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**JamesTornC** · 03-28-2006, 01:39 AM

One brilliant Hindi film in the recent years was Maqbool.
Shakespeare's Macbeth wonderfully adapted by Abbas Tyrewala. The locales,ethos was created

Watertight screenplay, you don't sit back at all. Jealousy, lust, hatred, camaraderie, vengeance, love and power were all portrayed elegantly. The movie is exceedingly well written.

Mindblowing performance from Tabu with equally good performance from Irrfan and Pankaj Kapoor. Tabu, in particular had to manage the delicate balance of playing the manipulator and the vulnerable one.Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri as the cops (equivalent of the three witches in Macbeth) are hilarious.

The music score by Vishal Bharadwaj is a big plus. The flute piece in the background for the slow-motion murder sequence is on example of his innovative work.

Though the movie had a good box office run, it is yet to be regarded as classic that it is. Do check it out.

Just saw the flick this weekend and i completely agree with you.
"Watertight" screenplay it is, alright. I remember reading that Kamal was approached to do a role in this movie.
Check out how, in almost all the scenes, the camera is at an angle lower to the characters [below the eye-line], thereby giving the viewer a perception of ther power of the characters.
Was very impressed even in the very first scene - the lighting is so natural [minimal]. Irfan and Tabu were terrific.
Pankaj Kapoor imitates Brando [GF, of course!] in his walk, dialogue delivery, body/facial posturing and even in turning down the corners of his mouth.

03-28-2006, 01:39 AM	#31
JamesTornC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 319 Senior Member	One brilliant Hindi film in the recent years was Maqbool. Shakespeare's Macbeth wonderfully adapted by Abbas Tyrewala. The locales,ethos was created Watertight screenplay, you don't sit back at all. Jealousy, lust, hatred, camaraderie, vengeance, love and power were all portrayed elegantly. The movie is exceedingly well written. Mindblowing performance from Tabu with equally good performance from Irrfan and Pankaj Kapoor. Tabu, in particular had to manage the delicate balance of playing the manipulator and the vulnerable one.Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri as the cops (equivalent of the three witches in Macbeth) are hilarious. The music score by Vishal Bharadwaj is a big plus. The flute piece in the background for the slow-motion murder sequence is on example of his innovative work. Though the movie had a good box office run, it is yet to be regarded as classic that it is. Do check it out. Just saw the flick this weekend and i completely agree with you. "Watertight" screenplay it is, alright. I remember reading that Kamal was approached to do a role in this movie. Check out how, in almost all the scenes, the camera is at an angle lower to the characters [below the eye-line], thereby giving the viewer a perception of ther power of the characters. Was very impressed even in the very first scene - the lighting is so natural [minimal]. Irfan and Tabu were terrific. Pankaj Kapoor imitates Brando [GF, of course!] in his walk, dialogue delivery, body/facial posturing and even in turning down the corners of his mouth.
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