Billu Barber

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Movie Info

A barber named Billu (Irrfan Khan) and his wife (Lara Dutta) are struggling to make ends meet when a famous movie star, Sahir Khan (Shahrukh Khan), comes to their village to make a film. When Billu's children lie to their friends, saying that their father is friends with the star, word travels and everyone wants to meet Billu's famous childhood friend. After businessman Daamchand (Om Puri) demands to meet the star, and Billu fails to set up a meeting, the town turns against Billu.

Genre:

comedy, drama, musical
Original Language:

Hindi
Director:

Priyadarshan
Producer:

Gauri Khan, Shah Rukh Khan
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$753.5K
Runtime:

2h 17m

Cast & Crew

Irrfan Khan
Billas Pardesi

Lara Dutta
Billu's Wife

Shah Rukh Khan
Sahir Khan

Om Puri
Daamchand

Rajpal Yadav
Jhalan Kumar

Asrani
Mobat Chacha

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Critic Reviews for Billu

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (2)

Except for a couple of sequences which hit the emotional spot, Priyadarshan's latest is devoid of the essential drama that would have made Billu a memorable film.

April 26, 2019 | Full Review…

Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
Bollywood comedy about an unlikely friendship is full of unexpected pleasures.

February 23, 2009

Lisa Tsering
Hollywood Reporter
Quietly entertaining, finally moving.

February 19, 2009 | Full Review…

Derek Elley
Variety
It is dedicated to the proposition that god-like celebrities are ordinary folks at heart. Groans all around.

February 19, 2009 | Full Review…

David Chute
L.A. Weekly
A small Indian village gets upturned with excitement when a big Bollywood film comes to shoot, and the townsfolk think their local barber is great buddies with the star.

February 19, 2009 | Full Review…

Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

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Audience Reviews for Billu

Jun 21, 2011

A little better than average Bollywood...complete with the constant strangely placed, singing and dancing videos. Nice story, though.

Cynthia S Super Reviewer
Feb 24, 2009

An interesting movie that centralizes on a family man, whose also a local barber, in a small country village. Trying to make ends meet, Billu tries to upscale his barber shop. When a movie is to be made in their area, Billu realizes that an old childhood friend will soon arrive. Great cast- Irfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Mitali Mayakar, Pratik Dalvi, and Shahrukh Khan. Worthy!

Leo L Super Reviewer