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Oct 27, 2021 · The element of tragedy in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet inspired Vishal Bhardwaj to come up with Haider. With this film, Bhardwaj completes his trilogy of Shakespearean tragic adaptations. Haider is a commendable fusion of a revenge play, Elizabethan drama and a Bollywood movie. The horrors of Kashmir are reflective of the tragic elements in ...
- Fatimah Javed
- 2021
Oct 7, 2014 · Haider, Bollywood director Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Hamlet, divides opinions in India.
Oct 2, 2014 · “Haider” may not be the equal of Mr. Bhardwaj’s other Shakespeare films, and it may be deficient in the “Hamlet” department, but it certainly gives good Gertrude. Haider NYT Critic’s Pick
- Vishal Bhardwaj
Set amidst the insurgency-hit Kashmir conflicts of 1995, Haider is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. It is also based on Basharat Peer 's memoir Curfewed Night . [2] Haider, a young student and a poet, returns to Kashmir at the peak of the conflict to seek answers about his father's disappearance and ends up being tugged into the politics of the state. [3]
Oct 1, 2014 · Haider is an adaptation of Hamlet and the final film of Vishal Bhardwaj's Shakespearean trilogy. It is the story of a Kashmiri student who's doctor father "disappears", which is a euphemism for the authorities picking up people they believe have information about militants.
- Koel Purie
- Movies, Reviews
Oct 1, 2014 · And with Haider comes actor Shahid Kapoor’s chance to be his best as an actor, getting to play the ultimate tragic hero, Hamlet — something actors world over would kill for. “It was a risky ...
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Oct 2, 2014 · Vishal Bharadwaj’s third Shakespearean adaptation,` Haider’ urf `Hamlet’ is a spectacular looking film, each little detail of set and setting perfect. Where it falters is in telling the story it sets out to : the result is a gorgeous but choppy film that you cannot take your eyes off for fear of losing another exquisite piece of detailing; it is also one that fails to fully keep you with it.
