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Billu

Billu

20096.42h 17m

Overview

When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention.

Directed by Priyadarshan
Written by Sreenivasan, Mushtaq Sheikh, Manisha Korde
Produced by Gauri Khan
Box OfficeBudget: $5.8MRevenue: $10.0M

Top Cast

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Billas Pardesi aka Billo Barber

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Sahir Khan

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta

Billu's Wife

Om Puri

Om Puri

Sahukaar Daamchand

Rajpal Yadav

Rajpal Yadav

Zallan Kumar

Mitali Mayekar

Mitali Mayekar

Gunja

P

Pratik Dalvi

Ronak

Manoj Joshi

Manoj Joshi

Damodar Dubey

R

Rishikesh Sharma

Taro Bapu

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Sahir Khan's Heroine

Themes & Keywords

school friendfriendshipremakeindiabarbershopsuperstarbarberreunited friends

About Billu

Billu is a comedy, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of school friend, friendship, remake, india, barbershop, superstar. Directed by Priyadarshan, it stars Irrfan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Lara Dutta. When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention.

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