I'd often complain to Barfi...
that I didn't have a single good photograph of him.
But his answer was always the same.
"I'll send you one before I die."
You can have that framed.
And true to his word...
Barfi fulfilled his last promise.
Since I was a child, my idea of love was...
to live...
and die together.
Just like my grandparents.
I was ten when my grandpa passed away.
And, a day later, my grandma also left us.
I yearned for that kind of love.
But Barfi was miles away in Darjeeling breathing his last.
I wasn't sure if I'd make it in time.
I had learned from Barfi...
that happiness is found in the little things.
Even a bowl of water is enough for ships to sail in.
And if you truly believe...
even paper birds can take flight.
Barfi always stayed happy.
And for some strange reason, unknowingly...
I always brought difficulties in his life.
But he never complained,
neither about me...
nor about the difficulties.
-Will you have tea? -What kind?
Hey, Barfi!
Barfi!
You can't run away this time.
Barfi!
In the name of the law, I order you to stop!
You fools! What are you doing down there?
He's on the roof. Get up here now!
Look at that!
Barfi!
Move!
Move out of the way!
Barfi, you scoundrel!
Move aside!
Hey, Barfi!
Scoundrel!
Where will you run away?
Wait!
Get it down.
Inspector, there seems to be a mistake.
This isn't a mistake.
I wouldn't have caught him, if you hadn't filed a complaint.
Where are you taking him?
London!
Let's go.
Ma'am, sir is on the line.
He's called twice before.
-Yes. -Why did the cops come home?
You didn't even bother informing me.
Give me an answer, Shruti.
Who is Barfi?
Who the hell is he to you?
We've never had cops in our house before.
Who is Barfi to me?
I had no answer to Ranjeet's question.
Shruti?
After six years of being married to Ranjeet,
why was Barfi still important to me?
Please give this to Ranjeet.
That day, I broke all ties to help Barfi.
I guess, I could take such a drastic step only because...
I was still as deeply in love with Barfi...
as I was the first time I met him.
That was when my dad had to relocate to Darjeeling.
Roll-up the window. You'll catch a cold.
Who will believe she's getting married in three months?
Hundred--
108...
What is it?
Wait, let me check.
I thought you knew the place thoroughly.
It was 20 years ago! How will I remember now?
Fine. Check fast and tell me.
What?
101-4, Government Bungalows.
101-4, Government Bungalows, Hill Road?
-Hillcart Road. -Hillcart Road.
Barfi!
I don't want to talk about Barfi.
I've spent half my life running after him.
If it weren't for Barfi...
I'd have retired as the Superintendent of Police.
But now, I sell Homeopathy pills.
That rascal Barfi!
Barfi spread love everywhere he went.
But never wanted anything in return.
No wonder he had so many well-wishers.
Barfi and I were childhood friends.
We had a lot of fun.
He was hearing and speech impaired.
But that didn't stop him from being stubborn.
He had a problem, though.
He thought...
people would abandon him.
That's why he always put his close ones through a test.
His father lovingly named him...
Murphy, after the Murphy Radio Baby.
If anyone asked him his name, he'd say...
Barfi.
He ate your chocolate!
Why did you eat his chocolate?
Why did you eat?
Barfi.
You're wasting your time.
I am engaged.
Who sent this?
Look, I've put the clock back by 15 minutes.
Assume that I never met you.
Assume that I never proposed to you.
Assume you have made a new friend called Barfi.
Assume this friend is helping you plan your wedding.
And now that you've assumed all of this,
why don't you give in with a smile and wave?
I thought you told him you're engaged so that he wouldn't bother you.
All the girls at the university had a crush on him.
One fine day he walked into the library...
held my hand and asked me...
"Will you marry me?"
Then?
Then... I got a little scared.
I never hid anything from my mother.
When I told her about Ranjeet...
she only had one question.
"What does his father do?"
After coming to Darjeeling, I don't know why...
I was happy to be away from Ranjeet.
Barfi came along like a gust of wind...
and in a blink, I was swept away from my ordinary life...
I didn't realise it.
Barfi showed me how to live,
how to be adventurous.
And the most important lesson I learned...
is that the biggest risk in life...
is never taking any risk at all.
