Billu (2009) on Netflix
NR20092h 17m
In Budbuda, the barber Billu Vilas Pardesi cannot pay his children's school fees. When the actor Sahir Khan comes to shoot a film, the village decides Billu must know him.
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Plot summary
Billu Vilas Pardesi is a barber in Budbuda, a village in Uttar Pradesh, and money is short. His wife, Bindiya, keeps the household, and their children, Gunja and Ronak, may be sent out of Gyaan Bharti Vidyalay Higher Secondary School because the fees are unpaid. Billu tells his family that he knows the Bollywood star Sahir Khan from the past, though he never explains how. Sahir arrives in Budbuda to shoot a film. The children repeat the connection, the whole village hears of it, and Billu, once overlooked, is suddenly the man everyone wants to reach.
Cast
- Pratik Dalvias Duggu
- Rishikesh Sharmaas Taro Bapu
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Billu (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Bandra salon and beauty parlour associations objected that the word "Barber" in the title Billu Barber was derogatory, so Shah Rukh Khan, head of the production company, removed it and renamed the film Billu, inviting Mumbai's Hairdressers' Association to the premiere to calm the protests.
- The lead roles were first offered to Akshay Kumar and Tabu, but both opted out over date clashes; director Priyadarshan then cast Shah Rukh Khan and Ameesha Patel, and when Patel also opted out, Juhi Chawla was signed for the role.
- The song "Love Mera Hit Hit" was sampled by Serbian pop singer Anabela in "Igra Istine", and by Serbian singer Dejan Stanković and Macedonian singer Boki 13 in their songs titled "Kaligula".
- Playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, who has lent his voice to Shah Rukh Khan in several films, recorded the song "Khudaya Khair", but it was withdrawn and only a reprised version was used.
