Maqbool - The Godfather of Mumbai
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Maqbool - The Godfather of Mumbai (TV), Maqbool (DVD) |
| Original title | Maqbool |
| Country of production | India |
| original language | Hindi , Urdu |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 132 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| script |
Vishal Bhardwaj , Abbas Tyrewala |
| production | Bobby Bedi |
| music | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| camera | Hemant Chaturvedi |
| cut | Aarif Sheikh |
| occupation | |
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Maqbool is a modern adaptation of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare . The critically acclaimed Bollywood film could not land a commercial hit, but won important national awards. The film was also shown at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival .
action
Bombay is controlled by gang boss Jahangir Khan, known as Abbaji. Not only the corrupt police officers Purohit and Pandit work for him, the politicians also depend on him. Miyan Maqbool is his right-hand man and a reliable gangster. Abbaji's young wife Nimmi has already caught her eye and starts an affair with him. She no longer wants to hide her love and gives him a choice - either he kills Abbaji or she.
When Abbaji's future son-in-law Guddu comes into question as his successor, Maqbool sees the danger and kills Abbaji in his sleep. Now Maqbool becomes the head of the clan. However, he is not shown the necessary loyalty, as everyone suspected the murder. The politicians, police officers and rival gangsters - all of this rips apart under Maqbool's rule, driving him to despair. Nimmi is also haunted by delusions. One murder follows the next - until the prophecy of the policeman Pandit is fulfilled and Maqbool faces death.
music
| Song title | Singer |
|---|---|
| Jhin Min Jhini | Sadhana Sargam , Sultan Khan , Anuradha Sriram , Rakesh Pandit |
| Ru-Ba-Ru | Daler Mehndi , Rakesh Pandit , Sabir Khan , Dominique |
| Rone Thu | Rekha Bhardwaj |
| Dheemo Re | Sultan Khan |
| Maqbool theme | Instrumental |
| Rukhe Naina | Sanjeev Abhyankar |
| Chingari | Rekha Bhardwaj |
| Killing | Instrumental |
| Shoonya | Instrumental |
| Nirvana | Instrumental |
| Jhin Min Jhini (extended) | Sadhana Sargam , Sultan Khan , Anuradha Sriram , Rakesh Pandit |
Juxtaposition to Shakespeare's Macbeth
| Film actor | Characters in the movie | Characters in tragedy |
|---|---|---|
| Irrfan Khan | Miyan Maqbool | Macbeth |
| taboo | Take it | Lady Macbeth |
| Pankaj Kapoor | Jahangir Khan (Abbaji) | Duncan |
| Om Puri | Policeman Pandit | witch |
| Naseeruddin Shah | Policeman Purohit | witch |
| Piyush Mishra | Cocoa | 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 little son |
| Gyanchand Rikki | Mughal | Macdonwald |
Awards
- IIFA Award / Best Dialogue to Vishal Bhardwaj
- IIFA Award / Best Screenplay to Vishal Bhardwaj , Abbas Tyrewala
nomination
Star Screen Award nomination
- Star Screen Award / Best Villain to Irrfan Khan
- Star Screen Award / Best Supporting Actor to Pankaj Kapoor
- Star Screen Award / Best Dialogue to Vishal Bhardwaj
- Zee Cine Award / Critics' Award - Best Actor to Pankaj Kapoor
- Zee Cine Award / Best Dialogue to Vishal Bhardwaj
- Zee Cine Award / Best Screenplay to Vishal Bhardwaj , Abbas Tyrewala
nomination
- Zee Cine Award / Best Supporting Actor to Pankaj Kapoor
- Zee Cine Award / Best Villain to Irrfan Khan
- Zee Cine Award / Best Director to Vishal Bhardwaj
- Zee Cine Award / Best Costumes to Payal Saluja
- Zee Cine Award / Best Story to Vishal Bhardwaj
- Best Screenplay to Vishal Bhardwaj , Abbas Tyrewala
Bangkok International Film Festival
- nominated for the best film Golden Kinnaree Award to Vishal Bhardwaj
criticism
"With all of this," Maqbool "is also a classic mafia film that bows down in particular to Francis Ford Coppola's" The Godfather ". But although one might assume differently with such disparate ingredients - mafia film, Bollywood musical, Shakespeare - the result is a self-contained one , highly entertaining film, which as an example of a successful cultural transfer is always astonishing. " (from arte )
"" Maqbool "overwhelms with its acting performances, fascinates with its multi-layered story and the safe staging. It is neither the best film adaptation of Shakespeare nor a revolution for Bollywood - but a consistent and daring mixture of "Parallel Cinema", Bollywood, Shakespeare and Bollywood. A mix that could have failed, but in Bhardwaj's hands advanced to one of the best Indian films of 2003. "(from molodezhnaja.ch)
Others
Vishal Bhardwaj was again inspired by Shakespeare in another film and shot the film Omkara , which is based on Othello . Here, too, he put the action in a gangster milieu.
Web links
- Maqbool - The Godfather of Mumbai in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Review
- Review at molodezhnaja.ch
- Brief information about the film on cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://molodezhnaja.ch/india_m.htm#maqboolhtm
