Comments on: “Omkara,” “Othello,” and the Dirty Business of Politics (a film review)

By: sanket agrawal

sanket agrawal — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:19:37 +0000

The dialouge of Nashruddin Shah in this movie “TRAIN PALTA LO” in the train is very very FUNNY i laughed loudly when I hear this dialouge.

By: Shodan

Shodan — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:38:48 +0000

Omkara rocked. Watched it for the first time yesterday. Much respect to Vishal Bharadwaj. I only knew him as the talented music director of Maachis. According to Wiki, he even worked on a Coppola production.

Anybody got a Maqbool connect in Houston? Hillcroft drew a blank. Netflix shows, I kid you not, Ally Mcbeal.

By: instant_karma

instant_karma — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:23:40 +0000

Yes Black Friday is simply MINDBLOWING. you see a film like this once a decade if you are lucky. if u think vishal directed omkara brilliantly well plz watch black friday which is NOT a documentary. A well made film and as Taran Adarsh says "hindi cinema at its best!"

By: vivgirl

vivgirl — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:46:15 +0000

I think Maqbool was a better film than omkara. The characters were better developed. However, it is absolutely fabulous that Bharadwaj has successfully adapted the universalism of shakespeare and made it work in the context of the Bombay undergound and in and through Haryanvi grassroot politics. He is by far India’s most cerebral filmaker and quite the musician to boot…maachis had phenomenal music. Enough on my ode to the Vman. Has anyone seen anurag kashyap’s black friday?

By: instant_karma

instant_karma — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:59:50 +0000

a Brilliant film indeed. VB has delivered a well made film. Dialouges are crude and suits the film quite well. Bipasha dancing Beedi is just mesmerising. one of the best songs of 2006. saif like u never seen him before. best peformance in negative role of 2006!

and yes Kisna was crap. a disaster by SG

anantha -

you are so rite about this. but plz understand the taste of NRI's they luv karan johar films like kank and reject masterpieces like omkara. NRI's in majority love glossy cinema and reality cinema they run away from i guess they dont want to cry in front of their girlfriends lolz

By: Gruel

Gruel — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:13:16 +0000

Incidentally, it was filmed in Wai, Maharashtra and not UP, where it is set. A whole lot of films seem to be shot there, recently.

By: Jeet

Jeet — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:05:42 +0000

Desi Friends,

Kisna was a historical but not Omkara. It is based in today's time and in UP.

Viveik did a brilliant job in Company so he actually suited the character in Omkara. Too bad he couldnt deliver in this role

By: Filmiholic

Filmiholic — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:20:54 +0000

Kisna was such a disappointment, though I kinda liked the music and Sushmita's mujra. But the movie as a whole was just so bloated and too long.

By: Desi Friends

Desi Friends — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:13:18 +0000

It doesn’t make sense to me that why do producers and directors keep on casting vivek in historical saga’s. I mean look at Kisna and now Omkara, He doesn’t have that face to do such flicks at all.

By: anantha

anantha — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:50:11 +0000

Omkara is impressive, but the sad part is that it is never going to be appreciated. Two weeks ago, I watched Krissh in the same hall and found it packed. People seemed to be laughing and not just during the comedy track. But now I hear Krissh is taking a bundle at the box office. In contrast, Omkara’s screening was half full only. But personally, Omkara was much more satisfying!