Billu - Priyan's back.

Apart from the negative uproar about the film, which I may even term as negative publicity
surrounding the word barber, which might have been aimed at generating ticket sales didn't
work to that extent. The film is nothing short of good.

A small budget film, produced by SRK himself, tells the story of how fate can actually separate and then re unite friends who are meant to be together. It shows, how people, good people remember each other and how far can one go to stick to his principles.

A brilliant, extremely brilliant performance by Irrfan Khan Sir( Billu), as a barber/ hair dresser, in a small village, married to Lara Dutta ( commendable, even though she likes the innocence of a village girl on her face, she has worked hard) and with two kids ( great job), has a simple life and a very weak business. Suddenly his life takes a turn when superstart Sahir Khan (SRK) comes to shoot in their village and theres a rumour of our poor Billu being a friend of his.

A good display of human virtues of greed and how small certain things may be in life. The film ends with a brilliant speech by SRK, and i fall short of words to appreciate it.

The positives :

1. Irrfan Khan Sir
2. Srk's speech
3. Om Puri Sir ( as the stingy comedian)
4. Village and other small characters.

The negatives :

1. Movies too long, could have been 1.5 hours.
2. Over show by the bollywood part.
3. The film rides solely on Irrfan Khan, which might not be liked by many.


Priyadarshan, has surely has a little masterpiece, and it seems he's finally back to his old good style of film making. Look forward to more such films.

Rating : 2 & 1/2 stars

Verdict : Catch it, even on dvd, it can be watched !