Shah Rukh Khan plays the role of a superstar named Saahil Khan in the movie Billo Barber directed by Priyadarshan.

Priyadarshan has been trying to rope in Shah Rukh Khan for various projects and Shah Rukh was busy with the IPL hungama. Finally Priyadarshan narrated the script to Shah Rukh Khan and an impressed Shah Rukh gave dates simultaneous with the IPL matches.

Billo Barber is the remake of Malayalam hit Katha Parayumbol starring Mammootty and Sreenivasan. Irfan Khan plays the title role and Shah Rukh plays a superstar called Saahil Khan. It’s inspired by the mythical friendship between Lord Krishna and Sudama but done in a completely contemporary context.

“It’s about a village and the changes that happen in it when a superstar comes to the village. What people don’t know is that there’s a very strong suspense element in the film,” said Priyadarshan.

Commenting upon Irfan, the director said: “Any big star would’ve agreed to play the title role. But I wanted someone who looked like a real villager, a hardcore barber. Irrfan has learnt how to cut hair.”

Shah Rukh Khan has roped in Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor to do cameos in the film.

Interestingly, Deepika Padukone was offered her first film by Priyadarshan but she went ahead instead with Om Shanti Om. Now she appears in a cameo in Priyadarshan’s pet project thanks to Shah Rukh Khan.