Excuse me... Inspector Dutta?
You scoundrel!
You think you can run from Inspector Dutta?
Inspector.
Sir, please wait.
Didn't take you long to get here!
Go on... beat him up.
Inspector, he can't talk.
Of course!
I know that.
We go back a long way.
Beat him!
I think there's been a mistake.
Don't you try to teach me.
There's been no mistake.
And if you want to help him...
find someone who can communicate with him.
Because if I file a case against him, it will be all over for him.
But what has he done?
What has he done?
Look at this...
my waist used to be 52 inches...
and now it's 42 inches!
And you ask me "what has he done?"
Come in.
Take a look. Here's your Barfi!
What has he done?
He has robbed a bank, Mrs. Sengupta.
He kidnapped the granddaughter...
of the most respected man in Darjeeling.
Here.
Yes, look.
Ms. Jhilmil Chatterjee.
She was only six...
when Jhilmil's family left her at Muskaan.
Pure as can be...
and soft as a cloud.
Even back then autism was considered a disease.
Her parents considered her an embarrassment.
I also heard that...
her mom tried to strangle her under the influence of alcohol.
And that's when her grandpa brought her to Muskaan.
Since then Muskaan was Jhilmil's home.
You think you'll be able to take care of her?
How will you look after her?
We have many servants.
Servants!
You see, her grandpa's health has worsened.
And he insists on seeing Jhilmil.
You know very well, that no one can disobey his order.
Daju, you'll need to come.
Jhilmil.
Of all the kids at Muskaan, Jhilmil was closest to Daju's heart.
And why not?
She was such an angel.
If Daju had his way, he'd never let go of Jhilmil.
An alcoholic mother...
a gambling good-for-nothing dad.
Moreover, Jhilmil needed special care and attention.
Jung Bahadur.
Barfi.
Please, grandpa.
Here.
Come to the manager!
Shruti!
My heart is not in my control
This used to never happen before
My heart is not in my control
This used to never happen before
You only tell me
Now what should I do with this heart?
It doesn't follow what I say
It's not listening to me since a few days
You only tell me
Now what should I do with this heart?
What should I do?
What should I do with this heart?
What should I do?
You haven't been keeping well, but if you could sign these papers--
I'm not going to die...
anytime soon.
Don't laugh at me!
It wanders around
It's completely lost in love
I don't know where it's lost
It's indulged in useless talks
It wanders around
It's completely lost in love
I don't know where it's lost
It's indulged in useless talks
It's a strange thing The situation is so
It makes a mistake and I pay for it
What should I do with this heart?
What should I do?
What should I do with this heart?
What should I do?
My heart is not in my control
Its nature was never like this
You only tell me
Now what should I do with this heart?
It doesn't follow what I say
It's not listening to me since a few days
You only tell me
Now what should I do with this heart?
What should I do?
Now what should I do?
What should I do?
What's his name?
Whose name?
Whose?
Barfi.
When I was your age, I went to school here in Darjeeling.
I know.
Well, there's something you don't know.
What?
See that man...
in the blue sweater?
Yes.
He's my friend's brother.
He was very handsome back then.
I was crazy about him.
And I wanted to elope with him.
And then?
I was at the railway station...
with a ticket in my hand.
And the train left the station.
I didn't go with him.
Since your father got transferred here...
whenever it's possible...
I come here...
and look at him from a distance.
I am scared to imagine...
what if I had eloped with him?
What would my life be like now?
What life would I be able to offer you?
The crossroads you are at right now...
I had turned away from.
But...
I don't love Ranjeet--
So is it only about money?
No.
It's not about money.
He can't say the words you wish to hear...
and he can't hear the words you wish to say.
Sometimes silence is the language of love.
And some day that silence will drown out your love.
You will use your fingers to talk to him...
but the world will point fingers at you.
Do you really love dad?
Who said you can only love once?
He probably doesn't even recognise me now.
Here.
Come to me the next time you need money and I'll teach you a lesson.
Respected Shruti's father,
Life is a beautiful journey...
who knows what it has in store for us.
But I do know this.
You love your daughter a lot.
Your daughter loves me a lot.
And I love your daughter a lot.
