The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
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Awards:
- 10 wins & 19 nominations.
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Cast
| Irrfan Khan | ... |
Maqbool
(as Irrfan)
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| Tabu | ... |
Nimmi
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| Pankaj Kapur | ... |
Jahangir Khan (Abbaji)
(as Pankaj Kapoor)
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| Naseeruddin Shah | ... |
Inspector Purohit
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| Om Puri | ... |
Inspector Pandit
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| Piyush Mishra | ... |
Kaka
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| Masumeh Makhija | ... |
Sameera (Abbaji's Daughter)
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| Ajay Gehi | ... |
Guddu (Kaka's son)
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| Abbas Tyrewala | ... |
Sadik Chikna
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| Deepak Dobriyal | ... |
Thapa
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Gyanchand Rikki | ... |
Mughal
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| Manav Kaushik | ... |
Asif
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| Ankur Vikal | ... |
Riyaz Boti
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Pubali Sanyal | ... |
Boti's wife
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Raj | ... |
Boti's son
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| Murli Sharma | ... |
Devsare
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Firdous Irani | ... |
Usman
(as Firdaus Irani)
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| Vivek Mushran | ... |
Tavde
(as Vivek Mishra)
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Shammi Narang | ... |
Bhosle
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Mohini Mathur | ... |
Badi Bi
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Rakesh Pandit | ... |
Qawwals at Dargah
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Sabir Khan | ... |
Qawwals at Dargah
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Musharraf Khan | ... |
Qawwals at Dargah
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| Jaywant Wadkar | ... |
Palekar
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Jitendra Shriamali | ... |
Palekar's PA
(as Jeetendra Shrimali)
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Bhupinder Sharma | ... |
Mohini's secretary
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Jagdish Kansara | ... |
Producer
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| Shweta Menon | ... |
Mohini
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Vinay Shukla | ... |
Professor
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Rajeev Acharya | ... |
Architect
(as Rajiv Acharya)
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Anoop Joshi | ... |
Caterer
(as Anup Joshi)
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Ramratan Sen | ... |
Ahmed
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Shankar Nihate | ... |
Kaka's Murderer
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| Dibyendu Bhattacharya | ... |
Chinna's Killer
(as Debuyendu Bhattacharya)
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Nadeem Khan | ... |
Badi Bi's Killer
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Sanjay Bhutiani | ... |
Custom Officer
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Richa Nayer | ... |
Doctor
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| Dayashankar Pandey | ... |
Masterji
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Vinod Nahardih | ... |
Chinna
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| Asit Redij | ... |
Aabji's Aide
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| Anurag Kashyap | ... |
Dead Body ( Scene Deleted) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vishal Bhardwaj | ||
Written by
| Abbas Tyrewala | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Vishal Bhardwaj | ... | (screenplay) |
| Vishal Bhardwaj | ... | (dialogue) |
| William Shakespeare | ... | (play "Macbeth") |
Produced by
| Bobby Bedi | ... | producer |
| Puja Bedi | ... | associate producer |
| Rekha Bhardwaj | ... | co-producer (as Rekha) |
| Vishal Bhardwaj | ... | co-producer (as Vishal) |
| Laurens C. Postma | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Vishal Bhardwaj | ||
Cinematography by
| Hemant Chaturvedi | ||
Editing by
| Aarif Sheikh | ||
Editorial Department
| Gaus Kazi | ... | assistant editor |
