Barfi!

Barfi! is a 2012 Indian comedy-drama movie. It was co-produced, written and directed by Anurag Basu. The movie was set in the 1970s. The movie tells the story of Murphy "Barfi" Johnson (a deaf-mute boy from Darjeeling) and his relationships with two women, Shruti and Jhilmil (who are both autistic). The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Ileana D'Cruz in the main roles. It stars Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Jisshu Sengupta and Roopa Ganguly in supporting roles.
Production.
The movie was made on a budget of around . "Barfi!" was released worldwide on 14 September 2012. The movie was successful at the box office. The movie became one of the highest-earning Bollywood films of 2012 in India and abroad. The movie earned over worldwide.
Awards.
The movie was selected as the official entry of India for Best Foreign Language Film nomination for the 85th Academy Awards. "Barfi" won many awards and nominations at different award ceremonies all over India. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, the movie received thirteen nominations which includes Best Actress for Chopra, and Best Supporting Actress for D'Cruz. The movie won seven awards which includes Best Film, Best Actor for Kapoor, Best Female Debut for D'Cruz, and Best Music Director for Pritam.
Soundtrack.
The music and background music of the movie is composed by Pritam Chakraborty. The lyrics were written by Swanand Kirkire, Ashish Pandit, Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri. The soundtrack album contains six original songs which were released on 9 August 2012. The soundtrack was influenced by Brazilian music Bossa nova. Priyanka Chopra was supposed to sing a track for the movie, but her contract with Universal Music prevented her from taking the offer. The soundtrack album also includes a song titled "Fatafati" which was sung by Pritam Chakraborty, Arijit Singh and Nakash Aziz. It was not used in the film, but the song was released as a promotional single on YouTube on 10 September 2012. It was released with a video that contains some behind-the-scenes footage. The additional vocals were sung by Ranbir Kapoor. The song also has some Bengali lyrics which were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.