Billu

Billu is a recent Shah Rukh Khan movie; but, he is not the hero in this. Rather, Billu, the barber (Irrfan Khan?) takes the leading role. Billu lives in a little village with his wife and two children. He runs a barber shop, the walls of which are filled with posters of a superstar (Shah Rukh Khan) whom he claims to have known as a youth. When the superstar comes to the village to film, the villagers urge Billu to reconnect. Billu, however, is hesitant to disturb his childhood friend and shyly avoids contact. The movie is about the villagers response to Billu's recalcitrance (which they perceive as mendaciousness) and the superstar's character. Both exhibit a profound humility and humanity. This is a fine story about the endurance of friendship.