Tassaduq hussain biography of william shakespeare
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Let me start with a confession. I have not read Shakespeares Othello, so maybe I am starting with a handicap while reviewing Omkara. But then, good cinema is good cinema irrespective of the literary source. The closest that I have komma to know regarding Othello has been through the enigmatic Malayalam film maker Jayarajs() highly acclaimed Kaliyattam(Play of God). Jayaraj used the backdrop of Theyyam, a traditional North Kerala art form eller gestalt, to narrate the story while Vishal Bharadwaj juxtaposes these characters into the rugged plains of UP, in the midst of lawlessness.
The plot revolves around peer jealousy and suspected marital infidelity. Omkara is an outlaw chieftain who is nominated by his mentor Bhai Saheb (Naseeruddin Shah in a brief role) to stand for elections and so, he nominates Keshu to succeed him as Bahubali (chieftain). This angers Langda Tyagi who has been vying for that position and he plots to sow the seeds of Dollys(Omkara's wife) infidel
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Vishal Bhardwaj & Shakespeare Triology
Adapting a story from a novel and turning it into an editable and presentable script is not the forte of every director. As far as the justified movie adaptations from William Shakespeare's literary work have been done in the Hindi language, the only director maestro Vishal Bhardwaj can be applauded for his creations, starting with - Maqbool, Omkara, and Haider. The strong and convincing acting by his actors, the ever-gripping storyline often shadows the locations of the shoots but the rawness and realistic settings of the locations form a solid baseline for the story to sink in with the actors and the script.
Haider
This movie based on the adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet was well acclaimed by the industry experts. The storyline set in Kashmir of takes a route of the nostalgic places and moments of the state's history of turmoil which had been supported by amazing cinematography by Pankaj Kumar. Especially the intrinsi
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Omkara ( film)
film by Vishal Bhardwaj
Omkara is a Indian Hindi-language crime drama film adapted from William Shakespeare's Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.[2][3][4] It stars an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi and Bipasha Basu in lead roles. Bhardwaj also composed music for the spelfilm, including the background score, with lyrics by Gulzar.[5] The spelfilm is set in Meerut, a city in Uttar Pradesh.[6] It is the second film in Bhardwaj's trilogy of Shakespeare adaptations, which began with Maqbool () and completed with Haider ().
Omkara was released on 28 July , and proved to be a commercial failure at the box office, due to its dark theme and strong language which kept away family audience. However, it received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its direction, story, screenplay, dialogues, soundtrack and performances of the ensembl