When there's so much love amongst us...
why don't we become a family?
Please get your daughter married to me.
Our life would then be the perfect fairy tale.
And, we'd all live happily ever after!
Please say yes.
Yours sincerely, Barfi.
What is it?
Let me check.
What is it?
He's here for a donation.
You see, he's hearing and speech impaired.
Barfi.
Who is it?
Move it!
Walk straight!
Move!
Sit.
Right...
tell me.
Jhilmil?
He is asking about Jhilmil.
DROP RUPEES 7,000 AT THE POST OFFICE AT 11 PM.
Who has written this?
BRING RUPEES 100,000 TO LONA KUKUR BRIDGE AT 11 PM.
You think I'm foolish?
Idiot!
Tell him to start from the beginning.
My mother passed away giving birth to me.
-My father is a driver-- -Stop it!
Not from that beginning.
Start from this point on.
After Shruti left, Barfi became a completely different person.
His father lost his job.
This happened after Jhilmil's grandpa passed away.
Grandpa, wake up!
Jhilmil's grandpa left his entire wealth to her trust fund.
Jhilmil's father was
left to live off a meager monthly allowance, like the servants.
The arguments got worse...
and one day he got rid of all the servants,
including the old timers.
Including Barfi's father and Jhilmil's nanny.
He didn't consider how Jhilmil would survive without her nanny.
He had a kidney failure.
He needs surgery.
Seven thousand rupees...
within two days.
Two days.
Yes!
Mr. Chatterjee.
Your daughter?
Who was the last to see her?
I was reading her a bedtime story.
If she was asleep, how could she be kidnapped?
For a ransom of 50,000 rupees.
50,000?
This way, please.
Do you suspect anyone?
-I mean, do you have any enemies? -She was lying down here.
He has several debts...
so, yes, there are enemies.
-Sorry, she's been drinking. -I'm sure its one of them.
-My daughter is been kidnapped. -Oh my God!
Go call the other servants.
Take him with you.
-You tried to strangle her in childhood. -Why do you have to bring that up?
How can I forget it?
MR. CHATTERJEE'S DAUGHTER KIDNAPPED
Hey, stop!
Barfi!
Where were you?
Mr. Dutta!
Hey, where are you going with the car?
Inspector Dutta!
Barfi.
I got to pee.
No, don't shut the door.
DROP RUPEES 7,000 AT THE POST OFFICE AT 11 PM.
Who is there?
Who is it?
Open the door.
Open!
I looked after her for 15 years, but you...
couldn't take care of her for 15 days!
When did you get this letter?
I got it this morning in the letterbox.
I told you not to take her away!
Money is all that matters to you!
I know what's happening here.
What are you trying to say?
How can you talk like that, Daju?
You don't know the facts.
There's a cop here.
Yet you're saying such things.
Inspector...
please investigate this thoroughly.
I think Jhilmil's family is involved.
There be a slightly dark night
And some closeness in silence
Without talking, without hearing
There be a talk between you and me
When the night is lost
Take away the sadness
Covered by blanket of dreams
There be a night of yours and mine
Like a piece of sweet, Look, the moon is half
Taste it slowly
There's a half-baked promise of Laughing and crying
Look at it with a squinted angle
These moments, let me get drenched In the river of these moments
Let me get drenched
These eyes, let me learn the Silent language of these eyes
Let me learn
Unsaid talks
Unheard wishes
Without talking, without hearing
Our conversation did happen
There be a slightly dark night
And some closeness in silence
Without talking, without hearing
There be a talk between you and me
What is the patient's name?
Jung Bahadur.
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Stop.
Sir, the Senior Inspector wants to see you.
Sir, my wife is pregnant.
But you aren't.
Stay here.
Did he tell you?
He didn't tell me.
Did you tell him?
I didn't tell him.
What do we do?
-Tell me. -You tell me, sir.
What do we do?
He's already here.
Yes, sir. He is here.
Will you go?
Or should I?
There's an hour to go.
I will continue the interrogation.
We got two ransom notes.
The first, for 7,000 rupees, was written by Barfi.
But we don't know who wrote the second note for 100,000 rupees.
