtrack album by Pritam | ||||
| Released | 20 August 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 38:52 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
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Ronnie Screwvala Pritam Chakraborty |
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Barfi! is a 2012 Indian comedy drama film co-produced, written and directed by Anurag Basu. Set in the 1970s, the film depicts the story of Murphy "Barfi" Johnson (a mute and deaf Nepali boy 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, Jisshu Sengupta and Roopa Ganguly in supporting roles.
Made on a budget of approximately ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million), Barfi! opened worldwide on 14 September 2012. The film was a box office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2012 in India and overseas. The film went on to gross ₹1.75 billion (US$26 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.
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