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Omkara (2006)

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William Shakespeare's 17th century tragedy is adapted for the screen by one of Bollywood's most promising filmmakers in this effort that traces one man's unrelenting jealousy and all-consuming obsession against the backdrop of political warfare in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh. A charismatic chieftain who serves as leader to a notorious gang of outlaws, Omkara (aka Omi) is constantly flanked by his right-hand man Kesu and the devoted Langda Tyagi. Upon appointing Kesu as his chief lieutenant,

Unrated, 2 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International

Directed By: Vishal Bharadwaj

In Theaters: Jul 28, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Sep 5, 2006

Box Office:$0.8M

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Cast

Ajay Devgan
Omkara 'Omi' Shukla
Kareena Kapoor
Dolly Mishra
Saif Ali Khan
Langda Tyagi
Vivek Oberoi
Kesu 'Firangi' Upadhaya
Konkona Sen Sharma
Indu, Indu Tyagi
Bipasha Basu
Billos Chamanbahar
Naseeruddin Shah
Bhaisaab
Deepak Dobriyal
Rajju Tiwari
Kamal Tiwari
Raghunath Mishra
Sanjay Gandhi
Raghunath's Man
Rahul Singh
Raghunath's Man
Sanam Kumar
Mental
Vipin Singh
Omi's Man
Kunal Bhojwani
Omi's Man
Sudhir Nema
Omi's Man
Shakeel
Omi's Man
Akhilesh Kumar
Omi's Man
Joydeep Murkherjee
Omi's Man
Avtar Sahani
SSP Babulal
Shashi Mishra
Bhaisaab's Man
Balwant Jadhav
Bhaisaab's Man
Bhupindra Kumar Sharma
Head Constable
Maanav Kaushik
Surinder Captain
Pankaj Tripathi
Kichlu
Shahabuddin
Captaan's Man
Babulal
Captaan's Man
Vipin
Captaan's Man
Ravi
Captaan's Man
Grant Navin
Captaan's Man
Rahul Kumar
Golu
Munni Begum
Tai at Ohmi's House
Suhkwinder Singh
Babulal's Man
Jarnial Singh
Babulal's Man
Rumi Siddiqui
Babulal's Man
Suresh P. Dubey
Babulal's Man
Anand Mohan Chaubey
Train Ticket Checker
Kamal Mishra
Panditji
Ram Sujan Singh
Kichlu's Man
Arun Soni
Kichlu's Man
Buddhadeb Yagna Dutt
Kichlu's Man
Ramesh
Captaan's Man, Man in R...
Santosh Kaushik
Indore Singh

Critic Reviews for Omkara

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Strongly cast, and with a powerhouse perf by Saif Ali Khan in the Iago role, pic puts Bhardwaj in the top ranks of serious Mumbai-based helmers.

August 7, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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An interesting take on Shakespeare's 'Othello'. Great cast! Interesting story plots.

January 31, 2008

Leo L

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some great shots and direction along with solid acting and a few plot changes (some for the better) make this an elite take on Othelo.

April 4, 2007

Michael Backus

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