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Synopsis: Set in the 1970s in a pretty corner of India, Barfi! is the story of three young people who learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's norms of normal and abnormal. Barfi, a hearing and speech impaired boy falls in love with Shruti. In spite of her deep affection for Barfii, Shruti gives into societal and parental pressure to marry a 'normal' man and lead a 'normal' life. Many years later their paths cross once again when Barfi, now in love with Jhilmil, is on the run from the police. Barfi is desperately seeking Jhilmil, who has gone missing. Shruti's realization that Jhilmil is autistic makes her recognize that true love is really blind. Caught in a cat and mouse game, in the search for the girl Barfi loves, Shruti realizes that she is still in love with him. She must now choose between her happiness and Barfi! stars three of India's most loved young stars, all essaying roles of a lifetime. The uber cool Ranbir Kapoor plays the lead role of Barfi!, the very tal
Director(s): Anurag Basu
Production: UTV Communications
  35 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
151 min
$2,804,874
Website
2,793 Views


drown out your love.

You will use your fingers to talk to him...

but the world wiLL point fingers at you.

Do you really love dad?

Who said you can only love once?

He probably doesn't even

recognise me now.

Here.

Come to me the next time you need money...

and I'll teach you a Lesson.

Respected Shruti's father,

Life is a beautiful journey...

who knows what it has

in store for us.

But i do Know this.

You love your daughter a Lot.

Your daughter loves me a lot.

And I love your daughter a Lot.

when there's so much

Love amongst us...

why don't we become a family?

Yes?

Please get your daughter married to me.

Our Life would then be

the perfect fairy tale.

And, we'd all live happily ever after!

Please say yes.

Yours sincerely, Barfi.

what is it?

Let me check.

- What is it?

He's here for a donation.

You see,

he's hearing and speech impaired.

Barfi.

Move it!

Sit!

Right...

tell me.

Jhilmil?

He is asking about Jhilmil.

DROP RS. 7,000 A THE POST OFFlCE AT 11 PM.

who has written this?

BRING RS. 100,000 TO

LONA KUKUR BRIDGE AT 11 PM.

You think ll'm foolish?

ldiot!

Tell him to start at the beginning.

My mother passed away

giving birth to me.

My father is a driver.

- Stop it!

Not from that beginning.

Start from this point on.

After Shruti left,

Barfi became a completely different person.

His father lost his job.

This happened after

Jhilmil's grandpa passed away.

Grandpa, wake up!

JhiLmil's grandpa left

his entire wealth to her Trust Fund.

Jhilmil's father was left to live off

a meagre monthly allowance, like the servants.

The arguments got worse...

and one day he got rid of all the servants,

including the old timers.

including Barfi's father and Jhilmil's nanny.

he didn't consider how Jhilmil

would survive without her nanny.

Kidney failure...

He needs surgery.

Seven thousand rupees...

within two days...

two days.

Hello...

Yes!

Mr. Chatterjee...

Good evening, sir.

Kidnapped?

Your daughter?

Are you sure?

Who was the Last to see her?

I was reading her a bedtime story...

If she was asleep,

how could she be kidnapped?

For God's sake!

I received a call.

For a ransom of 50,000 rupees!

This way, please...

Do you suspect anyone?

I mean, do you have any enemies?

He has several debts...

so, yes, there are enemies.

I'm sorry.

Sorry, she's been drinking.

- I'm sure it is one of them.

PLease, can you stop drinking?

I was not drinking.

Go call the other servants.

Take him with you.

You tried to strangle her

when she was a child.

why do you have to bring that up?

How can I forget it?

Shut up!

You shut up!

MR. CHATTERJEE'S DAUGHTER KIDNAPPED

Barfi!

Where were you?

Where are you going?

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Anurag Basu

Anurag Basu is an Indian reality show-judge, director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He began his directing career in television, moving to feature films in 2002. Basu achieved initial success with his films tackling the themes of passion and adultery such as Life in a... Metro, Kites, Gangster and Murder. Later, he directed comedy-drama films such as the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Barfi! and the box office bomb Jagga Jasoos. more…

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