Tram rides in this movie are shot in Kolkata.Actress Kriti Sanon has carved out a name for herself in Bollywood with hits like Dilwale, Bareilly Ki Barfi, and Mimi. However, she opted out of the movie later due to date issues.ġ6. Actor Katrina Kaif, and not Ileana D'cruz, was the first choice for Anurag Basu's 2012 hit film Barfi! Katrina had even said 'Yes'. The movie is shot at Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills, Ooty.ġ5. Aashiyan song from Barfi sampled Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass song. Two scenes were borrowed from 'singing in the rain' where Barfi rearranges his face and the couch scene with the hat trick.ġ3. Later, 'Ileana D'Cruz' was roped in to play the role.ġ1. Originally Katrina Kaif was cast as the narrator in the movie but she pulled out due to unknown reasons. Some of the scenes were inspired by The film 'The Notebook' written by Nicholas Sparks.ġ0. Ileana Dcruz for the first time dubbed her lines in her Hindi debut, In her previous films, her voice was dubbed by someone else.ĩ. Posters of Chaplin's movies can be seen in the film at least twice.Ĩ. scene when Barfi is hiding under the cover of the statue and is found there the next morning during the official opening of the memorial.

Some of the scenes of the film are inspired by silent era movies of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. The 70's era makeup, clothing was based on her old photographs.ħ. The character Shruti Ghosh played by Ileana D'Cruz was loosely based on director Anurag Basu's mother. This is the only part where Ranbir says anything in the movie.ĥ.The official submission of India to the Best Foreign Language Film for the 85th Academy Awards 2013.Ħ. The mute and deaf title character played by actor Ranbir Kapoor is the voice for the sanitary tobacco warning before the movie begins. The film created a benchmark while earning 100 Crores despite being an offbeat film.Ĥ. Ranbir Kapoor was the only choice for the role of Barfi.ģ.

Later director cast Tollywood actress Ileana D'Cruz after a long negotiation.Ģ. Most of the leading Bollywood actresses declined the secondary role of 'Shruti Ghosh'.

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