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Oct 2, 2014 · The result is a film that is problematic and far too long, but also thrillingly ambitious and powerful. The action takes place in 1995. There is something rotten in paradise. Pura Kashmir quaid khana hai, a character remarks. Haider, played by Shahid Kapoor, returns home from Aligarh.
Epic betrayals, existential crises and an Oedipal complex pave a young man’s turbulent path to avenge his father’s death in a conflict-torn Kashmir. Watch trailers & learn more.
Oct 3, 2014 · Haider’s old home was destroyed thanks to the war between militants and the army. His father (Narendra Jha is quite the find of the film) was a casualty of a misunderstanding, representative of ...
Oct 5, 2014 · Haider is a daring movie, and stands apart from Bollywood’s fascination with the Valley’s Dal Lake, flower-laden Shikaras and snow-capped mountains. Although the movie has gone through 41 cuts, it still presents a strong political message about a period when most of the Indians chose to stay away from the famed Shikaras. Advertisement.
Epic betrayals, existential crises and an Oedipal complex pave a young man’s turbulent path to avenge his father’s death in a conflict-torn Kashmir. Watch trailers & learn more.
Oct 2, 2014 · Haider is lovely to look at and beautifully acted and produced, with several standout individual scenes of poignancy, and a progressive and humanist perspective on the Kashmir struggle. But it’s ...
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 ...
