Billu Barber

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 I wasn't expecting much from the movie. Nor waiting for it like I did for earlier release like LBC and DevD. But I thought this will be refreshing outing of 'Bolly movie' after 'different' movies in recent past. So while being impressed by red-black interiors of hall, Billu started. With some nice Title credits. Nice images and collages kind of greaphics with nice music. Hummm...this would be nice. Opening scene of North Indian village is wow. Nice location they have chosen for the movie. But as the movie progressed I was finding how to go deep into it. Cause It was so very much shallow. It was not engaging its viewers till now. Some were expecting a couple of laughs as its a Priyan's venture. But that was not there too.

Besides that, Irrfan is doing good job till now. And Lara Dutta did look marvelous. [she should be standardized for sultry village woman, she was looking equally wow in 'Mumbai Se Aaya mera Dost']. Humm..enter SRK. Suddenly we are taken to Planet Mars !! Some dazzling effects -and there, King Khan is - I knew this is gonna happen, Khan is used to play himself in his movies nowadays - and then 'press start' for the item number !!! Start !! Press Stop !! STOP !! Two scenes...........some dialogues........START !! Another IT Number !!! STOP !!

Why?? There was no need of song 'Ae aa ooo' with clippings of all SRK movies, claiming that 'He is King'. Humm...no discussions please :-). SRK comes to Irrfan's village to shoot for his movie. Villagers go frantic. In filmi way ofcourse. Larger than life. Rumours fly in village that SRK is friend of Billu. Everyone goes crazy and makes Billu their God. Now Irrfan plays this part very good, maintaining his charm and low profile. Lara and two kids also go nuts about meeting their favorite star. There, Lara was good with cute kids too. Still movie isn't engaging. I was thinking why ??? Till interval, why this movie doesn't get grip over viewers? Everything is perfect, so why?

Second half was also like this. Story moves on, but hardly any comic relief. & we get 2 more IT numbers !! Story moves on, but lacks of punch. Story itself is so very much simple, that it can't grip us or make us involved in it. Climax was good though [of course, having SRK in climax, is a worry free zone]. I was hoping that this could have been much more engaging and more involving.

Irrfan is -good [not best in this] . I never have complaint about him, in even a tiny role of his any movie. He plays his part perfect always. But problem was with character's development. Also much importance was given to SRK too. So the attetion of writer must have been divided between the two resulting injustice to Title character of the movie. Lara was very good. She looked fabulous and acted well too. Two kids were also good especially the boy 'Duggu'. Supporting cast - Asrani is just about okay. Rajpal Yadav [uff...I hate him] is average. Om Puri is wasted.

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i love this movie

but rab ne bana di jodi was better

but this movie is really really good

This movie is very predictable in most of its parts. It does not succeed in bringing any excitement. Simply speaking the movie is a bore.

For most of its parts the movies just goes on and on with our Billu the hairdresser getting caught amidst the villagers expectations, who think he is a friend of star Sahir Khan.

There is nothing good abt film except Shahrukh Khan and Irfan Khan's performances. The dance numbers are execellent and provied some entertainment in this much boring and lack lustre film.

The movie was supposed to be a good comedy film, but the comedy is very dry. Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Om Puri (better than others) fail to bring a good laugh on your face. But it won't be fair to blame the actors, the direction by Priyadarshan is not upto the mark. Its not the typical Bollywood style that I am used to.

The movie could have been much better if it had some more drama to it and if the story telling were more interesting. Well I like movies which have some new concept and good drama, so this movie was not for me and I did not like this movie at all.

This movie is very predictable in most of its parts. It does not succeed in bringing any excitement. Simply speaking the movie is a bore.

For most of its parts the movies just goes on and on with our Billu the hairdresser getting caught amidst the villagers expectations, who think he is a friend of star Sahir Khan.

There is nothing good abt film except Shahrukh Khan and Irfan Khan's performances. The dance numbers are execellent and provied some entertainment in this much boring and lack lustre film.

The movie was supposed to be a good comedy film, but the comedy is very dry. Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Om Puri (better than others) fail to bring a good laugh on your face. But it won't be fair to blame the actors, the direction by Priyadarshan is not upto the mark. Its not the typical Bollywood style that I am used to.

The movie could have been much better if it had some more drama to it and if the story telling were more interesting. Well I like movies which have some new concept and good drama, so this movie was not for me and I did not like this movie at all.

I LOVE IT! SRK IS FABUOLOUS,MIND BLOWING etc. etc.

SSSRRRKKK ISSSSSSSSS THE BESSSSSSSSST!

                        THE ONLY KING KHAN

                                BADSHAH OF BOLLYWOOD

The movie is ok but if you watch it again you will get bored of it some scenes were good but some scenes were mediocre and SRK did not got the role to act.The story was not good.................

I wasn't expecting much from the movie. Nor waiting for it like I did for earlier release like LBC and DevD. But I thought this will be refreshing outing of 'Bolly movie' after 'different' movies in recent past. So while being impressed by red-black interiors of hall, Billu started. With some nice Title credits. Nice images and collages kind of greaphics with nice music. Hummm...this would be nice. Opening scene of North Indian village is wow. Nice location they have chosen for the movie. But as the movie progressed I was finding how to go deep into it. Cause It was so very much shallow. It was not engaging its viewers till now. Some were expecting a couple of laughs as its a Priyan's venture. But that was not there too.

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February 16th, 2009

February 16th, 2009

The first part of the movie was a little over the top in some comic scenes and a bit of a drag. The movie moved to a tolerable status just before the intermission and onwards.

It started with a cheeky letter asking for a loan. Whether Billu was just a simple man or a smart alec wasn’t clearly defined. After all the characters in the village Budhbudhe were introduced it too abruptly shifted to some spaceship kinda setting and SRK was introduced as the star Sahir Khan with an item number one.

