Barfi!
बर्फी!
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast
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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
Sujata Sehgal
Miss D'Souza
Arun Bali
Jhilmil's Grandfather
Sumona Chakravarti
Shruti's Friend
Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
Daju
Uday Tikekar
Shruti's Father
Shreya Ghoshal
Hemalini
Bholaraj Sapkota
Bhola
Preiti Mamgain
Jhilmil's Mother
Kenneth Desai
Senior Inspector
Neeraj Khetrapal
Utensil Shop Owner
Release History & Theatrical Window
November 2, 2018
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$4.4M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$2.8M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.63x
-$1.6M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Anurag Basu
- Screenplay & Story
- Anurag Basu
- Original Score
- Pritam Chakraborty
- Original Title
- बर्फी!
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Production Budget
- $4.4M
- Worldwide Gross
- $2.8M
- Production Studios
- Ishana Movies, UTV Motion Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu, Ashish Pandit, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Swanand Kirkire, Neelesh Misra, Sayeed Quadri, Sanjeev Dutta, Tani Basu
Pritam Chakraborty
Ravi Varman
Akiv Ali
Siddharth Roy Kapur, Ronnie Screwvala
Department Leadership Roster
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Producer
Anurag Basu
Director
Pritam Chakraborty
Original Music Composer
Anurag Basu
Screenplay
Ronnie Screwvala
Producer
Akiv Ali
Editor
Ravi Varman
Director of Photography
Rajat Poddar
Production Design
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Parental Guidance — Recommended for mature viewers.
Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Barfi!.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Barfi!
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Barfi! about?
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.
Who directed Barfi!?
Barfi! was directed by Anurag Basu.
Who stars in Barfi!?
The principal cast of Barfi! includes Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Jisshu Sengupta.
When was Barfi! released and how long is it?
Barfi! was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 2h 31m.
What was the box office and production budget of Barfi!?
Barfi! had a reported production budget of $4.4M and grossed $2.8M at the worldwide box office (0.63 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Barfi!?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Barfi! was composed by Pritam Chakraborty.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Barfi!?
Barfi! holds official age classifications: AU: PG (Parental Guidance — Recommended for mature viewers.); IN: U (Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.).