Billu Barber

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Billu Barber

2009

2h 17m

Comedy

Drama

Musical

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A barber named Billu and his wife are struggling to make ends meet when a famous movie star, Sahir 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 demands to meet the star, and Billu fails to set up a meeting, the town turns against Billu.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

04/26/2019

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.

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Lisa Tsering

The Hollywood Reporter

02/23/2009

Bollywood comedy about an unlikely friendship is full of unexpected pleasures.

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Derek Elley

Variety

02/19/2009

Quietly entertaining, finally moving.

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David Chute

L.A. Weekly

02/19/2009

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

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

02/19/2009

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.

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Zaid S

May 27

So fun to watch. I love irrfan khan's character in this movie but the movie is kind of stretched a bit too long. it would easily be a 5 star movie if it wasnt so stretched

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Nikhil K

07/29/2024

A Bollywood Friendship movie - with aspects of comedy and emotions

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Utshab P

02/25/2024

It's such a good movie that tells us about the two friend

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03/10/2022

I cried when Shah Rukh's speech scene for his Childrenhood Experience

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06/19/2021

This Movie So Inspired a Real Story

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09/01/2020

Film's story is very simple, a story about a poor barder who is friend of superstar while they were children. The ending was predictable. Performances of Shahrukh Khan and Irrfan Khan were worth watching and they did their part very well. The songs were okay and were really not needed. But I think songs kept the movie on track as movie gets derailed at many points. I may not recommend this movie as it is not so special but yes, it you want you can watch it.

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Synopsis

A barber named Billu and his wife are struggling to make ends meet when a famous movie star, Sahir 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 demands to meet the star, and Billu fails to set up a meeting, the town turns against Billu.

Director: Priyadarsan
Producer: Gauri Khan, Shah Rukh Khan
Screenwriter: Manisha Korde, Mushtaq Sheikh, Sreenivasan
Production Co: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $753.5K
Runtime: 2h 17m

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