| Rating: | ★ |
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Comedy |
Let me confess...I'm not a fan of Priyadarshan's movies.So this review will be biased.
But tell me what isn't?
Billu Barber...Oh Wait! I might have upset a few hairstylists who charge ridiculous amount of moolah to snip at the hair tips.
Political Correctness has risen to the level of absurdity.
Billu can no longer be called a barber.It is derogatory...Hence the movie is rechristened 'Billu ke bak bak' or in many places simply 'Billu'
Show me the funny Mr.Priyadarshan.I expected a comedy.What I got was a bland movie with pointless sequences.
Yes! I agree.Sharuck Khan/Sahir Khan is a superstar.
He is perfect for the role,
But Mr.Priyadarshan, why do you have to hammer the point so repeatedly that I now suffer from blunt force trauma?
The helicopter sequence,the 3 pointless item songs, the in-your-face-unsubtle-loudness...why oh why do you have to shove sahir khan 's superstardom in our faces so often?I know Bollywood can afford to waste more money, but was that stupid space-man fight sequence really needed?
Billu is a story that is as old as Mahabharat itself , I'm told.
The story of Kuchela and Krishna, two friends -one rich and one poor, both who had the same humble beginnings and a rock solid friendship is being revisited by Billu and Sahir Khan.
Fortuity has no logic.When it shines, it does not decide.Such is movie (il)logic
In the story,Sahir Khan decides on a whim that they will shoot their movie in the sleepy village of Budbuda (U.P), where somehow Billu , his old friend lives now as an impoverished barber too proud (or too smart) for handouts.
Chaos ensues as people find out about the friendship between the humble Hair Artist and the super-duper-mega-star.
And that is the story,my friends.
Show me the funny , Mr.Priyadarshan.I was eagerly waiting for the funnies to roll in, for laughter to flow
...and I waited...
and I waited...
and I waited...
Arrgh!
This is getting frustrating!
The funniest sequence in this sad movie is when the inspector messes up his lines in all permutations and combinations.In all other places one is forced to laugh at people getting slapped in the head or billu's misfortune or billu getting insulted.
Rajpal yadav was nauseating as usual.Om puri was sleepwalking throughout, asrani needs to go back to his Angrezon-ki-zamane-ka-jailer act-Aha!
Lara Dutta is ok..Sharuck Khan and Irrfan Khan are good,especially in the very contrived tear-jerker climax...but the movie itself is so dull and dreary that you wish to run away from it.
Frankly speaking, a few gags and a bit of toilet humour would have done the movie some good.Even the classic all-out- Helter-Skelter Priyadarshan climax with all his cast embroiled in a huge mess is sorely missed.
The movie has no entertainment value and you should not waste your time watching it.(Go Ahead, watch it...Don't trust me!)
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