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Maqbool
DVD CoverDirected by Vishal Bhardwaj Produced by Bobby Bedi Screenplay by Vishal Bhardwaj
Abbas TyrewalaStory by Vishal Bhardwaj
Abbas TyrewalaBased on Macbeth by
William ShakespeareStarring Irfan Khan
Tabu
Pankaj Kapoor
Om Puri
Naseeruddin ShahMusic by Vishal Bhardwaj Cinematography Hemant Chaturvedi Editing by Aarif Sheikh Distributed by Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Release date(s) January 30, 2004 Running time 132 mins Country India Language Hindi
UrduBudget 3,00,00,000
Maqbool (Hindi: मक़बूल, Urdu: مقبُول), a 2004 Indian film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tabu and Masumeh Makhija is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.
The plot of the film faithfully follows 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 commercial as well as critical success. The critical success of which, was responsible for winning Francis Ford Coppola's attention.
The film had its North American premiere at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. Though the film failed to entice much of an audience during its theatrical run in India, critics were appreciative and Pankaj Kapoor went on to win a Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Plot
The Film is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth and in this movie the backdrop is Mumbai underworld. Maqbool (Irfan Khan) is a right hand man of Jahangir Khan (alias Abba Ji) (Pankaj Kapoor), a powerful underworld don. Maqbool is grateful and feels a close connection and personal indebtedness to Abba Ji. The movie gains pace with two corrupt police-men (played by Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah) predicting that Maqbool would soon take over reins of Mumbai Underworld from Abba Ji. These two thus play a role akin to the three witches in the original play.
Nimmi (Tabu) is Abba Ji's mistress, but she secretly loves Maqbool. Maqbool loves Nimmi, too. Nimmi also encourages Maqbool's ambitions and persuades him to kill Abba Ji in order to take over as don. Maqbool is torn between his love for Nimmi and his loyalty to Abba Ji, but he begins to prepare the ground for becoming don by ensuring that others in the line of inheritance cannot interfere. Finally, in a dramatic scene, Maqbool murders Abba Ji in cold blood while he is bed at night, with Nimmi next to him. Maqbool gets away with it and takes over as don, just as planned; but both he and Nimmi are haunted by guilt, seeing Abbaji's ghosts and unable to wash the blood from their hands. There is also suspicion within the gang of Maqbool's role in the death of Abba Ji, and eventually the 2 lovers meet with tragic ends.
In addition to the portrayals of the three tragic heroes, the film offers performances by supporting cast members, in particular Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah, who open the film in their roles as black comic relief corrupt police inspectors-cum-astrologers, who predict the fall of Abba Ji—who has them on his payroll—and the rise and fall of Maqbool. Contrary to the original play, the corrupt cops are not just passive soothsayers. In an effort to what they refer as "balancing forces," they also actively involve in shaping events, like aiding in providing information to Abba Ji's enforcers to wipe out a rival gang, using subtle nuances in coercing Maqbool to shift loyalties, deliberately botching an "encounter" attempt on Riyaz Boti (Macduff) and subsequently setting up an alliance between a rival politician (to the incumbent one, backed by Abba Ji) and a fleeing Guddu (Fleance) and Riyaz Boti against Maqbool.
Cast
Actor Character in the movie Character in the play Irfan Khan Miyan Maqbool Macbeth Tabu Nimmi Lady Macbeth Pankaj Kapoor Jahangir Khan (Abbaji) Duncan I of Scotland Om Puri Inspector Pandit Witch (Weird Sisters) Naseeruddin Shah Inspector Purohit Witch (Weird Sisters) Piyush Mishra Kaka Banquo Ajay Gehi Guddu Fleance Ankur Vikal Riyaz Boti Macduff Shammi Narang Mr. Bhosle - Masumeh Makhija Sameera, Abbaji's daughter - Pubali Sanyal Riyaz Boti's wife Lady Macduff Master Raj Riyaz Boti's son Macduff's son Gyanchand Rikki Mughal Macdonwald Crew
- Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
- Screenplay: Vishal Bhardwaj & Abbas Tyrewala
- Story: Vishal Bhardwaj & William Shakespeare
- Dialogue: Vishal Bhardwaj
- Producer: Bobby Bedi & Vishal Bhardwaj
- Music & Background Score: Vishal Bhardwaj
- Editing: Aarif Sheikh
- Cinematography: Hemant Chaturvedi
- Stunts: Ravi Shinde
- Costume Designer: Payal Saluja
- Choreography: Bhushan Lakhandri
- Lyrics: Gulzar
Reception
Maqbool received positive reviews from critics. Rediff described the movie as"a visual gallery that is an intelligent blend of dark, tragic overtones and comic, satirical undertones."[1] Variety wrote that while the visuals are great, audiences might need an understanding of Macbeth to fully enjoy the movie.[2]
Soundtrack
Maqbool Soundtrack album by Vishal Bhardwaj Released 2004 Recorded Nirvana Studio Genre Film soundtrack Label Music Today The soundtrack features eleven songs composed by Vishal Bhardwaj with lyrics by Gulzar.
No. Title Length 1. "Jhin Min Jhini" (performed by Sadhana Sargam, Ustad Sultan Khan, Anuradha Sriram, Rakesh Pandit) 5:32 2. "Ru-Ba-Ru" (performed by Daler Mehndi, Rakesh Pandit, Sabir Khan, Dominique) 5:53 3. "Rone Do" (performed by Rekha Bhardwaj) 5:02 4. "Dheemo Re" (performed by Ustad Sultan Khan) 3:18 5. "Maqbool Theme" (instrumental) 1:34 6. "Rukhe Naina" (performed by Sanjeev Abhyankar) 5:14 7. "Chingari" (performed by Rekha Bhardwaj) 4:26 8. "Killing" (instrumental) 1:36 9. "Nirvana" (instrumental) 1:53 10. "Shoonya" (instrumental) 1:58 11. "Jhin Min Jhini (extended)" (performed by Sadhana Sargam, Ustad Sultan Khan, Anuradha Sriram, Rakesh Pandit) 6:24 See also
William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth
References
External links
- Maqbool at the Internet Movie Database
- Maqbool at AllRovi
- Review at Rediff.com
- Review at Variety.com
- The Hollywood Reporter review
Vishal Bhardwaj Makdee (2002) • Maqbool (2003) • Omkara (2006) • Blood Brothers (2007) • Chatri Chor (The Blue Umbrella) (2007) • Kaminey (2009);• 7 Khoon Maaf (2011)William Shakespeare's Macbeth Characters Scenes and speeches - Sleepwalking Scene (5.1)
- "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow"
Literary adaptations - Wyrd Sisters
- The Third Witch
- The Tragedy of Macbeth Part II
Film and theatre adaptations - MacBird!
- MacHomer
- Throne of Blood
- Men of Respect
- Scotland, PA
- Maqbool
- Macbeth (opera)
- Macbeth (Bloch)
- uMabatha
- Sleep No More 2003 Punchdrunk Production
- Sleep No More (2009 play)
- Sleep No More (2011 play)
Macbeth on film Categories:- Hindi-language films
- Urdu-language films
- 2004 films
- Films based on Macbeth
- Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare
- Films about organized crime in India
- Films directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
- Films set in Mumbai
- Indian art films
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