Ranbir Kapoor explained that his character in the film is actually named Murphy, but because he is deaf and mute and the lip movement of 'Murphy' and 'Barfi' seems similar, his name gets changed to Barfi, which is the title of the movie. Kapoor also spoke about Priyanka Chopra's character, which he said would remind audiences of an adorable puppy and also dismissed speculations that the late release would affect the film in any way.