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Barfi!
2012
· Movie
· 151 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #650
- IMDb #255
- Rotten Tomatoes #1117
- Letterboxd #794
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1050
- Kinopoisk #594
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- Trakt #380
Every rating
76–86
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is AlloCiné on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 86.
See the most agreed on films →In 1970s Darjeeling, a charming and mischievous deaf-mute man named Barfi lives a joyful life despite his disabilities. He falls in love with Shruti, a woman from a conventional family, but their class difference creates an insurmountable barrier. Years later, his life becomes intertwined with Jhilmil, an autistic woman from a wealthy family who goes missing. When Barfi is accused of her kidnapping, he goes on the run with her, leading to a heartfelt chase that explores the purity of love and friendship beyond the boundaries of speech and societal norms.
Details
- Director
- Anurag Basu
- Writers
- Anurag Basu, Tani Basu
- Studio
- Ishana Movies, UTV Motion Pictures
- Released
- 13 September 2012
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Budget
- $4.4M
- Box office
- $2.8M
- Awards
- 69 wins, 71 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (26) →
Awards & nominations
See all 140 →8 major awards won · 69 wins from 140 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Director | Anurag Basu | Winner |
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | The Shining Star Award | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Female Debut | Ileana D'Cruz | Winner |
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Cinematography | Ravi Varman | Winner |
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Sound Mixing | Debajit Changmai | Winner |
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 2013 | Best Costume Design | Aki Narula, Shefalina | Winner |
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Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
17 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi Varman | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Aki Narula, Shefalina | Winner |
| Best Director | Anurag Basu | Winner |
| Best Female Debut | Ileana D'Cruz | Winner |
| Best Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Sound Mixing | Debajit Changmai | Winner |
| The Shining Star Award | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Saurabh Shukla | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Priyanka Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Sanjeev Datta | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Sayeed Quadri (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan (for song "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Main Kya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam Chakraborty | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Anurag Basu, Tani Basu | Nominee |
| Best Story | Anurag Basu, Tani Basu | Nominee |
IIFA Awards
21 nominations, 14 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Rajat Poddar | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi Varman | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Aki Narula, Shefalina | Winner |
| Best Director | Anurag Basu | Winner |
| Best Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Uday Serali | Winner |
| Best Mixing | Debajit Changmai | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Anurag Basu, Tani Basu | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Shajith Koyeri | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | Eric Pillai | Winner |
| Best Story | Anurag Basu, Tani Basu | Winner |
| Best Actress | Priyanka Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Rekha Bhardwaj (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil") | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal (for song "Aashiyan (Duet)") | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Sayeed Quadri (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil (Reprise)") | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Swanand Kirkire (for song "Aashiyan (Solo)" & "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Main Kya Karoon" & "Aashiyan") | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Saurabh Shukla | Nominee |
Screen Awards
23 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Background Music | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi Varman | Winner |
| Best Director | Anurag Basu | Winner |
| Best Marketed Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Jodi No. 1 | Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Most Popular Music Album | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Ileana D'Cruz | Winner |
| Best Actor (Popular Choice) | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Priyanka Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Actress (Popular Choice) | Priyanka Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Costumes | Aki Narula, Shefalina | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Akiv Ali | Nominee |
| Best Film | Barfi! | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Swanand Kirkire (for song "Aashiyaan") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Main Kya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan (for song "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rajat Poddar | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Anurag Basu, Tani Basu | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Shajith Koyeri | Nominee |
| Best Story | Anurag Basu, Tani Basu | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ileana D'Cruz | Nominee |
Times of India Film Awards
15 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actor – Female | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Best Actor – Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Rajat Poddar | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi Varman | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Aki Narula, Shefalina | Winner |
| Best Debut – Female | Ileana D'Cruz | Winner |
| Best Director | Anurag Basu | Winner |
| Best Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Shreya Ghoshal (for song "Aashiyan") | Nominee |
| Best Lyrics | Swanand Kirkire (for song "Aashiyan") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Aashiyan") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan (for song "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam Chakraborty | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Female | Ileana D'Cruz | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
12 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor (Critics' Choice) | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Actor – Female | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ravi Varman | Winner |
| Best Director | Anurag Basu | Winner |
| Best Female Debut | Ileana D'Cruz | Winner |
| Best Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Rajat Poddar | Winner |
| The Power Club Box Office Award (100 Crore Club Award) | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Actor – Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Neelesh Mishra (for song "Kyon") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan (for song "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Pritam Chakraborty | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
13 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Best Female Debut | Ileana D'Cruz | Winner |
| Best Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Rajat Poddar | Winner |
| Sony Trendsetter of the Year | Barfi! | Winner |
| Best Actress | Priyanka Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Director | Anurag Basu | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Swanand Kirkire (for song "Aashiyaan") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mohit Chauhan (for song "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Main Kya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ileana D'Cruz | Nominee |
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
10 nominations, 4 won
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Director | Anurag Basu | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Romantic Film | Barfi! | Winner |
| Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut – Female | Ileana D'Cruz | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female | Priyanka Chopra | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Film | Barfi! | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Film Actor – Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Music | Pritam Chakraborty | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Singer – Male | Mohit Chauhan (for song "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
Stardust Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress – Drama | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Best Film of The Year | Barfi! | Winner |
| Star of the Year – Female | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Best Actor – Drama | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Dream Director | Anurag Basu | Nominee |
| New Musical Sensation Singer – Male | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Main Kya Karoon") | Nominee |
| New Musical Sensation Singer – Male | Papon (for song "Kyon") | Nominee |
| Star of the Year – Male | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Superstar of Tomorrow – Female | Ileana D'Cruz | Nominee |
South African Indian Film and Television Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Winner |
| Best Actress | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
| Best Film | Barfi! | Winner |
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Most Profitable Debut (Female) | Ileana D'Cruz | Winner |
| Highest Grosser of the Year | Barfi! | Nominee |
| Most Profitable Actor | Ranbir Kapoor | Nominee |
| Most Profitable Actress | Priyanka Chopra | Nominee |
| Top Grossing Director | Anurag Basu | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Composer | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner |
Lions Gold Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favourite Actress in a Leading Role | Priyanka Chopra | Winner |
Okinawa International Movie Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Jury Prize for Best Film (Golden Shisa Award) | Barfi! | Winner |
Mirchi Music Awards
9 nominations
| Album of the Year | Barfi! | Nominee |
| Lyricist of the Year | Neelesh Mishra (for song "Kyon") | Nominee |
| Music Composer of the Year | Pritam Chakraborty (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil") | Nominee |
| Music Composer of the Year | Pritam Chakraborty (for song "Ala Barfi") | Nominee |
| Technical Background score of the Year | Pritam Chakraborty | Nominee |
| Technical Programmer & Arranger of the Year | Jim Satya, DJ Phukan | Nominee |
| Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Main Kya Karoon") | Nominee |
| Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year | Nikhil Paul George (for song "Aashiyan") | Nominee |
| Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year | Arjit Singh (for the song "Phir Le Aya Dil") | Nominee |