Anurag Basu 's '' Barfi ! '' , with Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz , was her final appearance of 2012 . Set in the 1970s , the film tells the story of three people , two of whom are physically disabled . Chopra played Jhilmil Chatterjee , an autistic woman who falls in love with a deaf , mute man ( Kapoor ) . Rituparno Ghosh , an acclaimed director , considered it a " very , very brave " role to accept given how demanding it is for an actor to convincingly portray a woman with autism . To prepare for the role , Chopra visited several mental institutions and spent time with autistic people . The film received critical acclaim and was a major commercial success , earning worldwide . Rachit Gupta of '' Filmfare '' found Chopra to be the film 's " surprise package " and found her performance to be " the best representation of autism on Indian celluloid " . Pratim D. Gupta of '' The Telegraph '' noted that Kapoor and Chopra turn in two of the finest performances seen on the Indian screen , although he found her to be a " tad showy " in her part . Chopra received Best Actress nominations at the Filmfare , Screen , IIFA and Producers Guild Film Awards . The film was chosen as India 's entry for the 85th Academy Awards . '' Don 2 '' , '' Agneepath '' and '' Barfi ! '' ranked among the highest grossing Bollywood films of all time up until then
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
Priyanka Chopra