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Barfi!
''Barfi!'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as the eponymous lead, alongside Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz in lead roles, with Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Haradhan Bandopadhyay and Jisshu Sengupta in supporting roles. Set in 1970s Darjeeling and Kolkata, the film is about Murphy "Barfi" Johnson, a deaf-mute young boy who develops a special bond with two young girls Shruti Ghosh and Jhilmil Chatterjee, while often being chased by a local police officer Inspector Sudhanshu Dutta for his nuisances. Made on a budget of approximately , ''Barfi!'' opened worldwide on 14 September 2012. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising the cast performances, direction, screenplay, cinematography, music and the positive portrayal of physically disabled people. The film was a major box-office su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Accolades Received By Barfi!
''Barfi!'' is a 2012 Cinema of India, Indian romance film, 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 Autism spectrum, autistic Jhilmil. Made on a budget of approximately , ''Barfi!'' opened worldwide on 14 September 2012 to high critical acclaim. It was a major commercial success, grossing at the box office. ''Barfi!'' has received various awards and nominations, with pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58th Filmfare Awards
The 58th Filmfare Awards were held honoring the best films of 2012 from the Hindi-language film industry (commonly known as Bollywood). The nominations were announced on 13 January 2013. The ceremony was held on 20 January 2013 at Yash Raj Studio, Mumbai. The event was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan for the sixth time. All the Filmfare Black Lady statuettes had gold-plated bottoms to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema. The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded posthumously to Yash Chopra (collected by his wife, Pamela Chopra) by Karan Johar. ''Barfi!'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by ''Vicky Donor'' with 8 nominations and ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' with 7 nominations. ''Barfi!'' won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (for Ranbir Kapoor), Best Female Debut (for Ileana D'Cruz) and Best Music Director (for Pritam), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Cousins Parineeti Chopra and Priyanka Chopra were nominated for Best Actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1987) is an Indian-born Portuguese actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu and Hindi language films. D'Cruz was born in Mumbai and spent most of her childhood in Goa. D'Cruz made her screen debut in 2006 with Telugu-language film '' Devadasu'', which was a commercial success. She has received several awards including a Filmfare Award South and a Filmfare Award. D'Cruz established herself as a leading actress in Telugu cinema with successful films including ''Pokiri'' (2006), '' Rakhi'' (2006), '' Munna'' (2007), ''Jalsa'' (2008), ''Kick'' (2009) and ''Julayi'' (2012). She made her debut in Tamil cinema with '' Kedi'' (2006) and starred in Shankar's ''Nanban'' (2012), a commercial success. D'Cruz expanded to Hindi cinema in 2012 with Anurag Basu's comedy-drama ''Barfi!'', for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She has since played the leading lady in ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014), '' Rustom'' (2016), and ''Raid'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor (; born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Kapoor is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards. The son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, and the grandson of actor-director Raj Kapoor, Kapoor pursued filmmaking and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, respectively. He subsequently assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film ''Black'' (2005) and made his acting debut with Bhansali's tragic romance ''Saawariya'' (2007), a critical and commercial failure. Kapoor rose to prominence with the coming-of-age film ''Wake Up Sid'', the romantic comedy ''Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'' (both 2009), and the political drama ''Raajneeti'' (2010). Kapoor's performances as a troubled musician in ''Rockstar'' (2011) and a cheerful deaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1974) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor 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!'' along with the commercially unsuccessful ''Jagga Jasoos''. His latest work is a black comedy Netflix film '' Ludo''. Early life Basu was born into an upper-middle-class Bengali family in Bhilai, Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh). His parents, Subrato Bose and Deepshikha Bose (ex-executives in SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant in Cokeovens and Education department (Organic Chemistry) respectively), were award-winning theatrical artists and Basu grew up watching them performing in his father's theatre company (Abhiyaan). He attended BSP Senior Secondary Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, and ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the next two years, ''Forbes'' listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2022, she was named in the BBC 100 Women list. Chopra accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the Tamil film ''Thamizhan'' (2002), followed by her first Bollywood feature in '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'' (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hits ''Andaaz'' (2003) and ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004) and had her breakout role in the 2004 romantic thriller ''Aitraaz''. Chopra established herself w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Varman
