India's Oscar entry Barfi! joins the Rs 100 cr club
Published On: October 3, 2012 | Duration: 0 min, 37 sec
Barfi!, India's entry for best foreign language film at next year's Oscars, may have become the latest Bollywood movie to draw flak for allegedly plagiarising foreign hits, but that hasn't stopped people from visiting the theatres. The movie has already crossed the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office.
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