Billo Barber

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Lara Dutta, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Jason Mehta
Directed by: Priyadarshan

Billo (Irrfan Khan) is the stubborn village barber who refuses to adapt to new fashions in the hair dressing world.

One day a film crew, including its superstar Sahil Khan, visits Billo's village to shoot a movie. When the villagers learn that Sahil was Billo's school friend, they give the barber the respect he craves.

But Billo is also unsure on meeting Sahil. Due to his superstar status he fears the star may not recognise him. After many unsuccessful attempts of getting in touch with Sahil, Billo gives up. He is branded a liar by the villagers and his family.

But all ends well when Sahil is invited to the village school function. He reveals his past to all present about a close friend he had at school who always stood by him in his hour of need.

Whether Sahil manages to meet Billo forms the climax of this comedy drama produced by Shah Rukh Khan.

Billo Barber is a remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol and Tamil film, Kuselan. Irrfan Khan plays the lead role, while Shah Rukh Khan only has a minor part.

Directed by Priyadarshan, the film also features Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani in supporting roles. Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone are also said to appear in song and dance numbers with Shah Rukh Khan.

More Info at : http://www.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=23527

SRK slams Slumdog critics

Shahrukh Khan feels there’s no reason for people to become cynical if a film made on Indian uniqueness has made a mark in the world.

It will open doors for people to understand that there is a lot of visual appeal to India. I hear a lot of people saying that India has been shown in bad light in Slumdog Millionaire. But then my logic to everyone is that why is it that somebody comes from outside and makes a film like Gandhi and Slumdog. All we can say about it is that it is showing India in a poor light,” said Khan.

Many critics including Amitabh Bachchan had said that that the film’s a hard-hitting but exuberant tale of life in a Mumbai slum and is being lauded because it has a Westerner at the helm. SRK also took the opportunity to slam the self-styled “moral policing” elements who object to Valentine’s Day. “We should see Valentine’s as a day of friendship and love and not as a western culture attack. I would say all youngsters should give roses to all the people they love in a good way,” said Khan.

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http://www.chitramala.com/news/srk-slams-slumdog-critics-110219.html

ABHAY DEOL SHINES AS DEV

By Eye TV India Bureau

Critic's I-view

Anurag Kashyap isn't an ordinary director. He is non-traditional and non-conventional. He is rather contemporary. So is his movie titled 'Dev D' like his earlier films, say, 'Black Friday', 'Paanch' and 'No Smoking'. In spite of this, 'D Dev' looks like Bollywood's earlier avatars of Devdas, based on late Sarat Chandra's novel. There a major difference though between K. L Saigal, Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and Abhay Deol as Devdas. While the first three movies were faithful to Sarat's legendary character, Anurag Kashyap's deviates from them in many ways.

Anurag's Devdas is just different inasmuch as his Devdas belongs to the present age though his hero also behaves like his earlier avatars in many respects. He also falls in love of childhood sweetheart Paro, then goes astray and moves close to Chandramukhi, after Paro marries with someone else consequent to an altercation between Dev and Paro. And, Paro's husband Bhuvan, is much older to her, and has two children. No sooner Dev loses Paro's love than he suffers from bouts of depression.

Dev falls in the lap of Chanda/Lenny (erstwhile Chandramukhi) who is a victim of society. Her fault is that someone sends her an SMS and she is therefore outcast by the family. Kashyap's movie too has the rich rural backdrop but that of the northern states of Punjab and Delhi. His hero completely disconnects with today's world. That's why he seeks from his childhood friend Paro played by Mahi Gill her nude pictures through e-mail! At the same time, he spurns her cycling to the neighboring fields at dawn with a mattress meticulously rolled up on the carrier for a secret meeting with him.

