Barfi!

2012 2h 31m HI

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 395

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ranbir Kapoor
Murphy Johnson "Barfi"
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Jhilmil Chatterjee
Ileana D'Cruz
Shruti Ghosh Sengupta
Saurabh Shukla
Sub-Inspector Sudhanshu Dutta
Jisshu Sengupta
Ranjit Sengupta
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Durjoy Chatterjee
Akash Khurana
Jung Bahadur Johnson
Roopa Ganguly
Shruti's mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anurag Basu
Writers: Tani Basu, Anurag Basu
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anurag Basu, shot by Ravi Varman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akiv Ali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Ileana D'Cruz carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Anurag Basu directs. Ravi Varman behind the camera. Pritam Chakraborty scores. Akiv Ali cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 151 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $4.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 63% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 14 years ago.
5Directed by Anurag Basu, shot by Ravi Varman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Akiv Ali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Ileana D'Cruz carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2082197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.