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| Directed by | Anurag Basu |
| Written by | Story and Screenplay: Anurag Basu Dialogues: Sanjeev Datta Co-writer: Tani Basu |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Starring | Ranbir Kapoor Priyanka Chopra Ileana D'Cruz |
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| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Akiv Ali |
| Music by | Pritam |
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| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹35 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹175 crore[1] |
Barfi! is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language period romantic comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu, edited by Akiv Ali and backed by UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz (in her Hindi film debut) while featuring Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Jisshu Sengupta, Roopa Ganguly and Haradhan Bandopadhyay in pivotal roles. Set in Darjeeling and Kolkata of the 1970s, the film focuses on 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. It is a major financial 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).