Mumbai: Get ready to see Lara Dutta in a non-glamorous avatar. The pretty actress has portrayed a wide variety of roles and is all ready to surprise a lot of people with a minus makeup, minus glamorous look in SRK's home-production ‘Billu Barber’. "When Shah Rukh called," reminisces Lara, "The first thing that struck me was, he may want to cast me in one of his international shows. But when he offered a film instead, I was zapped."
However, the conversation that followed caught her by complete surprise. "He said two things while talking about the role in ‘Billu Barber’. One, it's not opposite him, but Irrfan Khan. Two, I've to portray a mother of two kids. Since I had enacted the role of a single mom in ‘Partner’, I didn't mind playing a mom of two here. And why should I have problems with Irrfan? He's an incredible actor."
Prior to Lara, Tabu and Amisha Patel had been offered the parts, which they refused for reasons best known to the makers and the actresses. "I was fully aware of it. Their reasons for refusing the film could be anything, but I had no problems whatsoever. I had worked with Priyan-ji earlier [Bhagam Bhag] and the role offered me ample opportunity to exhibit my talent, so why should I let go of this film?," she reasons.
However, the conversation that followed caught her by complete surprise. "He said two things while talking about the role in ‘Billu Barber’. One, it's not opposite him, but Irrfan Khan. Two, I've to portray a mother of two kids. Since I had enacted the role of a single mom in ‘Partner’, I didn't mind playing a mom of two here. And why should I have problems with Irrfan? He's an incredible actor."
Prior to Lara, Tabu and Amisha Patel had been offered the parts, which they refused for reasons best known to the makers and the actresses. "I was fully aware of it. Their reasons for refusing the film could be anything, but I had no problems whatsoever. I had worked with Priyan-ji earlier [Bhagam Bhag] and the role offered me ample opportunity to exhibit my talent, so why should I let go of this film?," she reasons.
Shah Rukh Khan film is always special. But what does he do when the film is centered on Irrfan Khan, as also conveyed by the title of the film, with him being only in a special appearance? Well, he only goes full-on to make it as commercial as possible by appearing in number of song and dance appearances. Not just that, he also ropes in some of the top heroines in the industry and makes them dance along with him. If in Om Shanti Om, he had opted for Vishal-Shekhar as the composers, for Billu Barber he gives Pritam the responsibility of creating a hardcore commercial score. While 2008 was superb for the composer with number of back to back successful albums (Jannat, Singh Is Kinng, Race, Kismat Konnection, Golmaal Returns), 2009 also promises to follow suit with Billu Barber beginning the year!
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