Omkara (2006)
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| German title | Omkara - In the intoxication of jealousy |
| Original title | Omkara |
| Country of production | India |
| original language | Hindi |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 155 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Vishal Bharadwaj |
| script | Vishal Bharadwaj Robin Bhatt Abhishek Chaubey |
| production | Kumar Mangat Pathak |
| music | Vishal Bharadwaj |
| camera | Tassaduq Hussain |
| cut | Meghna Manchanda Sen |
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Omkara is a Hindi film by Vishal Bharadwaj from 2006. Omkara is an adaptation of the Shakespeare classic Othello .
action
Omkara Shukla is the leader of a group that works for the corrupt politician Tiwari Bhaisaab to maintain his power. When Bhaisaab names Omkara as his successor after being injured, he appoints Kesu from his henchmen and not Langda as his own successor. Angry with envy, Langda invents an affair between Omkara's fiancé Dolly and Kesu. On their wedding night, Omkara is finally convinced of his bride's infidelity and kills her. Langda also receives permission to shoot Kesu. However, he only hurts his arm. With the help of Langda's wife Indu, Omkara finally finds out that his bride Dolly was loyal to him after all. Together they realize that the Langda affair was only staged. While Indu Langda slits open his neck in retaliation, Omkara kills himself.
Reviews
"The power of distrust, staged spectacularly - with Omkara, Indian director Vishal Bhardwaj has succeeded in making a grandiose Othello adaptation - with stars like Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor."
Awards
- Filmfare Award / Best Playback Singer to Sunidhi Chauhan for the song Beedi
- Filmfare Award / Best Supporting Actress to Konkona Sen Sharma
- Filmfare Award / Best Villain to Saif Ali Khan
Web links
- Omkara in the Internet Movie Database (English)