Omkara

One of the questions that the director and the scriptwriter have to deal with when making a film adaptation of a classic is that of balance. One would like to remain true to the original story, yet each medium has... Full review

MOVIE making is a risky job and especially in bollywood where majority of the movies sinks without trace making something really different needs guts.It really needs a Gr8 amount of courage.Vishal Bharadwaj did justice with something different like Makri.Who thought... Full review

Can Raw be Gorgeous ? Well here we have for that one rare spectacular treat. Vishal Bhardwaj visualizes and presents a mesmeric manifestation out of rustic, rural, and wild backdrop. Omkara is an adaptation from Othello, one of the four... Full review

Based on the Shakespearean tragedy 'Othello', 'Omkara' is an imaginative adaptation by director Vishal Bhardwaj, enriched with rustic characters in a politically simmering village setting. Though the film is titled 'Omkara', the character that truly calls the shots and drives... Full review

When someone makes an adaptation of one of the greatest Shakespearan tragedies, you have to stand up and take notice. And especially Vishal Bhardwaj, someone who had made Maqbool the toast of the festival circuit and on par with some... Full review

I just recently watched Omkara. I felt that the movie was hard to follow during the first half of the film due to the UP slang and I was completely reliant on the subtitles. The movie was very well directed... Full review

Traditionally in Bollywood you narrate fantasy and try to make it an art form, thankfully it doesn't work. Real life is harsh, as a nation we are in the first phase of seeing reality taking art form on screen. It... Full review

I caught the first screening of Omkara, and I must say that I am astounded. Vishal Bharadwaj had previously carved a niche for himself in the industry, with the likes of Makdee and Maqbool, but Omkara puts him in a... Full review

It seems that Bollywood is coming of age. To tackle something like Shakespeare...is no mean feat and in Hindi...wow! Being a bit of a literati, I went into the movie hall, well armed with 'Othello' knowledge, ready to slam the... Full review

I took only the masterline from Othello and sketched it from there on my own. I almost felt as if I had written it …only 400 years ago.- Vishal BharadwajHaughty comment of a wannabe or simplistic fascination of an artist?... Full review

TNN 28 October 2009, 12:00am IST Her voice is husky and sensual, very different from that of the singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, but playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj still considers the nightingale of India her idol and describes Lata as Saraswati,... ... Full Article

You are looking great. Are you still a size zero? Look, I was always like this. I think I am healthy and slim but to not really thin. ... Full Article

Well, now - a leopard might just change his spots, but a whimsical, fetish-driven filmmaker will not change his penchant for eccentric self-indulgence. Vishal Bhardwaj's tryst with the noir cinema of European origins began with his television serials and went... ... Full Article

NEW DELHI: The sprawling Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur will come alive with the sounds of European gypsy music, flamenco, urban folk music and the traditional music of Rajasthan sung by the minstrels of Langa and Mangania communities Oct 1-5 at... ... Full Article

After reading our headlines, our patrons must be wondering what we are upto, but there is a definite solid logic behind it. As those who follow Hindi films will know that OMKARA and the upcoming KAMINEY have both been directed... ... Full Article