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1. • • Writing for The Hindu, Namrata Joshi termed Maqbool a "masterpiece of Indian cinema" and commended the film's "dark, richly textured visual style."
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   Is 'Maqbool' a masterpiece?

   • This film is, in short, a masterpiece. A unique interpretation on Shakespeare's "Macbeth", "Maqbool" features Irrfan in one of the most brilliantly executed roles of modern cinema. He remarkably inhabits the skin of a character who is muddled, murderous, and maniacal.

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   What happened to Maqbool?

   • Some magic happened there, says Vishal Bhardwaj about his much acclaimed Macbeth adaptation Maqbool, which completes 20 years of its release on Tuesday. The film, the first of his Shakespeare trilogy, didn’t do well in theatres, didn’t make much money and there was no actor willing to take on the title role — finally played by Irrfan.

   Vishal Bhardwaj on 20 years of Maqbool: ‘Some magic happened there’

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   Is Maqbool based on Macbeth?

   • One classic that really called everyone’s attention to Irrfan’s skill as a performer is Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of the Shakespeare play Macbeth. Yes, it is Maqbool that I speak of. Maqbool hit the big screen on January 30, 2004.

   Irrfan Khan in and as Maqbool: Powerful and subtle, all at once

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   How did Maqbool come out?

   • Maqbool also came out of a very specific moment in Hindi cinema history as the millennium turned — the falling apart of single screen theaters, and the resulting swerve in the kind of audience Hindi cinema was catering to. Director Vishal Bhardwaj watched the ‘first day first show’ of his debut film Makdee (2002) in a single-screen.

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   A masterpiece in every aspect.This is the first thought which came to me after watching Maqbool. First I have to give credit to the director for doing such an amazing job. To recreate a story as famous as Macbeth and as brilliantly as he did , is a very brave and hard enterprise.

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   Jan 30, 2024 · An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, transplanted onto the Mumbai underworld, Maqbool was populated by actors who graduated from the National School of Drama — Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Piyush Mishra, and the youngest of the lot, Irrfan Khan, who would play the titular character.

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   Sep 20, 2003 · Maqbool (Khan) is the favored lieutenant of Abbiji, a Godfather-like figure who runs the Indian underworld. Maqbool is completely loyal to Abbiji, even resisting the advances of the sultry Nimmi, Abbiji’s mistress (and the movie’s Lady Macbeth). It’s hinted that the two have a past of sorts, but Maqbool adamantly refuses to betray his boss.

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   MAQBOOL. (Hindi, 2003, 126 minutes) Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Produced by Bobby Bedi; Screenplay: Abbas Tyrewala and Vishal Bhardwaj; Dialogues: Vishal Bhardwaj; Lyrics: Gulzar; Music: Vishal Bhardwaj; Cinematography: Hemant Chaturvedi. Films with criminal protagonists permit directors and audiences to vicariously experience lifestyles ...

7. indianexpress.com › article › entertainmentIrrfan Khan in and as Maqbool: Powerful and subtle, all at once

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   Apr 3, 2018 · Irrfan Khan has given many memorable performances over the years, but the film that really put him on the map was Vishal Bhardwaj's 2004 Maqbool, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. skip to main content

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   Jan 30, 2024 · Some magic happened there, says Vishal Bhardwaj about his much acclaimed Macbeth adaptation Maqbool, which completes 20 years of its release on Tuesday. The film, the first of his Shakespeare trilogy, didn’t do well in theatres, didn’t make much money and there was no actor willing to take on the title role — finally played by Irrfan .

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   Maqbool: Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. With Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah. The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.