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Maqbool (Hindi: मक़बूल, Urdu: مقبُول) is a 2003 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.
The plot of the film is loosely based on that of Macbeth with regard to events and characterisation. The film did not perform remarkably at the box office, but won director Vishal Bhardwaj international acclaim. Apart from directing it, he had also composed the background score and songs for the film. Bhardwaj then moved on to adapting William Shakespeare's Othello in his 2006 film Omkara which won him commercial as well as critical success. The critical success of "Omkara" was responsible for winning Francis Ford Coppola's attention.
The film had its North American premiere at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. Though the film failed to entice much of an audience during its theatrical run in India, critics were appreciative and Pankaj Kapoor went on to win a Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was screened in the Marché du Film section of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Actors: Narsing Yadav (actor), M.S. Narayana (actor), Melkote (actor), Rao Ramesh (actor), Vennela Kishore (actor), Nagineedu (actor), Meghna Naidu (actress), Nani (actor), Nani (actor), Nani (actor), Thagubothu Ramesh (actor), Bindhu Madhavi (actress), Pudi Prawin (editor), Srinivas Avasarala (actor), Haripriya (actress),
Plot: PJ (Nani) is the grandson of a wealthy zamindar. PJ is an irresponsible youngster who is spoiled by the pampering and excessive money. His grandfather writes a will with several conditions before he dies. He writes the will that PJ will inherit his entire wealth only if he completes his graduation as a common man without any luxuries. The rest of the story is all about how PJ learns about values and life as he achieves his goal.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Vishal Bhardwaj (composer), Laurens C. Postma (producer), Vishal Bhardwaj (writer), Vishal Bhardwaj (writer), Tabu (actress), Vishal Bhardwaj (director), Vishal Bhardwaj (producer), Pankaj Kapur (actor), Shweta Menon (actress), Irrfan Khan (actor), Naseeruddin Shah (actor), Murli Sharma (actor), Om Puri (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Sitaram (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family. Abbaji's mistress and Maqbool plot and carry out his death; the sea plays the role of Birnham wood.
Keywords: antihero, based-on-play, betrayal, black-comedy, character-name-in-title, critically-acclaimed, cult-director, cult-film, dark-comedy, death-of-protagonistActors: Vijay Arora (actor), Mithun Chakraborty (actor), Prem Chopra (actor), Prem Chopra (actor), Utpal Dutt (actor), Satyendra Kapoor (actor), Mac Mohan (actor), Paintal (actor), Nana Patekar (actor), Jagdish Raj (actor), Shatrughan Sinha (actor), Johnny Walker (actor), Rakhee Gulzar (actress), Padmini Kolhapure (actress), Prema Narayan (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Utpal Dutt (actor), Utpal Dutt (actor), Anwar Hussain (actor), Sandhya Roy (actress), Rajen Tarafder (director), Sudhin Dasgupta (composer),
Genres: Drama,