Billu (Irrfan Khan) is a hairdresser (trying to be politically correct) in the sleepy village Budhbudhe. His business is in a bad state owing to the entry of Modern Madan. He is the butt of all jokes, his wife (Lara Dutta) is dissatisfied and the kids have a smart mouth. But life goes on until Sahir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) and his entourage comes to the village for a shoot.

Don’t understand why the people greet the movie star by throwing papers at him and was surprised to see that the  roads in the village were so much better and nicely tarred than the ones here in the city.

News spreads that Sahir (who wears really flashy jackets) is Billu’s buddy and he is put on a pedestal and when his attempts at meeting with Sahir goes nowhere, he is derided. Then we have the men crying - Billu for the humiliation and Sahir reminiscing about his good old friend.

Then Billu goes back on the pedestal yet again and both friends have a very emotional reunion. Bring out the hankies!!

SRK goes one step further and takes a dig at the whole Khan wars when pushed by the obnoxious Dubeyji.

It’s an okay watch if you have some company and food at hand as the movie doesn’t really absorb you too deeply.

Wow, after watching this, I feel like I have seen a whole new world. The weather was so cold, but watching this made my body even warmer. The movie is so excellent and don't say because it is a Shahrukh Khan  film, it is beautiful because of the nice performances. Priyadarshan also did a great job transforming his mind point into such a great movie - You can tell he has visualized the movie before filming it.

Billu Barber tells the story of a simple ordinary man, Bilas Rao Pardesi [Irrfan Khan], living in a small town with his wife Bindiya [Lara Dutta] and two kids. His life undergoes a drastic change as superstar Sahir Khan [Shah Rukh Khan] visits the village for a film shoot. Everything changes. Things go from good to bad to worse to good again. The story takes an interesting turn when Billu's life collides with the superstar's. And the assorted characters -- right from an aspiring poet/lyricist [Rajpal Yadav], to a stingy money lender [Om Puri], to the principal of the school [Rasika Joshi] -- everyone wants favours from Billu. These characters only make Billu more interesting.

Priyadarshan is adept at handling relationships and with Billu Barber, he proves he can handle emotions with as much flourish as comedy. To tell a simple, uncomplicated story, without the usual frills, is an arduous task indeed and Priyadarshan tackles the material with remarkable ease. The humour here is subtle, not loud, and a constant smile remains on your face all through. The screenplay is gripping and the cinematography was carefully done making a wonderful job.

The music is the best part of this review. I am in love with "You Get Me Rocking and Reeling", then I love "Mar Jaani" and "Love Mera Hit Hit". The music is so energetic and all the item numbers sparkle. My personal favorite is Deepika Padukone because she looks so sexy, but I love Kareena Kapoor's too because she shines and also Priyanka because she glows with finesse. "Ae Aa O" is also a great track. The entire album is memoriable.

Irfan Khan is so real in his character and we all know Shahrukh did great. In fact, it is better than "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi". Lara Dutta springs a pleasant surprise. She goes through her part with complete understanding. Om Puri is excellent. Rasika Joshi is too good. Rajpal Yadav is really funny in the penultimate scene, when he recites a film song of an shahrukh film.

Overall, the movie is fabulous, energetic, great performances and it is recommended highly as a family movie. It will make you smile. Just like me while writing this review. WATCH IT!

Finally again Deepika Padukone will be seen with Shahrukh Khan after the big success in OSO, but this time not as the heroine of SRK, she will have a guest appearance in the upcoming comedy movie Billo Barber, directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Shahrukh Khan himself. This is the first time that SRK will be seen in a comic movie of director Priyadarshan.

The two gorgeous and beautiful actress of bollywood industry, Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone have their special appearances in the film and it is heard that both of them will do item numbers in the film. If it happens then the song will be the first item number for Deepika Padukone.

Billoo Barber is a remake of Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol.

Billo (Irrfan Khan) plays a village barber. His business is running low because he has not been able to upgrade himself according to the changing trends. One fine day, a film unit visits his village to shoot a movie. It stars a superstar (Shahrukh Khan), who was once Billo's school friend. All at once, Billo's status in the village changes, and he becomes highly respected. Everyone wants him to meet the superstar. But Billo is unsure, as he feels he cannot compare to the superstar's status. Besides, he fears that the star may not recognize him. He makes many attempts to meet the star but fails. After all these hardships, he gives up. But people think that he lied about the relationship with the star and start insulting him. His family and children also gets upset.

In the end, for an invited school function, the star reveals his past. He tells the audience that in his school days he had a friend who always stood by him in his hardships. He tells how much the friend helped him by providing food when he was hungry, provided clothes when he did not having any. He tells that the friend gave him the money to join acting by selling his ancestral ear ring and that friend happens to be Billo.

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The story is set in today's day and age. Billo (Irrfan Khan) plays a village barber. His business is running low because he has not been able to upgrade himself according to the changing trends. One fine day, a film unit visits his village to shoot a movie. It stars a superstar (SRK), who was once Billo's school friend. All at once, Billo's status in the village changes, and he becomes highly respected. Everyone wants him to meet the superstar. But Billo is unsure, as he feels he cannot compare to the superstar's status. Besides, he fears that the star may not recognize him. He makes many attempts to meet the star but fails. After all these hardships, he gives up. But people think that he lied about the relationship with the star and start insulting him. His family and children also gets upset.

In the end, for an invited school function, the star reveals his past. He tells the audience that in his school days he had a friend who always stood by him in his hardships. He tells how much the friend helped him by providing food when he was hungry, provided clothes when he did not have any. He tells that the friend gave him the money to join acting by selling his ancestral ear ring and that friend happens to be Billo.

At that time the people recognize about Billo and the movie happily ends.

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