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Billu, before they removed the Barber  
   

Billu, before they removed the Barber

So, the "scandal" with this movie was really the most ridiculous thing. The name of the movie was Billu Barber, about a small town barber who claimed to be friends with big movie star Sharukh (playing himself. Meta!). Opening day, a bunch of barbers got together and said that barbers were shown in a less tan flattering light in this movies (they weren't). SK promised to remove barber from the title and movie (he sort of did). I don't think there were really any barbers complaining, just between you and me.
The talkies, they got a hold on me...

February 18th 2009
In my quest to learn Hindi properly, I have watched more Hindi cinema1 in the last few weeks than possibly my whole life up until this point. And I can't get enough of it. My Hindi is only marginally improving, but I press forward. It started the first weekend in Calcutta. My cousin and sister-in-law took me to Chandni Chowk to China, which I expect to be named a crime against huma ... read more
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Indian Flag The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
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