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In 1972, Barfi, born deaf and mute in Darjeeling, was raised by his father Jungbahadur, a chauffeur, after his mother died in his infancy. He is a local troublemaker, and Inspector Sudhanshu Dutta chases him for practical jokes played on the townspeople. When Shruti Ghosh arrives in town, Barfi is drawn to her; she is engaged to Ranjeet Sengupta and due to be married in three months, and she falls in love with Barfi as well. Her mother argues that Barfi's disabilities and his poverty make a stable future impossible. Shruti yields, cuts off contact with him, marries Ranjeet and leaves Darjeeling.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Barfi! (2012)
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- After Barfi!'s release, blogs and users on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accused director Anurag Basu of plagiarism, and YouTube videos compared it side by side with Hollywood films including City Lights, Singin' in the Rain, Project A, The Notebook and Benny & Joon.
- Two days before release, British manufacturer Murphy Radio claimed Barfi! used its trademark Murphy baby logo from its 1970s print advertisements without permission; producer Siddharth Roy Kapur said he had received a legal notice and saw nothing wrong in the intention.
- Anurag Basu wanted Asin Thottumkal for the autistic Jhilmil; his wife suggested Priyanka Chopra, but Basu feared audiences would see "the Priyanka Chopra" and not the character because of her stardom.
- Anurag Basu wrote a two-page short story while making his previous film Kites (2010), and it later grew into the script of Barfi!, which he kept as a nonlinear narrative alternating between two time periods.
- Priyanka Chopra was supposed to sing a track for Barfi!, but a contract with Universal Music stopped her from taking the offer.
- A song titled "Fatafati", sung by Pritam Chakraborty, Arijit Singh and Nakash Aziz, was not used in Barfi! but was released as a promotional single on YouTube on 10 September 2012, with Ranbir Kapoor adding vocals.