But he forgets that Paro isn't ready for any emotional exploitation in the name of love. As a result, the two move in different directions. While Paro moves on Dev falls a prey to alcohol and drug. Dev moves to a hotel in Delhi's famous Paharganj, drinks a lot and becomes unconscious and falls in young Chanda's lap This is Kashyap's Chandramukhi played by Kalki Koechlin. Again, this is not Sharat Chandra's character. As elsewhere Dev is son of a rich industrialist, who is sent away to London when he was 12, and returns to his hometown and to Paro (Mahi Gill), his childhood sweetheart.

Chandramukhi who loved Devdas from the core of her heart and had all the sympathy for a true lover of Paro, Anurag's Chanda is a modern girl. In fact, she is Lenny, the schoolgirl who ends up as the sex worker, for no fault of her. She is a dropout from her own family for being featured in a lewd MMS. Anurag has depicted Chanda as a true case of a girl being SMSed by a criminal. But, Chanda isn't a courtesan like Chandramukhi. His Lenny exclaims the feisty escort who attends college by day and plays Florence Nightingale by night and in shorts!

Less said about the relationship between Dev and Chanda is better. Dev stoops too low, but dreams of a second chance. He is found in a small joint in the crowded by-lanes of Paharganj, waiting for nirvana! Once again, there is a drastic deviation from Sarat's story. While Devdas looks towards Chanda in the absence of his first love Paro who leaves Dev alone, Anurag's Chanda is too strong to come close to Devdas for love alone.

While making the movie the director has applied the modern technique in all its aspects. His film is just different from others' Devdas in all aspects. His cinematography is different, editing wobbly and plot narration non-linear. Kashyap's characters are non-conventional and belong to the new stream cinema. His characters belong to the present age.Dev D played by Abhay Deol is a protagonist named Devender Singh Dhillon. He plays natural. So are his other lead players like Mahi and Kalki. Significantly, Abhay Deol in the guise of Dev performs excellently well. The movie's dialogues are very good. Amit Trivedi's music is good. "Emosanal Attyachaar" is already popular, besides "Nayan Tarse" and "Pardesi". Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics are equally good and made to Anurag's order. Anurag's story writing lacks consistency.

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http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-review/7089/dev-d.html

Charmme and Manjula in 'Kavya Diary'

MOVIE NAME: KAVYA’s DIARY
LANGUAGE: Telugu

STAR CAST: Charmi, Manjula, Shashank, Indrajith and ‘Satyam’ Rajesh
MUSIC COMPOSER: Manu Ramesan
PRODUCER: Sanjay Swaroop
DIRECTOR: VK Prakash
BANNER: Indira Productions Pvt. Ltd.

The audio of Kavya's Diary produced by Sanjay Swaroop under the banner of Indira Productions Pvt Ltd. with Charmi, Manjula, Sashank and Indrajit in the lead was launched in Hyderabad on Sunday through Aditya Music
. Karuna Prakash and Manu Ramesan are making their debuts as director and music director through the flick.

At a function held at Prasad Labs, Super Star Krishna unveiled the audio CDs and handed over the first piece to young sensation Ramcharan Teja.

Speaking on the occasion Krishna said, "The couple
, Sanjay and Manjula have brought out the film with a commitment. We are sure that the audio as well as film would be a big hit." Ramcharan Teja said, 'It appears that the film has not been made in a commercial way but in a realistic manner. All the songs are quite melodious and different from routine ones."

Senior director cum producer Tammareddy Bharadwaja remarked, "Manjula has produced films like Show and Pokiri and bagged awards with the first and rewards with the second film. We are very happy to learn that she is bringing out one more film."

Director of the film Karuna Prakash said, 'I moulded the film according to my perspective. It is a family thriller and we are sure that the audiences will experience a good feel while watching the film."

Baby Suhanitak, Leena Siddhu, Rajesh, Bharat Reddy, Rakesh and others are in the cast. Dialogues are by Vakkantam Vamsi, camera is by Shyam Dutt, lyrics are by Ananta Sriram and Ramajogaiah Sastry, while editing is by Mahesh Narayana.

More Details: http://www.rooju.com/kavyas-dairy-audio-video-and-trailers/