Barfi! is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anurag Basu and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. The film features Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles, with Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Roopa Ganguly playing supporting roles. The screenplay which incorporates a nonlinear narrative was co-written by Basu with his wife Tani. Pritam Chakraborty composed the musical and background score while Akiv Ali edited the film, with the cinematography provided by Ravi Varman. Set between 1972 and 2012, the film narrates the story of the title character from Darjeeling and his relationships with two women, Shruti and the autistic Jhilmil.
Made on a budget of approximately , Barfi! opened worldwide on 14 September 2012 to widespread critical acclaim. It was a major commercial success, grossing at the box office. Barfi! has received various awards and nominations, with praise for its direction, the cast's performances, cinematography, screenplay, musical score, costume and production design. As of June 2015, the film has won 70 awards.
At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Barfi! received the most nominations (thirteen), winning a leading seven awards, including Best Film and Best Actor for Kapoor. It received sixteen nominations at the 2012 Star Guild Awards and won eight awards, including the Best Film and Best Director. The film received twenty-three nominations at the 19th Screen Awards, winning nine awards, including Best Director for Basu and Best Actor for Kapoor. At the 14th IIFA Awards, it won fourteen awards, out of twenty-one nominations, including the Best Film and Best Director. At the 14th Zee Cine Awards, Barfi! received nine awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Basu and Best Actress for Chopra.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards16 February 2013 Best Film Barfi! Best Director Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role The Shining Star Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Female Debut Best Music Director Best Lyricist (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil") Best Male Playback Singer (for song "Ala Barfi") (for song "Main Kya Karoon") Best Dialogue Best Story , Tani Basu Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Sound Mixing Best Costume Design , Shefalina Asian Film Awards18 March 2013 Best Composer BIG Star Entertainment Awards 31 December 2012 Most Entertaining Film Barfi! Most Entertaining Romantic Film Most Entertaining Director Most Entertaining Film Actor – Male Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut – Female Most Entertaining Music Most Entertaining Singer – Male (for song "Ala Barfi") ETC Bollywood Business Awards 5 January 2013 Highest Grosser of the Year Barfi! Top Grossing Director Most Profitable Actor Most Profitable Actress Most Profitable Debut (Female) Filmfare Awards 20 January 2013 Best Film Barfi! Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Female Debut Best Music Director Best Background Score Best Lyricist (for song "Aashiyaan") Best Male Playback Singer (for song "Ala Barfi") (for song "Main Kya Karoon") Best Production Design Sony Trendsetter of the Year Barfi! IIFA Awards 6 July 2013Best FilmBarfi! Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Music Director Best Story , Tani BasuBest Screenplay , Tani BasuBest Lyricist (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil (Reprise)") (for song "Aashiyan (Solo)" & "Ala Barfi")Best Male Playback Singer (for song "Main Kya Karoon" & "Aashiyan") Best Female Playback Singer (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil") (for song "Aashiyan (Duet)")Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Sound Design Best Sound Recording Best Mixing Best Background Score Best Costume Design , ShefalinaBest Makeup Lions Gold Awards 18 January 2013Favourite Actress in a Leading Role Mirchi Music Awards 7 February 2013 Album of the Year Barfi! Music Composer of the Year (for song "Ala Barfi") (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil") Lyricist of the Year (for song "Kyon") Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year (for song "Main Kya Karoon") (for song "Aashiyan") (for the song "Phir Le Aya Dil") Technical Programmer & Arranger of the Year , DJ Phukan Technical Background score of the Year Okinawa International Movie Festival 30 March 2013 Grand Jury Prize for Best Film (Golden Shisa Award) Barfi! Screen Awards12 January 2013 Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actor (Popular Choice) Best Actress Best Actress (Popular Choice) Jodi No. 1 , Priyanka Chopra Best Supporting Actress Most Promising Newcomer – Female Best Music Director Best Background Music Most Popular Music Album Best Male Playback Singer (for song "Ala Barfi") (for song "Main Kya Karoon") Best Lyricist (for song "Aashiyaan") Best Story , Tani Basu Best Screenplay Best Marketed Film Barfi! Best Cinematography Best Sound Design Best Costumes , Shefalina Best Editing Best Production Design South African Indian Film and Television Awards7 September 2013 Best Film Barfi! Best Actor Best Actress Stardust Awards26 January 2013 Best Film of The Year Barfi! Dream Director Star of the Year – Male Best Actor – Drama Star of the Year – Female Best Actress – Drama Superstar of Tomorrow – Female New Musical Sensation Singer – Male (for song "Main Kya Karoon") Papon (for song "Kyon") Times of India Film Awards 6 April 2013 Best Film Barfi! Best Director Best Actor – Male Best Actor – Female Best Supporting Actor – Female Best Debut – Female Best Music Director Best Lyrics (for song "Aashiyan") Best Male Playback Singer (for song "Ala Barfi") (for song "Aashiyan") Best Female Playback Singer (for song "Aashiyan") Best Background Score Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Best Costume Design , Shefalina Zee Cine Awards7 January 2013 Best Film Barfi! Best Director Best Actor – Male Best Actor (Critics' Choice) Best Actor – Female Best Female Debut Best Story Best ScreenplayAnurag Basu Best Music Director Best Lyricist (for song "Kyon") Best Male Playback Singer (for song "Ala Barfi") Best Cinematography Best Production Design The Power Club Box Office Award (100 Crore Club Award)Barfi!
See also List of Bollywood films of 2012
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External links Awards for Barfi! at the Internet Movie Database