"If your daughter's life is dear to you...
come with 100,000 rupees to...
Lona Kukur bridge at 11 pm.
Otherwise the girl is dead."
So the Senior Inspector and Mr. Chatterjee...
went to the bridge at 11 p.m. sharp.
All night long, many officers...
tried to look for Jhilmil in the lake.
The strange thing about this case was...
no one could identify the villain.
If Jhilmil were to be killed...
who would stand to gain?
I continued with my interrogation.
I was sure of getting a lead somewhere.
I didn't get any leads.
But what I did get...
was emotionally shocking.
You can't get away!
Hey, wait!
Do you want to go or not?
Barfi!
Why not, you and me
Walk barefoot the twisted ways
Let's then roam around like crazy
Why not, you and me
Roam beyond the trodden Paths and known maps
Let's then roam around like crazy
In the shimmer of your eyes
In your gestures so nice
Clouded, hidden
What thoughts are there?
Barfi!
-We meet -Barfi!
Everywhere, donâ€™t know why
What's this string attached?
Is it a good sign or bad?
Tell me where your home is
Come with me, you crazy
Listen to the life jingling
Life is calling us
Do whatever you want to, but today
Don't procrastinate, crazy
Why not, you and me
Walk being intoxicated by life In a crazy manner
Let's then roam around like crazy
Why not, you and me
Drop in the garden's restful shade
Let's then roam around like crazy
In the humming of the breeze
In caress of winds and trees
You look with so much interest
What the feelings are there?
CHATTERJEE GIRL MISSING. KIDNAPPER ON THE RUN.
Keep going.
Push!
The Senior Inspector wants to see you.
Mr. Sengupta.
Once again I lost my resolve when I saw Ranjeet.
Once again I'd left Barfi behind.
But destiny kept bringing me back to him.
Yet, I don't know why...
I never had the courage to follow my heart.
Perhaps that's why destiny didn't favour me.
Barfi could've taken Jhilmil anywhere.
But destiny brought him to Kolkata.
Or he came there intentionally.
Because he knew I had moved to Kolkata after my wedding.
Just a bit of smile, Just a bit of happiness
Just a small slice of the Moon
With the straws of dreams
Let's make our nest
Just a bit of smile, Just a bit of happiness
Just a small slice of the Moon
With the straws of dreams
Let's make our nest
With the silent steps
Life gradually comes in
Puts a zipper on the lips
We lock ourselves and move on
Let's quietly sing the secret songs
Let's divide in two halves
An area of the heart
A little bit for you A little bit for me
For this nest of ours
Just a bit of smile, Just a bit of happiness
Just a small slice of the Moon
With the straws of dreams
Let's make our nest
B for Barfi.
-Barfi. -Barfi.
Barfi!
There will not be four walls
But will be an open balconies
There will be clouds to cover us
And the petals from branches to cool us
There will not be any disputes
Only fun and laughter will be
With only coins of love We'll make our payments
With the silent steps
Life gradually comes in
Puts a zipper on the lips
We lock ourselves and move on
Let's quietly sing the secret songs
Let's divide in two halves
An area of the heart
A little bit for you A little bit for me
For this nest of ours
I had never imagined Barfi would enter my life again.
And when I met him after all this time...
I wasn't just meeting Barfi.
But also the girl...
who had lost herself after becoming Mrs. Sengupta.
Once again the helpless heart got me
What to do?
It does not like these distances
What to do?
The heart beckons
To go complete
That conversation is still incomplete
That memory is still incomplete
Mom once said...
that a silence would envelope Barfi and me.
And that some day that silence would drown out our love.
But silence was all Ranjeet and I had.
We could hear each other clearly, but we didn't feel a thing.
In every way we were complete...
but our love remained incomplete.
You could say, in some ways Barfi was incomplete...
but his love was complete.
Today, I admit it
What to do?
Today, I admit it
What to do?
That I made a mistake
What to do?
The heart says
To make itself available
That quelled wish is still there
That subdued fire is still there
Barfi!
All I know is that she is from Darjeeling.
But what about her parents? Don't you have any other details?
Mrs. Sengupta?
Yes.
Did you file Ms. Jhilmil Chatterjee's missing report?
