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Maqbool

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 12m
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8.0/10
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Maqbool (2003)
The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
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The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.

  • Director
    • Vishal Bhardwaj
  • Writers
    • Abbas Tyrewala
    • Vishal Bhardwaj
    • William Shakespeare
  • Stars
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Tabu
    • Pankaj Kapur
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    12K
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    • Director
      • Vishal Bhardwaj
    • Writers
      • Abbas Tyrewala
      • Vishal Bhardwaj
      • William Shakespeare
    • Stars
      • Irrfan Khan
      • Tabu
      • Pankaj Kapur
    • 44User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 23 nominations

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    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Maqbool
    • (as Irrfan)
    Tabu
    Tabu
    • Nimmi
    Pankaj Kapur
    Pankaj Kapur
    • Jahangir Khan (Abbaji)
    • (as Pankaj Kapoor)
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Inspector Purohit
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Inspector Pandit
    Piyush Mishra
    Piyush Mishra
    • Kaka
    Masumeh Makhija
    Masumeh Makhija
    • Sameera (Abbaji's Daughter)
    Ajay Gehi
    Ajay Gehi
    • Guddu (Kaka's son)
    Abbas Tyrewala
    Abbas Tyrewala
    • Sadik Chikna
    Deepak Dobriyal
    Deepak Dobriyal
    • Thapa
    Gyanchand Rikki
    • Mughal
    Manav Kaushik
    Manav Kaushik
    • Asif
    Ankur Vikal
    Ankur Vikal
    • Riyaz Boti
    Pubali Sanyal
    • Boti's wife
    Raj
    • Boti's son
    Murli Sharma
    Murli Sharma
    • Devsare
    Firdous Irani
    • Usman
    • (as Firdaus Irani)
    Vivek Mushran
    Vivek Mushran
    • Tavde
    • (as Vivek Mishra)
    • Director
      • Vishal Bhardwaj
    • Writers
      • Abbas Tyrewala
      • Vishal Bhardwaj
      • William Shakespeare
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    • Trivia
      Macbeth is Vishal Bhardwaj's favorite play. He wanted to make a movie for mature audiences after his debut with the children's movie Makdee (Shabana Azmi played the witch for free in that one), and chose his favorite dark-story.
    • Quotes

      Inspector Pandit: Shakti ka santulan chahiye sansar mein. Aag ke liye paani ka dar hona chahiye.

    • Connections
      Referenced in No Smoking (2007)

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    9/10
    The best Hindi movie to come out recently
    I saw this movie a long time ago and I saw it again recently, cant get enough of how amazing this movie is. A Hindi movie worthy of being screened at every internatinoal film festival, in fact it was screened at various festivals and was appreciated.

    The list of the talented starcast is huge, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Tabu & last but certainly not the least, Irrfan Khan(playing the title role of Maqbool).

    Story is about an underworld side kick who starts to have an inner conflict and where he has to make a decision and choose between loyalty and deceit, all because of a woman who is the mistress of the underworld gang leader Abbaji (played to perfection by Pankaj Kapur).

    Performances, lines, screenplay, background score and editing, cinematography are 1st rate.
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    • Release date
      • January 30, 2004 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Kaleidoscope Entertainment (India)
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    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Urdu
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    • Production companies
      • Kaleidoscope Entertainment
      • NH Studioz
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      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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