13 Years of Barfi
Anurag Basu's directorial romantic comedy film Barfi completed 13 years. Starring Superstar Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz, and Saurabh Shukla in the lead roles, the film was released in theatres on 14 September 2012.
The film's story and screenplay were written by Anurag Basu, with Sanjeev Datta penning the dialogues and Tani Basu as the co-writer. The film Barfi marked the maiden collaboration between Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz.
The film marked the 2nd collaboration between Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra after Anjaana Anjaani. The film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, and Anurag Basu, under the banners of Ishana Movies and UTV Motion Pictures, with distribution by UTV Motion Pictures.
Ravi Varman handled the cinematography of this film marking his maiden collaboration with director Anurag Basu. The film, made on a ₹35 crore budget, earned ₹175 crore at the box office, becoming a commercial success and the 7th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2012.
Barfi marked the Bollywood debut of Ileana D'Cruz. In supporting roles, the film stars Ashish Vidyarthi, Sumona Chakravarti, Jisshu Sengupta, Roopa Ganguly, Uday Tikekar, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Arun Bali, Preeti Mamgain, Akash Khurana, Kenneth Desai, Rajeev Mishra, and Bholaraj Sapkota.
Barfi marked the 7th directorial venture of Anurag Basu after Saaya, Murder, Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story, Gangster: A Love Story, Life in a Metro, and Kites. The film marked the maiden collaboration between Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz.
Pritam composed the music for this film, marking his 3rd collaboration with director Anurag Basu after Gangster: A Love Story and Life in a Metro. The film marked director Anurag Basu's maiden collaboration with Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Ileana D'Cruz. At the ETC Bollywood Business Awards, the film secured five nominations and won one award, with Ileana D'Cruz bagging Most Profitable Debut (Female).
Akiv Ali edited this film, marking his 7th collaboration with director Anurag Basu after Saaya, Murder, Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story, Gangster: A Love Story, Life in a Metro, and Kites. The film earned one win at the 7th Asian Film Awards, where Pritam Chakraborty received the Best Composer award.
At the 58th Filmfare Awards, the film received 12 nominations and won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor), Best Female Debut (Ileana D'Cruz), Best Music Director (Pritam Chakraborty), Best Background Score, Best Production Design (Rajat Poddar), and Sony Trendsetter of the Year.
Q: Who directed the romantic comedy film Barfi!?
A: Barfi! was directed by Anurag Basu.
Q: When was Barfi! released in theatres?
A: The film was released on 14 September 2012.
Q: Who starred in the lead roles in Barfi!?
A: Superstar Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz,
and Saurabh Shukla played the lead roles.
Q: Who wrote the story and dialogues of Barfi!?
A: The story and screenplay were written by Anurag Basu,
with dialogues by Sanjeev Datta and Tani Basu as co-writer.
Q: Was Barfi! the debut film of Ileana D'Cruz in Bollywood?
A: Yes, Barfi! marked Ileana D'Cruz’s Bollywood debut.
Q: Which collaborations did Barfi! mark among the cast and
crew?
A: It was Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra’s 2nd
collaboration after Anjaana Anjaani.
It was Ranbir
Kapoor’s first film with Ileana D’Cruz.
It was the maiden
collaboration of director Anurag Basu with Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and
Ileana D’Cruz.
Ravi Varman
collaborated with Anurag Basu for the first time as cinematographer.
Pritam composed the
music, marking his 3rd collaboration with Anurag Basu after Gangster and Life
in a Metro.
Akiv Ali edited the
film, marking his 7th collaboration with Anurag Basu.
Q: Who produced and distributed Barfi!?
A: The film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy
Kapur, and Anurag Basu under Ishana Movies and UTV Motion Pictures, and
distributed by UTV Motion Pictures.
Q: What was the budget and box office collection of Barfi!?
A: The film was made on a budget of ₹35 crore and earned
₹175 crore, making it a commercial success and the 7th highest-grossing Hindi
film of 2012.
Q: Who were the supporting actors in Barfi!?
A: The supporting cast included Ashish Vidyarthi, Sumona
Chakravarti, Jisshu Sengupta, Roopa Ganguly, Uday Tikekar, Haradhan
Bandopadhyay, Arun Bali, Preeti Mamgain, Akash Khurana, Kenneth Desai, Rajeev
Mishra, and Bholaraj Sapkota.
Q: Which number directorial venture was Barfi! for Anurag
Basu?
A: It was his 7th directorial venture after Saaya, Murder, Tumsa
Nahin Dekha, Gangster, Life in a Metro, and Kites.
Q: What awards and recognitions did Barfi! win?
A: At the 7th Asian Film Awards, Pritam won Best Composer.
At the ETC Bollywood
Business Awards, Ileana D'Cruz won Most Profitable Debut (Female).
At the 58th Filmfare
Awards, the film received 12 nominations and won 7 awards, including Best Film,
Best Actor (Ranbir Kapoor), Best Female Debut (Ileana D'Cruz), Best Music
Director (Pritam), Best Background Score, Best Production Design (Rajat
Poddar), and Sony Trendsetter of the Year.
0 Comments