'Barfi!' gets U-certificate, Anurag Basu excited

Director Anurag Basu is on cloud nine after receiving his first 'U' certificate from Censor Board for "Barfi!".

"Just got the censor certificate, 'Barfi!'is my first U certificate film," tweeted Basu who previously directed "Murder", "Gangster - A Love Story", "Life in a... Metro" that were released with an A-certificate, while "Kites" was awarded U-A certificate.

Co-produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapoor, "Barfi!" revolves around a fun loving deaf-mute boy (Ranbir Kapoor) and an autistic girl, played by Priyanka Chopra.

Slated to release Sep 14, it also marks Telugu actress Ileana D'Cruz's foray into Bollywood.

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