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A simple man with a loving family finds his life changing in ways he never anticipated when a superstar strolls into his life, transforming everything around him. Billu Barber lives in a small village... read more read more... with his wife, Bindiya, and their two wonderful children. Though their lives are less than extraordinary, their love is plenty enough to keep everyone content...until their close brush with fame. Now, things are changing all around them. There's certain greatness behind Billu, but his meager existence seems to prevent everyone from seeing it. At first Billu remains unchanged by the chaos swirling around him, but is it possible to remain grounded while everyone you know is being swept off their feet? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 17 min.

Directed by: Priyadarshan

Release Date: February 12, 2009

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DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009

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  • June 21, 2011
    A little better than average Bollywood...complete with the constant strangely placed, singing and dancing videos. Nice story, though.
  • September 6, 2010
    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.... read more
    Great cast- Irfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Mitali Mayakar, Pratik Dalvi, and Shahrukh Khan. Worthy!
  • February 17, 2009
    A nice little film about how a superstar's arrival transforms a village's life. Irfan Khan, as the down-on-his-luck barber, is both funny and sad. SRK is, for the purpose of this film, himself. We see more of him doing nonsensical song and dance numbers in the films-within-the-fi... read morelm than in the film itself. Billu could, in my opinion, use a bit more of SRK the actor and a lot less of item-songs.

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