I went to the first show of 'Billu' at my local theater, and the movie started out with a Billu (Irrfan Khan) struggling to make a living by his run-down barber shop. Irrfan Khan acted well in the lead role for his character. However, the character of Bindiya (Lara Dutta) was not really that convincing. Rajpal Yadav and Om Puri play small comic roles throughout the movie. Shahrukh Khan had an extended guest appearance and did majority of the songs. In my opinion, the songs were different in regards to usual Bollywood songs. The main three songs performed Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor respectively were a really good modern approach to Bollywood music. All three actresses performed their own full song with Shahrukh Khan, however Priyanka Chopra's part was cut down and shared with Lara Dutta.
The story has a slow developing plot and does not really get interesting until the second half of the movie. It is still a good movie about 'friendship' that you can watch with your whole family!
The story has a slow developing plot and does not really get interesting until the second half of the movie. It is still a good movie about 'friendship' that you can watch with your whole family!