S. Ravi Varman (born 9 May 1972) is an Indian cinematographer, filmmaker, producer and writer. He has predominantly worked in films of Indian languages such as Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. Known for his realistic and poetic framing sense, Ravi Varman began his career in Malayalam films. He has directed a romantic film in Tamil titled '' Moscowin Kavery'' and also filmed the music video for the song "Bird Flu" by British Tamil songwriter M.I.A. Early life Ravivarman was born in a village of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Career He started his career by assisting cinematographer Ravi K Chandran. After working in Malayalam films since 1999 for three years, he worked in Bollywood for the film ''Yeh Dil'' in 2003. He later worked in the Telugu film '' Jai'' and received more offers in Hindi, such as '' Armaan'', ''Bee Busthar'', '' Ramji Londonwale'', and '' Phir Milenge'', His next project is going to be with Maniratnam. It was not until 2002 when he started to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pritam
Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. After working as an ad jingles composer, he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye. As a solo composer, his composition of the title track of Dhoom helped him win the Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year. In a career spanning nearly two decades, he has composed music for more than 125 Bollywood movies and has been the recipient of numerous awards. Early life Pritam was born in a Bengali Brahmin family to Anuradha Chakraborty and Prabodh Chakraborty. He gained his early training in music from his father and learnt to play the guitar while he was still in school. He went to St. James' School and has a bachelor's degree in geology from Presidency College. Pritam was associated with the non-partisan political platform Independents' Consolidation during his days at Presidency. In 1994, Pritam joined FTII, Pune where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bollywood Films Of 2012
This is a list of Hindi films released in 2012. Box office collection The ten highest worldwide grossing Bollywood films of 2012 are as follows: January – March April – June July – September October – December See also * List of Bollywood films of 2013 * List of Bollywood films of 2011 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bollywood Films Of 2012 Lists of 2012 films by country or language 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... 2012 in Indian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Siddharth Roy Kapur (born 2 August 1974) is an Indian film producer and the founder and managing director of Roy Kapur Films. He is the former managing director of The Walt Disney Company India and the former president of the Producers Guild of India in a tenure lasting an unprecedented six consecutive terms (2016–22). Roy Kapur's prolific filmography as a producer has received both commercial success and critical acclaim. He has featured for five consecutive years (2017–2021) on ''Variety''’s annual list of the Top 500 Most Influential People in Global Entertainment, has been part of ''The Economic Times'' Top 40 Indian Business Leaders Under 40 and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' Next Generation Asia Inaugural Class of Young Leaders along with numerous other awards in the media and entertainment industry. He is also a managing trustee of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) and co-chairman of the CII Media & Entertainment Committee. Early life and education Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayati Bhatia
Jayati Bhatia (born July 28, 1970) is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Nirmala "Mataji" Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' (2011–18), one of the most longest-running TV shows that aired on Colors TV. Currently she's essaying the role of Geetanjali Devi Oswal in Sasural Simar Ka Season - 2. Personal life Originally a Bengali, Bhatia was born in Orissa, India but moved to Delhi when she was a month old. As a child, she was trained in classical Odissi but has admitted that she finds western dance forms difficult. Bhatia met her husband Kiran Bhatia, during her first play and was encouraged by him to be more active on the theatre circuit. In April 2017, on her way to the sets of ''Sasural Simar Ka'', Kiran was involved in an argument after which he was beaten up. Bhatia has expressed that she was supported by her mother-in-law and owes much of her success to her. Bhatia is a supporter of LGBT rights. Career Television debut and initial days (1996–2007) B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurabh Shukla
Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is famous for his roles in '' Satya'' (1998), '' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001), ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006), ''Barfi!'' (2012), ''Jolly LLB'' (2013), ''Kick'' (2014), '' PK'' (2014), ''Jolly LLB 2'' (2017)'' and Raid'' (2018). He has also worked in a short documentary with Ruth Agnihotri and Rachael Agnihotri in Goa. In 2014, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Jolly LLB''. Early life Born to Jogamaya Shukla, who was the first female tabla player of India and Shatrughan Shukla, a vocalist from Agra Gharana, Shukla's family left Gorakhpur for Delhi when he was two years old. He completed his schooling and did graduation from S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, Delhi. His professional career began in 1984 with entry into the theatre. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
