A story set on a stereotype Bollywood plot, it takes Bollywood masala one step beyond. Even though it’s a Priyadarshan product, it is clearly visible that the director hardly had any say in front of the King….
Set in an old village in UP – ‘BudBuda’ it carries multiple variations of Billu, the Hajaam and his friendship with a Superstar, who is hopelessly honest but does fall into the trap of lying now and then……. Well I’ll not bore you… So here is what I reckoned of the movie….
Full on acting by Irrfan khan and total publicity stunt for the other khan ‘The King Khan’. Yes, that is what Billu Barber err, I mean Billu is all about.
Set in an old village in UP – ‘BudBuda’ it carries multiple variations of Billu, the Hajaam and his friendship with a Superstar, who is hopelessly honest but does fall into the trap of lying now and then……. Well I’ll not bore you… So here is what I reckoned of the movie….
Full on acting by Irrfan khan and total publicity stunt for the other khan ‘The King Khan’. Yes, that is what Billu Barber err, I mean Billu is all about.
Movie was full on drama to the hardest core with all kinds of mix n match. It really exploits the brilliances of Rajpal Yadav, Irrfan Khan and ofcourse the two kids, they were just brilliant. Though I felt it was more of a career highlighter of Shahrukh. Movie has clippings from all his past hits and it carries posters of some of his really old movies which infact makes you realize how long he has been around. All said the movie hardly had any thing worth seeing and now when I sit down to write I hardly feel there is anything we can talk about. And guess what, I watched the movie twice. Yes, you are right, I survived it twice and it was not because of the movie or for any one in it. It was more for the love of my friends, couldn’t really disappoint anyone.
Still there were some things worth noticing in the movie and I think I can list them as under:
Points for which movie may be given a try:
1. Billu’s sincerity and love for what he does and his fear that his friend may not remember him anymore now.
2. Rajpal Yadav’s acting; he’s too good and just keeps on coming up with streaks of brilliance every time he is on screen even if there is no scope for that.
3. Friendship angle – it really defines what friendship means and that we don’t forget friends till the end of life even if we are rich or poor (and I actually almost sobbed the first time i watched it).
4. Dance and songs, even though worthlessly inserted in the movie was a welcome change to the at times boring and clueless progression of the movie.
5. Guest House Manager was probably the coolest and funniest part of the movie.
6. And Oh yes the Sexy dressing of Lara, even though Billu struggles to meet the family’s ends meet and Lara is shown mending the roof of their house through out the movie, she still manages to wear deep neck and low cut and almost backless blouses. To keep it simple her dressing is HOT.
Mani’s Recommendation: One time watch, please do not go second time even if you love your friends….!!!! :-)
Still there were some things worth noticing in the movie and I think I can list them as under:
Points for which movie may be given a try:
1. Billu’s sincerity and love for what he does and his fear that his friend may not remember him anymore now.
2. Rajpal Yadav’s acting; he’s too good and just keeps on coming up with streaks of brilliance every time he is on screen even if there is no scope for that.
3. Friendship angle – it really defines what friendship means and that we don’t forget friends till the end of life even if we are rich or poor (and I actually almost sobbed the first time i watched it).
4. Dance and songs, even though worthlessly inserted in the movie was a welcome change to the at times boring and clueless progression of the movie.
5. Guest House Manager was probably the coolest and funniest part of the movie.
6. And Oh yes the Sexy dressing of Lara, even though Billu struggles to meet the family’s ends meet and Lara is shown mending the roof of their house through out the movie, she still manages to wear deep neck and low cut and almost backless blouses. To keep it simple her dressing is HOT.
Mani’s Recommendation: One time watch, please do not go second time even if you love your friends….!!!! :-)
4 comments:
I certainly agree with your analysis of the movie but somewhere I felt Shah Rukh was nothing but'himself'and he was there to say all those stuff about himself which he generally doesn't blurt before the media because he is someone who handles media with ease and wisdom at the same time.Coming back to Billu...Irrfan really pushed the barber's character to a greater height and I simply loved his acting.Though Rajpal Yadav,Asrani and Om Puri were given roles that doesnt match up to their acting skills.Overall my verdict is that if anybody is interested in watching this particular movie Go N Watch It coz Irrfan(Billu) should get his credit for doing such a wonderful job of turning a mediocre film into at least a better one.
Awwwww..... you sobbed? But thanks for giving us company!
thanks fr the review, dear!!!!
But I still wanna watch it..... If u watched it fr the love of ur friends, I'll watch it fr the love of SRK...
Well I agree that Shah Rukh was there in the film only as glamour man but then that was the very idea! To cash in on his superstar status and bring people to the halls who would otherwise not have come to watch a completely commercial movie with Irrfan and Lara in the lead. The exaggerated presentation of Sahir Kan as King Khan was also a deliberate ploy to set off Irrfan's deglamourised avatar to Shah Rukh's very loud glamour and celebritydom. Shah Rukh was there in what they called an 'extended guest appearance' and that was what he did. If he was given a fully etched out role in the film, it would have been his film and not Irrfan's and it was the latter that it was meant to be! If Shah Rukh was made the protagonist, he would have captured the audience's attention throughout, and his acting skills would hardly have allowed even the brilliant Irrfan to hog the limelight. So, If it was supposed to be Irrfan's movie, it's was a good strategy to keep Shah Rukh solely for the glamour quotient.
As far as the experience of watching the movie was concerned, well, I must say I felt that I did not get my money's worth. I agree with you that Irrfan was great in the movie, and so was Rajpal Yadav. But the idea of casting Lara as the village belle was a bad one, to say the least. she does try to fit into her role though, but the problem is that it shows that she is 'trying'! and I am glad you pointed out the absurdity of her stylish blouses in that poverty-stricken rural setting of their home. That was really ridiculous!
And for your sobbing bit, let me add that there was someone else too, who shed a few silent tears a few days before you did at a south Kolkata hall during Shah Rukh's rather touchy speech on his gratitude for his old friend.. :)
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