| Maqbool | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Screenplay by | Vishal Bhardwaj Abbas Tyrewala |
| Story by | Vishal Bhardwaj Abbas Tyrewala |
| Based on | Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Bobby Bedi |
| Starring | Irrfan Tabu Om Puri Pankaj Kapur Naseeruddin Shah |
| Cinematography | Hemant Chaturvedi |
| Edited by | Aarif Sheikh |
| Music by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Distributed by | Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Yash Raj Films[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Maqbool is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, starring Irrfan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Piyush Mishra, Murali Sharma and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.
The plot of the film is based on that of Macbeth with regard to events and characterisation. The film did not perform remarkably at the box office, but won director Vishal Bhardwaj international acclaim. Apart from directing it, he had also composed the background score and songs for the film. Bhardwaj then moved on to adapting William Shakespeare's Othello in his 2006 film Omkara which won him further critical success. He then directed Haider in 2014 adapting Hamlet, leading to what is now called his Shakespeare trilogy.[2][a]
The film had its North American premiere at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. Though the film failed to garner much of an audience during its theatrical run in India, critics were appreciative and Pankaj Kapur went on to win a Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was screened in the Marché du Film section of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
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- ^ "Vishal Bhardwaj's Shakespeare trilogy to be screened at the New York Indian Film Festival". 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Aishwarya Rais's presence makes up for absence for Indian films in Cannes : SOCIETY & THE ARTS – India Today". 24 May 2004. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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