In an Indian village, a struggling barber sees his luck begin to turn when residents learn that a famous actor he once knew is coming to town.In an Indian village, a struggling barber sees his luck begin to turn when residents learn that a famous actor he once knew is coming to town.In an Indian village, a struggling barber sees his luck begin to turn when residents learn that a famous actor he once knew is coming to town.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Irrfan Khan
- Billu
- (as Irrfan)
Rajpal Naurang Yadav
- Jhallan Kumar
- (as Rajpal Yadav)
Storyline
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- TriviaSahir Khan's illustrious career, showcased as various clips from his numerous movies (and with the posters that fans carry and posters that are in Billu's shop) make ready use of Shah Rukh Khan's real life movie career, utilizing clips from Baazigar, Darr, Trimurti, Karan Arjun, Pardes, Koyla, Yes Boss, Dil To Pagal Hai, Duplicate, Dil Se, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Baadshah, Mohabbatien, Josh, One 2 Ka 4, Asoka, Devdas, Chalte Chalte, Kal Ho Na Ho, Main Hoon Na, Swades, Paheli, Chak De! India, Om Shanti Om, and others.
- GoofsBillu is sitting on the banks of the river, while talking to his friend. Billu gets up, and we see his dhoti (trowser) is really soiled. In the next scene the dhoti is clean.
- Crazy creditsAnd Incidentally Shah Rukh Khan as Sahir Khan.
- ConnectionsEdited from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
- SoundtracksAe Aa O
Written by Neeraj Shridhar
Composed by Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by Krishnakumar Kunnath, Rana Muzumdar and Suraj Jagan
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
Featured review
Krishna Sudama Story
What a wonderful movie this was. The only drawback is the flashy songs of Sahir Khan (Shahrukh Khan). Irfan Khan performed so well in this movie that it leaves you stunned. Shahrukh Khan was his usual, nothing special. Lara Dutta did a good job in this movie.
The movie is very emotional. The last half an hour or so is very emotional. You can't escape from shedding tears. I think the movie should have stayed simple and all the flashy songs and dances should have been spared from the movie. They were nothing but distraction from the core story.
Billu (Irfan Khan) and Sahir Khan meeting should have been explored more. It would have been good for Shahrukh if he had played the role of Billu Barber and someone else should have played Sahir's role. Irfan Khan and Lara Dutta stole the show. the movie belongs to them.
The movie is very emotional. The last half an hour or so is very emotional. You can't escape from shedding tears. I think the movie should have stayed simple and all the flashy songs and dances should have been spared from the movie. They were nothing but distraction from the core story.
Billu (Irfan Khan) and Sahir Khan meeting should have been explored more. It would have been good for Shahrukh if he had played the role of Billu Barber and someone else should have played Sahir's role. Irfan Khan and Lara Dutta stole the show. the movie belongs to them.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $754,928
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $512,124
- Feb 15, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $8,034,797
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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