Coming soon: Billu, not Barber

Shah Rukh Khan has kept his promise. When hairdressers across India objected tothe use of the word 'barber' in his new film, Billu Barber, the superstar immediately removed the word from the title.......

Billu Barber is strictly pedestrian!

One Khan against another, that's Priyadarshan's latest offering, Billu Barber in a nutshell. Don't expect too much hype over it though. This one has Irrfan Khan playing the title role with producer......

Why film-makers like barbershops

'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,'......

The bigger the stars, the bigger the offence

'While censorship of any sort is anathema to the creative spirit, political correctness has become more and more the norm rather than the exception,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta. The makers of the......