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"Barfi! will be the first Bollywood film to have a mainstream commercial release in Turkey.  The story of a deaf-mute boy who falls in love with an autistic girl, the film will be shown on 40 screens on May 10.  Ranbir Kapoor, who plays the title character, told IANS: &amp;quot;Turkey is a place where my grandfather [Raj Kapoor] has a great following even today. To see my film getting a wide theatrical release in the same country is a huge compliment. I am very excited about this.&amp;quot;  One of the most successful films of 2012, Barfi! received widespread critical acclaim both in India and internationally, winning the Grand Jury award at Tokyo&amp;#039;s Okinawa Film Festival as well as being selected as India&amp;#039;s official entry to the Academy Awards 2012. Director Anurag Basu commented on the film&amp;#039;s international acclaim, saying: &amp;quot;I am extremely happy that a story I have lived with over so many years has in the last few months received global recognition and now is geared towards greater opportunities, including mainstream releases in non-traditional markets.&amp;quot;  Amrita Pandey, executive director of international distribution, syndication and Disney Media Distribution, Disney UTV, said that Barfi! had appealed to a global audience. &amp;quot;After its screening at the prestigious Busan and Marrakech film festivals last year, the film continues to receive accolades from all quarters including the Grand Jury Award at the prestigious Okinawa Film Festival in Japan,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Barfi! is the widest release for any Hindi film in Turkey.&amp;quot;       Firat Dilbaz of Cinemajestic, film exhibitors in Turkey, said: &amp;quot;We are excited to have a critical and commercial success such as Barfi! as the first on this scale. &amp;quot;We are currently showing trailers of the film on over 200 screens and the response from the audiences has been extremely encouraging.&amp;quot; Basu recently revealed that he might revive the title character of the critically-acclaimed film. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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