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Barfi to go for Oscars

ANI | September 23 , 2012

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Anurag Basu's Barfi, a Bollywood love story about a deaf-and-mute man and his autistic friend has been chosen as India's entry to the Academy Awards in the best foreign language film category. This was announced by the Film Federation of India in Hyderabad.

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