Barfi! is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu. It revolves around Murphy “Barfi” Johnson, a mute and deaf boy from Darjeeling, West Bengal and his relation with two girls, one of whom is autistic. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz in lead roles. Made on a budget of 30 crore (US$5.46 million), the film was released on 14 September 2012 across 1300 screens in India. Basu later announced that he planned an English language version of the film.The film was praised for showing positive portrayal of the differently abled in films. The film was sent as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film nomination for the 85th Academy Awards in February 2013. However, it dropped out of the race in the first round,and was criticised for copying several scenes from English films.Nevertheless, Barfi! was a box-office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2012 in India where it went on to gross 175 crore (US$31.85 million) worldwide and was declared a “Super Hit” after its three week run by Box Office India Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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