The Billu Actress Lara Dutta is essaying the role of a village housewife in Shahrukh Khan’s home banner production Billu, is known to all who follow regular Bollywood news updates. But the character of Lara Dutta is so real and in keeping with the story line that any common village woman can relate to it.

According to the latest update, Lara wore a no make-up look throughout the film for the first time. The sarees given to her were old and wrinkled, soaked in tea and to fit her in the character as she is essaying the role of a simple, in fact, poverty ridden wife of a ordinary village barber. She also needed to walk bare foot which was a difficult job but she had to do it in order to suit the requirements of the character that she was playing.

Apart from Lara Dutta’s (much talked about and reported) chance encounter with a snake, she also had to put up through some extremely hostile terrain when they went on location for the picturisation of a song. As there was no proper road to the desired location, the unit had to walk through muddy water and pot holes. But when they reached the location, the effort was worth as the scenery there was breathtaking. Talk about perfection, this is as perfect as it can get! And we thought that this kind of dedication is only seen in off - beat movies!

Well Lara and the director Priyadarshan needs a big round of applause for giving so much thought to her character, as also the large hearted producer Gauri Khan. We are sure that apart from Shahrukh’s extended appearance and his dazzling item numbers with top heroines like Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and deepika Padukone, and Irrfan Khan’s characteristic but much loved style of acting, Lara’s character will be one of the highlights of the film. And, for those who thought Priyadarshan only makes senseless movies, Billu will surely prove to be an eye icebreaker for his critics.