Billu Barber

Billu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPriyadarshan
Written byScreenplay:
Mushtaq Shiekh
Priyadarshan
Dialogues:
Maneesha Korde[1]
Story bySreenivasan
Based onKatha Parayumpol
by M. Mohanan
Produced byGauri Khan
StarringIrrfan Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Lara Dutta
CinematographyV. Manikandan
Edited byArun Kumar
Music bySongs:
Pritam
Background Score:
Sandeep Chowta
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 13 February 2009 (2009-02-13) (India)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹27 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹47.45 crore[2]

Billu, originally titled Billu Barber, is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, and distributed by Eros International. It stars Irrfan Khan as the titular character, alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Lara Dutta in lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast. Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra,[3] and Deepika Padukone[4] make special appearances in songs. The film was released on 13 February 2009 worldwide.

It is a remake of the 2007 Malayalam film Katha Parayumpol[5][6] and loosely based on the story of friendship between Krishna and Sudama in the Bhagavata Purana.[7] The film was screened at the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival.[7]

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  7. ^ a b "Watch Billu Barber Teaser Trailer | TVGuide.com". video.tvguide.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.