Check out: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespearean trilogy adapted into books
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The second trilogy in this descending order of list is Omkara, inspired by ‘Othello’, a story on jealousy, betrayal and love, yet another eminent work of Shakespeare. With an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkana Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi and Bipasha Basu, Read More">the film is set amidst the roguish atmosphereRead MoreThe second trilogy in this descending order of list is Omkara, inspired by 'Othello', a story on jealousy, betrayal and love, yet another eminent work of Shakespeare. With an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkana Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi and Bipasha Basu, the film is set amidst the roguish atmosphere of Uttar Pradesh with lots of bloodshed.
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Maqbool, based on ‘Macbeth’ was Vishal Bhardwaj’s first attempt at Shakespearean fiction and the director garnered rave reviews for representing the Indian version with conviction. Set against the backdrop of Mumbai’s Mafia World, Read More">Maqbool is a story of the most feared politician Abbaji and his over ambitious mistress who with the help of Abbaji’s loyalRead MoreMaqbool, based on 'Macbeth' was Vishal Bhardwaj's first attempt at Shakespearean fiction and the director garnered rave reviews for representing the Indian version with conviction. Set against the backdrop of Mumbai's Mafia World, Maqbool is a story of the most feared politician Abbaji and his over ambitious mistress who with the help of Abbaji's loyal servant Maqbool plans to destroy Abbaji as she wishes to fulfill her own power hungry goals.
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Exploring the darker human emotions, Vishal Bhardwaj will now complete the Shakespearean trilogy with Haider. The filmmaker had expressed his wish long ago of making films on popular William Shakespeare plays and thus completing a trilogy of sorts. With his third film inspired by the popular play ‘Hamlet’ all slated for release, Read More">we hear thatRead MoreExploring the darker human emotions, Vishal Bhardwaj will now complete the Shakespearean trilogy with Haider. The filmmaker had expressed his wish long ago of making films on popular William Shakespeare plays and thus completing a trilogy of sorts.
With his third film inspired by the popular play 'Hamlet' all slated for release, we hear that the producer-director has decided to release books based on the Indian adaptation of the Shakespearean books and a glimpse of the same was shared recently.
Slated to release on October 2, Haider, though has the essence of Hamlet, it suits the Indian context and has been set on the beautiful locales of Kashmir amidst the violence and ongoing war in the valley. Starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor in the lead, the film also has Tabu, Kay Kay Menon playing prominent roles along with Irrfan Khan doing a cameo.
