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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 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 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 ₹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.
Cast
Ranbir Kapoor as Murphy "Barfi" Johnson
Priyanka Chopra as Jhilmil Chatterjee
Ileana D'Cruz as Shruti Ghosh/Shruti Sengupta
Saurabh Shukla as Assisttant Sub-Inspector 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
Characters[edit]
Ranbir Kapoor played the role of a deaf and mute man in the film. According to Kapoor, he took inspiration from screen legends such as the Academy Award winning actor, Roberto Benigni, Charlie Chaplin and his grandfather Raj Kapoor.[19] Due to the protagonist's physical disability, Basu did not want to use any sign-language but, some behavioral patterns in the film.[20] Kapoor described his character as a regular, happy-go-lucky and good hearted guy.[21]
Priyanka Chopra played the role of Jhilmil. Basu described Chopra's role as the "toughest" in the film.[11] In order to prepare for the role, Chopra visited several mental institutions and spent time with autistic people. She said she had to research a little for the role because in India awareness about autism is very low.[22] Chopra told that she had to let go of every inhibition probably that she had as a Hindi film heroine and play Jhilmil without thinking of it. She explained that she needed two moments to become Jhilmil because she didn't identify with her character due to difference between her thought and behavior.[23] D'cruz, who portrayed the narrator and first love interest of the protagonist said "Shruti, is such a sensitive role to play as she goes to different phases in the film."[24] According to Basu, after Kapoor, Chopra and D'cruz's character Saurabh Shukla's character as Inspector Dutta was the most important. Basu described the role as "amazing" character, who makes others cry when he laughs.
Pritam composed the music and background score of the film, and Swanand Kirkire, Ashish Pandit, Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri wrote the lyrics. The soundtrack album has six songs.[35] The soundtrack was influenced by Brazilian Bossa nova.[36] Priyanka Chopra was supposed to sing a track for the film, but her contract with Universal Music prevented her from taking the offer.[37] The soundtrack album contains a song titled "Fatafati" and sung by Pritam, which was not be used in the final film but was released as a promotional single on YouTube on 10 September 2012 with a video containing behind-the-scenes footage. Some additional vocals are sung by Ranbir Kapoor. "Fatafati" also has some Bengali lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[38]
Made on a budget of approximately ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million), Barfi! opened worldwide on 14 September 2012. 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 ₹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.
Cast
Ranbir Kapoor as Murphy "Barfi" Johnson
Priyanka Chopra as Jhilmil Chatterjee
Ileana D'Cruz as Shruti Ghosh/Shruti Sengupta
Saurabh Shukla as Assisttant Sub-Inspector 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
Characters[edit]
Ranbir Kapoor played the role of a deaf and mute man in the film. According to Kapoor, he took inspiration from screen legends such as the Academy Award winning actor, Roberto Benigni, Charlie Chaplin and his grandfather Raj Kapoor.[19] Due to the protagonist's physical disability, Basu did not want to use any sign-language but, some behavioral patterns in the film.[20] Kapoor described his character as a regular, happy-go-lucky and good hearted guy.[21]
Priyanka Chopra played the role of Jhilmil. Basu described Chopra's role as the "toughest" in the film.[11] In order to prepare for the role, Chopra visited several mental institutions and spent time with autistic people. She said she had to research a little for the role because in India awareness about autism is very low.[22] Chopra told that she had to let go of every inhibition probably that she had as a Hindi film heroine and play Jhilmil without thinking of it. She explained that she needed two moments to become Jhilmil because she didn't identify with her character due to difference between her thought and behavior.[23] D'cruz, who portrayed the narrator and first love interest of the protagonist said "Shruti, is such a sensitive role to play as she goes to different phases in the film."[24] According to Basu, after Kapoor, Chopra and D'cruz's character Saurabh Shukla's character as Inspector Dutta was the most important. Basu described the role as "amazing" character, who makes others cry when he laughs.
Pritam composed the music and background score of the film, and Swanand Kirkire, Ashish Pandit, Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri wrote the lyrics. The soundtrack album has six songs.[35] The soundtrack was influenced by Brazilian Bossa nova.[36] Priyanka Chopra was supposed to sing a track for the film, but her contract with Universal Music prevented her from taking the offer.[37] The soundtrack album contains a song titled "Fatafati" and sung by Pritam, which was not be used in the final film but was released as a promotional single on YouTube on 10 September 2012 with a video containing behind-the-scenes footage. Some additional vocals are sung by Ranbir Kapoor. "Fatafati" also has some Bengali lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[38]