Barfi!
A charming deaf‑mute man in 1970s Darjeeling seeks to win the hearts of two very different women, while navigating societal expectations and his own silent world.
Synopsis
Barfi is a heartwarming story set in 1970s Darjeeling, following the life of Barfi, a charming young man who is deaf and mute. His journey unfolds as he captures the hearts of two very different women, each of whom becomes infatuated with him in their own way.
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A crew of 261+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Akiv AliShot by Chandan PartapScored by Pritam ChakrabortyDesigned by Rajat PoddarSound by Matias CaldarellaCostumes by Aki NarulaStunts by Vikram DahiyaVFX by Kinchit Desai
Box Office
2012 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.8M
Opening week (7-day): $1.3M
Peak 132 theaters
Also known as
- Barfi – Liebe braucht keine Wortede
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Cast & Crew
261 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ranbir Kapoor
as Murphy Johnson "Barfi"
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
as Jhilmil Chatterjee
Ileana D Cruz
as Shruti Ghosh Sengupta
Saurabh Shukla
as Sub-Inspector Sudhanshu Dutta
Amar Gupta
as Actor
Jisshu Sengupta
as Ranjit Sengupta
Ashish Vidhyarthi
as Durjoy Chatterjee
Roopa Ganguly
as Shruti's mother
Akash Khurana
as Jung Bahadur Johnson
Ashish Vidyarthi
as Mr. Chatterjee
Bholaraj Sapkota
as Bhola
Sujata Sehgal
as Miss D'Souza
Supporting cast
23Arun Bali
as Jhilmil's Grandfather
Haradhan Bannerjee
as Daju
Sumona Chakravarti
as Shruti's Friend
Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
as Daju
Uday Tikekar
as Shruti's Father
Shreya Ghoshal
as Hemalini
Preiti Mamgain
as Jhilmil's Mother
Kenneth Desai
as Senior Inspector
Neeraj Khetrapal
as Utensil Shop Owner
Rajeev Mishra
as Dutta's Assistant
Rajiv Mishra
as Dutta's Assistant
Nirmala D Thappa
as Maalti Maasi
Apurva Pranjape
as Jhilmil's Sister
Apurva Paranjape
as Jhilmil's Sister
Rahul Malhothra
as Young Barfi
Bhagyashree Dembla
as Young Jhilmil
Subhankar Ghosh
as Kolkata Police Inspector
Purva Parag
as Barfi's Mother
Archana Dani
as Maid
Hridoy Barua
as Hridoy
Deependra Singh
as Jatiye
Rahul Garg
Nigam Thakur
as Constable in Police Station
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
11Dhrubajyoti Phukan
music producer / programmer
Kinchit Desai
visual effects producer
Nikhil Paul George
music producer / musician: guitar / singer
Praveen Dsouza
visual effects producer: Intermezzo Studios
Ronnie Screwvala
Producer
Rucha Pathak
associate producer
Sanu Roy
line producer: Kolkata, West Bengal
Shubh Shivdasani
supervising producer
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Producer
Sikandar Rana
line producer
Sunny M R
backing vocals / music producer / programmer / recording supervisor / score mixer / songs mixer
Other crew
217Gautam Bhalla
3rd 3rd
Aejaz Gulab
action director
Javed Karim
action director
Sham Kaushal
action director
Pranit Purao
adr editor
Aravind Vijayakumar
adr engineer (as Aravind V. Kumar)
Siddique Shafiullah
animation supervisor
Dange Sangram
animator
Narendra Sawant
animator
Hasan Ali
art department: painter
Parijat Poddar
Art Director
Satish Panchal
assistant art director
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