Omkara - My most fav. out of these 3
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Omi "Omkara" Shukla, Ajay's the best character. Intro scene mein Ajay walking wearing a shawl from dark shadow, bande ka swag kuch alag hi level ka hai ismein. No one could have played this role any better than Ajay. He is just effortless, koi faltu ka tashan nahi, koi drama nahi, koi OTT nahi, just making this character a Class Act. Above design I made years ago, still my fav., just written few lines, rest you can see in poster itself Bande ka Swag alag hi hai. Gussey wala Staire, hair style, dialect in film, matlab ke chicha ne jhande gaad diye hai bas, samajh aa rahi hai ke nahi.
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Saif Ali Khan as Langda Tyagi
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My 2nd most fav. character from film, the BEST role in Saifu's career. There is always a time in every star's life when they get 1 role in which they just excel like anything. This was it for Saifu. A complete 360 degree change in this from all his previous roles. Desi, gangster, boss's right hand man, dialect UP wali, desi getup, gande daant, that expressions, chicha poorey aag laga diye iss character mein, bawandar hi kar daale bole toh. Aur kye naachein hai hum beedi jalayi le pe, dagad dagad. Saifu ko khud nahi andaza that he is this much good actor, isey chance do ye tehlka macha sakta hai.
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I am now posting a few reviews from IMDB, which describe the movie much better than I wanted to say.
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Traditionally in Bollywood you narrate fantasy and try to make it an art form, thankfully it doesn't work. Real life is harsh, as a nation we are in the first phase of seeing reality taking art form on screen. It used to happen before but sadly those movies used to get buried under the tag of "art movie". I think as a culture we tend to have a strong disdain for reality and we love flirting with surrealism of lowest standards.
Omkara would be a cult classic, like Maqbool, its for people who like to see smart cinema, yes cinema as in international cinema and not films. I don't think Othello is a subject that will go down well with "junta" they like singing, dancing, crying. Omkara has singing, dancing and crying, but it is similar to things in our lives. We don't like it, we like entertainment through escapism, surrealism and at times sadomaschoism. Thats Us, Indias, we are like this. It's not good, it's not bad. After weeks Omkara may not become a successful product, Omkara would be a successful Cinema.
The movie is a stand out from a technical point of view, you can count the flaws on two fingers which is exceptional for Bollywood.The creative team has achieved a new high, so congratulations to them.The movie fits well in the location, it has an authentic feel and associates nicely with he play.The rustic and rough feel of the movie nicely captures the ambiance, never for a moment things get too comfortable and I guess if you're surrounded by political mafias there can never be a real sense of ease about any thing.
Konkona Sen, she is a beautiful actor a genuine talent. Sadly she was a bit wasted in a limited screen time but had emphatic presence. Vivek Oberoi, sadly he lost out. He did his usual boy-next-door-charm but you never felt for his character. He looked more idiotic than brave and loyal, not for a moment you could sympathize with him while he was being victimised. Vishal hid him very well in the script. Naseer Sab was good. He is too big now for such roles and he managed to give credibility to this character.
The soul of the movie is Saif Ali Khan. I think since DilChahta Hai he's shown that he is one Indian actor who is ready to imply world standards to his approach and methods. His work ethics have been fantastic. I respect him for that. Personally I think Langda Tyagi is the most inspired performance since Paresh Rawal's Sardar. In between I can't think of any actor getting in the soul of a character like this. He did in this movie what Pankaj Kapoor did in Maqbool with Abba Ji, which is to re-invent how a character is portrayed, it can only be achieved by legends. Langda is a bit of Jack Sparrow and Bill the Butcher at the same time, which means quality. The best thing was, for the entire movie Saif killed himself to become Langda. When he called SMS "assum kar dena" in Car with Omi that sealed it for him.
It wasn't an easy task following Maqbool. Vishal has done an absolutely incredible job in stretching his high standards. He is a certified genius now, a rare breed, a original of the species. His story telling, dialogues, the whole presentation was flawless. I am sure those who are not familiar with Othello will have a different view. But I don't see how could have Othello be re-worked better as a movie. It's a tragedy so the end was glum and depressing. I am impressed and awed by Vishal Bharadwaj's work. He stuck to his beliefs and made a movie that he wanted to make never bothering about crowd, money or critics. It rarely happens in Bollywood. Kumar Mangat should also be thanked for encouraging him and giving him his space. Right now Vishal Bharadwaj is the best, much better than Pretentious Leela Bhansali. Take a bow for giving a Classic of International Standards.
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I could not believe Omkara was a Bollywood film. I am so happy to finally watch a Hindi film that was as good as any film in any language I have seen.
Though it was difficult to understand the dialogs in entirety, and I am from Uttar Pradesh, I was amazed how authentic they were. I was lucky to have watched the film in USA with subtitles, and could therefore understand them better. I was so happy to actually hear real Hindi/Avadhi, instead of synthesized, mundane and lifeless Hindi. Some dialogs reminded me of Monsoon Wedding.
They don't make better films than Omkara anywhere in the world. It is a must see. And you'd enjoy it more in a theater where you'd give it the attention it deserves.
Off all the big stars in the film, Saif was the best in his role of Langda. He eclipsed everyone other than probably his wife (in the film).
Omkara is a masterpiece and would be judged one of the best films Bollywood has ever produced.
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And probably the one of the best of all times. I was not very much aware of the story of Shakespere's play. But I did read peoples reviews before going for the movie.
No doubt this movie is a master piece. Whether it is story, screenplay, music, acting, take any department of the film and it is bound to score at least 9/10 on each of them.
The director lives to the hype generated after his last 2 critical hits Makdee and Maqbool. Everybody gets there act perfect, special mention to Saif and Kareena. Vishal had said in one of his interviews that he did not expect Kareena to be this good, and that is the same feeling I had after leaving the theatre. I had really started hating her after numerous number of over-acted films, but Vishal gets best out of her. Ajay's acting was never in question, Konkana was superb as usual and Saif delivers a award winning performance. Though I thought that Naseer's character was under-developed.
Above all, its Vishal who deserves to be appreciated, one for making a classic, two for getting everyone associated to the movie to give there best.
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Above, 3 users have rated this film a 10/10.
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