Review: Shah Rukh Khan's Billu
It is with some mixed feelings one steps into the auditorium screening Shah Rukh Khan's latest movie Billu. The film has been in the news for quite many reasons – the lavish songs, the special appearances and even the title!
Funny, one thinks because none of Priyadarshan's movies have created so much news.
Billu in that sense is an exception. Because it brings together two men who are as similar as chalk and cheese.
While Priyan's movies are all about simple storylines and village settings, Shah Rukh has consistently showed us just how lavish and commercial he can get.
Story:
Bilas Pardesi or Billu (Irrfan Khan) has been living a fairly uneventful life in a hamlet somewhere in India with his wife Bindiya (Lara Dutta). The guy has a rundown barber's shop, which just about provides for his livelihood.
Now, Billu has been facing some tough times – he hasn't paid his children's school fees and the power supply to his house has been cut; the government officials refuse to lend him money and Billu has no idea of how to make ends meet.
But he's a wise man and constantly keeps refusing to take a loan from the local moneylender (Om Puri). Clearly the guy is that tortoise who is content by counting his toes at the end of each day.
Life suddenly takes an unexpected turn when a superstar Saahir Khan (Shah Rukh) decides to shoot a portion of his film in their village.
A wave of excitement runs through the entire district. And along with it Billu's little secret also spreads like a wildfire – apparently this country bumpkin used to be a close friend of Saahir!
Suddenly everyone wants a piece of Billu and go all out to please him just for an audience with Saahir Khan.
Despite all his protests, no one seems in a mood to listen. Not left with any option, Billu decides to go with the flow never once confirming or denying his friendship with the star.
Things turn ugly when the very people who once hailed him begin suspecting Billu and publicly humiliate him.
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Shah rukh rocked in billu, its a great great movie, everyone
did really well. I loved this film, thank u srk and
priyadarshan for making the movie, i enjoyed it very much
Shah rukh rocked in billu, its a great great movie, everyone
did really well. I loved this film, thank u srk and
priyadarshan for making the movie, i enjoyed it very much
'billu' is superb and gr8 movie i loved it and enjoyed the
movie very much. Irfan khan and lara dutta and there kids
too were excellent songs are very good,fantastic!!Srk rocks
as always!!
rajpal yadav,om puri,manoj joshi,asrani and all the others
were very funny
dont miss it go for this one
its a superhit!!
It is an excellent movie.Srk has very well.The songs are
also very good.
It is great and marvalous srk and priya. May god bless u
and all
No comedy, no drama, slow pace, extra songs n sheer waste of
talent. I would go for 1.5/5. Go only for last 20 minutes.
What a waste of time. And money too
Shahrukh khan again gave a superhit to the bollywood...
Movie was really very good from story to music... I can give
it 4.5/5
Well done srk-priya darshan as billu is superhit movie and
all srk-priya haters wont stop billu to be a superhit.Irfan
khan gave award winning performance and lara too.Pritam
music and songs are fabulous.Once again srk winner all the
way and srk presence gave billu box office attraction and
thanks to kareena,deepika and priyanka for your amazing
beauty in all three songs and standing by king khan and
king of bollywood srk all the times.Srk promote his films
without critising any actor and amir khan stop talking non
sense about our srk as we 1 billion fans worldwide adore and
worship srk.Billu is not a remake is is cleared by story
writers of billu.
Exlent..........