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 Actress Amisha Patel has landed a plum role in Shah Rukh Khan’s home production Billoo Barber . To be directed by Priyadarshan , the film will be a comedy about two childhood friends – a barber and a rich filmstar. Shah Rukh Khan plays the superstar and Irrfan Khan plays his barber friend who comes to meet him after many years. The film is apparently inspired from the mythical Krishna-Sudama story. It is reported to be a remake of Malayalam film Katha Parayumbol . In ‘Billoo Barber’, Amisha Patel will play Irrfan’s wife. Earlier, Tabu was reportedly considered for the role but the actress did not agree for reasons better known to her. Though Amisha plays the barber’s wife in the movie, she will also have some scenes with SRK. This would be the second time Amisha would share the screen space with King Khan after her miniscule cameo with him in Om Shanti Om . Amisha has turned a new leaf in her life after separating from her ex boyfriend Vikram Bhatt . She is already playing a substantial role in Kunal Kohli’s next film with Yashraj Films. Now, with a meaty role in a SRK film, Amisha’s career is set to catapult to a new high. On personal front, the actress has found love in a Delhi-based businessman Kanav Puri. She was spotted with him at the recently-held fashion week. Related StoriesThe-Barber-gets-a-wife Irrfan Khan gets a screen wife at last. Lara Dutta has agreed to play the barber’s wife in Billoo Barber, after Tabu and Ameesha Patel opted out  Priyadarshan’s Shah Rukh starrer Billoo Barber has finally found the girl who will play the lead. After Tabu and Ameesha Patel walked out the film, Lara Dutta has been cast opposite Irrfan Khan who plays Billoo Barber. Billoo Barber is a love story where Shah Rukh Khan will be seen playing himself. When contacted Priy more Akshay-was-Priyadarshan’s-First-Choice  Here's a little more on Billoo Barber, the film that is being produced by Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Priyadrashan. Apparently, Priyadrashan did go to Akshay Kumar, one of his favourite actors, with the role. It's only when Akshay refused that SRK stepped into the picture. So it's not that Priyadarshan has changed sides. Apparently, the director was supposed to make a film for SRK. During the course of their conversation, the subject of Billoo Barber came up and Priyadrashan asked SRK if he would be more Shah-Rukh-Khan-came,-saw-and-conquered-Pollachi  Shah Rukh Khan who is shooting for Billoo Barber in Pollachi, a village in Tamil Nadu is drawing crowds of fans and creating a frenzy. The home production of Shah Rukh Khan directed by Priyadarshan began shooting in this picture postcard village, which is a favorite with Kollywood. Billoo Barber is a remake of Malayalam hit Katha parayumbol, which was recently remade in Tamil as Kuselan and starred another superstar, Rajnikanth. Shah Rukh Khan’s presence has created an unprecedented frenzy in the sp more -Snake-enters-Lara-Dutta’s-room-  The shooting for the remake of Kathanayakudu in Hindi as Billoo Barber is now going on at Pollachi in Tamil Nadu. Shah Rukh Khan is playing the lead role in the film while Irfan Khan is plying the role of Billoo Barber. Lara Dutt is the heroine. A snake entered Lara Dutta’s room in Pollachi. But Lara did not panic and she called Irfan into her room. Irfan was surprised at the courage displayed by Lara. The snake was a poisonous one and could have been dangerous if it had bitten Lara or any one else. < more Amisha-Patel-joins-an-NGO Amisha Patel has joined an NGO called PlanetRead that helps teach people in villages to read, through the use of film songs. About her involvement with the NGO, Amisha says that she met Scott Norton from University of Boston about a year ago who told her about the concept. She liked the concept in which the film songs are played and the text appears below like karaoke. She says that since she is a film personality, her famous songs help greatly in teaching the villagers. Amisha says that due to poverty, many children in India are deprived of education and have to start working at a very young age. This educational system by the NGO is more like watching TV and learning. Amisha has recently returned from Fiji and Sydney where she more Rajini-beats-SRK-in-box-office-race  Shah Rukh Khan, it seems, has finally been beaten. And it's southern superstar Rajnikanth who has managed to the unthinkable. Rajini and Shah Rukh have been working on Kuselan and Billo Barber respectively. Both these films are adaptations of a Malayalam film, Katha Parayumpol starring Mammootty. And Shah Rukh wanted to release his film before Rajini. In fact, he was so keen that he even cancelled his annual family vacation and straightaway started shooting Billo Barber. But Rajini's film is ready and all set to release more .-Amisha-Patel-loves-historical-places  Apart from shooting Priyadarshan’s movie ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’ in Rajasthan, actress Amisha Patel is also taking out time to visit the state’s historical places. Amisha Patel loves going to places that are rich in history and architectural beauty. Even when she was studying in the US, she did a project thesis on India’s ancient temples, forts and palaces. Presently, while shooting for Bhool Bhulaiya in Jaipur, Amisha took out time to visit the famous Raj Palace in the city. And she was reportedly more Amisha-Patel’s-skin-show!  All those who have seen the rushes of Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic are going gung ho about Amisha Patel. Apparently the actress is looking wow in a glamorous new avtaar. More than her look, there’s plenty of skin show, but no one is complaining because the actress has worked on her body and is looking very hot and happening. In fact, we hear that with this film, she is planning to revamp her onscreen image from a girl next door to a sexy siren. With a new boyfriend Kanav, who is ready to lay the w more Dia-and-Amisha-added-to-OSO  Apart from a galaxy of stars, Farah Khan has also roped in Amisha Patel and Dia Mirza for a special appearance in OSO. If 30 stars other than Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal and Shreyas Talpade in Om Shanti Om were not enough, Farah Khan has now also roped in Amisha Patel and Dia Mirza for a special appearance. Indications are that the two pretty ladies have more than just a blink-and-you-would-miss appearance and would actually be seen romancing Shahrukh Khan in one of the imp more BHOOL-BHULAIYAA---Amisha-gets-all-the-blames!  All those who were under the impression that Vidya Balan is paired opposite Akshay Kumar in BHOOL BHULAIYAA, specially after the super-success of their last venture, HEYY BABYY, will be in for a surprise to know that it is Amisha who is Akshay's leading lady in the film and not Vidya. In fact, Amisha Patel plays the adopted daughter 'Radha' of Manoj Joshi (Badrinath), whose palatial ancestral house is the centre of all the funny anecdotes of the Priydarshan directed BHOOL BHULAIYAA. Not just more |
