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Billu (2009)

137 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  12 February 2009 (Australia)
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Based on the story of friendship between Krishna and Sudama.

Director:

Priyadarshan

Writers:

Priyadarshan (screenplay), Sreenivasan (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Irrfan Khan ...
Billu Vilas Pardesi
Shah Rukh Khan ...
Sahir Khan
Lara Dutta Lara Dutta ...
Bindiya B. Pardesi
Om Puri ...
Daamchand
Rajpal Yadav ...
Jhalan Kumar
Asrani Asrani ...
Mobat Chacha
Kareena Kapoor ...
Herself 'Marjaani'
Deepika Padukone ...
Herself 'Love mera hit hit'
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Uday Atroliyer Uday Atroliyer ...
Sub-Inspector
Ahsan Bakshi Ahsan Bakshi ...
Police Inspector
Ashwini Bhatt Ashwini Bhatt ...
Yeshwant - Sahir's P.A.
Sunil Bob Sunil Bob ...
School Committee Member
Priyanka Chopra ...
Herself 'You Get me rocking and reeling'
Pratik Dalvi Pratik Dalvi ...
Ronak 'Duggu' B. Pardesi
Jayant Gadekar Jayant Gadekar ...
P.I. Jayant
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Storyline

Based in Budbuda, Uttar Pradesh, Billu Vilas Pardesi barely makes a living as a barber. His wife, Bindiya, looks after the household, and his children, Gunja and Ronak, are on the verge of being expelled from Gyaan Bharti Vidyalay Higher Secondary School due to non-payment of fees. Then everything changes when Bollywood actor Sahir Khan makes an appearance to film a movie in the town. Rumors spread that Billu is Sahir's close friends, and he becomes a celebrity virtually overnight. His shop gets donations and clientèle, and the school decides to educate his children for free. The trouble begins when townsfolk want to meet with Sahir but Billu is unable to contact him. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$512,124 (USA) (15 February 2009) (70 Screens)

Gross:

$753,515 (USA) (8 March 2009)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Akshay Kumar was originally offered the role of the movie star, but he refused because he did not find the film interesting enough. See more »

Connections

Features Veer-Zaara (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Marjaani - Balkan Mix"
Written by Gulzar
Composed by Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by Kay Kay and Akriti Kakkar
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series) See more »