Yes.
Did you do it?
Yes.
Jhilmil went missing three times.
First, she was kidnapped from her home.
The second time Barfi took her from under our nose.
The next six months I didn't hear a thing.
I assumed it was the end of the case.
But, six months later, Mr. Chatterjee called me...
to his house.
And, why did he call me?
To give me the 100,000 rupee ransom note.
But, even before I could get started, I got a call from Calcutta.
That a certain Mrs. Sengupta in Calcutta...
had reported Jhilmil missing.
Jhilmil missing in Calcutta...
and ransom note in Darjeeling.
It made no sense.
Just like a bad detective novel.
Now?
What now, sir?
We have to tell the girl's father...
who killed her.
Who?
Who is in our custody?
Barfi.
He killed Jhilmil.
How could he have killed her...
while he has been in our custody?
You and I know that, but Mr. Chatterjee doesn't.
No.
Fundamentally, he can dismiss us from our jobs.
He's very powerful.
He can take names off school rolls.
I don't go to school, sir.
But your kids do.
If you lose your job, how will you pay the fees?
We'll tell Chatterjee that we arrested him after the girl died.
He is hearing and speech impaired. He can't argue, simple!
What are you looking for?
The lawyer's number.
You...
Why don't you eat something?
Shruti.
You lied to me, mom.
Why do you sneak out to see that man?
It's because you still love him.
Don't you?
Do you really love dad?
Come on.
Mr. Chatterjee, listen.
-You can't do this Mr. Chatterjee. -What did I ever do to you?
-Sir.
I request you.
Get a hold of yourself!
Barfi! Don't do that.
Start the car!
Where did he go?
Yes.
Okay, Inspector. I'll be there.
Do you really have to go?
Shruti.
Don't come back.
I wasn't sure who to call.
And I didn't think anybody else would turn up.
We don't know who murdered Jhilmil.
But when asked, the cops will say he did it.
I'll find out...
who the real culprit is.
But that could take some time.
I don't have a soft corner for him.
But I guess you do...
He'll get trapped, Mrs. Sengupta.
They are a powerful family.
Take him away.
Everybody deserves a second chance once in life.
Here... a ticket for Calcutta.
One more ticket, please.
I don't know why but...
I wasn't really concerned about Jhilmil's disappearance.
In fact, I was happy.
Because, finally Barfi was mine.
But someone who loses their love...
and goes on with life, who knew that better than me.
Living with Barfi I realised that...
I finally got my opportunity.
But a little too late.
There I was with Barfi...
but Barfi was still devoted to Jhilmil.
So, you're Barfi.
You're here looking for Jhilmil.
But why here?
Jhilmil had the number of this place.
So he thought... his last hope...
Why would Jhilmil be here?
It's been so long since--
Jhilmil didn't come here.
Please leave!
Please go away.
Jhilmil is not here.
Jhilmil is not here!
-Get him. -Catch him.
Daju.
Jhilmil.
-I hope you haven't told anyone. -No.
Please don't.
What could I do? I was in a mess.
I thought she'd go missing for a few hours.
This was the best way to get money from my own family.
The debts were killing me.
Jhilmil's grandpa made sure I only got a measly amount every month.
He left the rest of his wealth in Jhilmil's Trust fund.
This was the only way to get funds out of the Trust.
I made a mistake.
A grave mistake.
I really care about Jhilmil, Daju.
Will you take Jhilmil away from here again?
Yes.
Her mother wouldn't want her to be here.
Do you still need the money?
Jhilmil is...
very happy here.
Daju looked at Barfi's attempts in silence.
Here was Barfi...
who cared for Jhilmil even more than he did.
Whether Jhilmil would stay back at Muskaan or go away with Barfi...
was a decision he left to her.
Barfi!
That was the love I always yearned for.
Just like my grandparents.
True love.
To live and die together...
in each other's arms.
So no one is left behind in tears.
They left...
together.
Leaving me all alone.
It could have been me instead of Jhilmil.
But it was Jhilmil who got Barfi.
Because she didn't plan to fall in love.
She didn't think about the consequences.
She didn't think how life would turn out.
She just loved him unconditionally.
And it all turned out well in the end.