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
First time i watched the movie it lacked subtitles so i depended on my poor Hindi and emotional body and facial expression. The movie lacked depth to me in its first parts. Till it reached the climax the quality of emotions got some depth. Second time i viewed it my impression got better. The first part was classic Priyadrashan movie which i don't like AT ALL. Most of his films don't leave any mark on me and they slip out of my mind. I was surprised that SRK chose him for such a story that depicts a moral and values we are in desperate need in these days. However, the shooting and photography is brilliant and eye catching. I am a fan of Irrfan and Shahrukh so i got my fill of both. But the last part of the movie meant much more with adequate understanding. I actually cried a lot, especially parts where Sahir recites similar stories of his youth that overlap with shahrukh's himself. I still feel more Irrfan was required, more passionate and sorrowful but i guess its a priyadrashan movie anyway. watch it for the scenery, watch it for Irrfan and SHahrukh.. Lara dutta does a good job too. for once two hours are not enough for the story.
- perla_arabia
- May 28, 2009
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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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