| Rohit Ved Prakash | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mangesh Salunke | ... | assistant editor |
| Samar | ... | assistant editor |
| Irfan Shaikh | ... | assistant editor |
| Shikhaa Sharma | ... | post-production assistant |
| Shakeel Sheikh | ... | assistant editor |
| Pawan Srivastava | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Honey Trehan | ||
Art Direction by
| Jayant Deshmukh | ||
Costume Design by
| Payal Saluja | ||
Makeup Department
| Suraj Chauhan | ... | makeup artist: Pankaj Kapoor |
| Vikram Gaikwad | ... | special makeup effects artist (as Vikram Gaikwad) |
| Vinay Jadhav | ... | assistant special makeup |
| Prakash Maruti Lad | ... | makeup artist: Naseeruddin Shah (as Prakash Lad) |
| Mili | ... | hair stylist: Tabu |
| Madan Mohan | ... | makeup artist: Tabu |
| Sailesh D. Pawar | ... | unit makeup artist |
| Raju Sahare | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Arun Sawant | ... | assistant special makeup |
| Vijay Sawant | ... | makeup artist: Om Puri |
| Nafeesa Shaikh | ... | hair stylist: unit |
| Vijay Shikare | ... | Personal makeup artist:Irrfan Khan |
| Praveen Yedla | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Praveen Yedtala) |
Production Management
| Alok Kapur | ... | production manager (as Alok Kapoor) |
| Sanjay Malik | ... | unit manager |
| Ajeet Singh | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Abhishek Chaubey | ... | associate director |
| Siddhartha Luther | ... | second assistant director |
| Supratik Sen | ... | second second assistant director |
| Honey Trehan | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Shamim Ansari | ... | assistant art director |
| Abhay Khandekar | ... | assistant carpenter |
| Raj Kumar | ... | set dresser |
| Prabhat Thakur | ... | chief assistant art director |
| Heeralal Vishwakarma | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Cherag Cama | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Amrit Pritam Dutta | ... | assistant sound editor (as Amrit Pritam) |
| G. Hari | ... | film mixing |
| Shajith Koyeri | ... | sound editor |
| P.A. Laxman | ... | sound assistant |
| Salim Merchant | ... | boom operator (as Suleiman) |
| Bhaskar Rao | ... | assistant film mixing |
| Sanil | ... | assistant film mixing |
| Suleman Sheikh | ... | boom operator |
| K.J. Singh | ... | audiographer / film mixing |
| Dileep Subramaniam | ... | additional sound recordist (as Dilip Subramaniam) |
| Robert Taylor | ... | sound mixer / sound recordist |
Stunts
| Raja | ... | assistant stunt director |
| Raj Shinde | ... | action director (as Raja Shinde) |
| Ravi Shinde | ... | stunt director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mohammad Ali Hasan | ... | light boy |
| Maqsood Ali | ... | assistant camera attendant |
| Gorakh S. Avadhi | ... | generator operator |
| Rupesh P. Bhatkar | ... | light boy |
| Chandu | ... | spot boy |
| Brian D'Souza | ... | focus puller |
| Amol Gole | ... | still photographer |
| Zafar Kashim | ... | light boy |
| Ahmed Khan | ... | light boy |
| Ravindra Kodur | ... | crane operator |
| V. Murli Krishna | ... | assistant camera attendant |
| Bhaiyya Lal | ... | spot boy |
| Ravindra Mahadik | ... | camera loader |
| Maruti | ... | spot boy |
| Mohan Mishra | ... | light boy |
| Anit Mukherjee | ... | first assistant camera |
| Abhijit Mulye | ... | still photographer |
| Nandram S. Nande | ... | light boy |
| N. Ram Prasad | ... | camera attendant |
| G. Rajesh | ... | assistant camera attendant |
| Ravindra Raokhande | ... | electrician |
| Nitin K. Shinde | ... | light boy |
| Nagesh S. Vagade | ... | light boy (as Nagesh Vaghade) |
| Rafiq Virani | ... | light boy (as Rafiq R. Virani) |
| Amir Jamal Zariya | ... | light boy |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Shahid Ali | ... | wardrobe in charge |
| Shilpa Kapadia | ... | costumes coordinator |
| Navin Minale | ... | assistant wardrobe |
| Shankar Nihate | ... | assistant wardrobe |
| Priyanka Saluja | ... | costume coordinator |
| Mustaque Sheikh | ... | assistant wardrobe (as Mushtaque Sheikh) |
| Indresh Verma | ... | assistant wardrobe |
Location Management
| Chand | ... | assistant location manager: Anup Joshi |
| Deepak Gawade | ... | location manager: Mumbai |
| Anoop Joshi | ... | location manager: Bhopal |
Music Department
| Sanjeev Abhyankar | ... | playback singer |
| Rekha Bhardwaj | ... | playback singer (as Rekha) |
| Dominique Cerejo | ... | playback singer (as Dominique) |
| Raman Dandyan | ... | Singer: title song |
| Gulzar | ... | lyricist |
| Salman Khan | ... | song recordist |
| Ustad Sultan Khan | ... | musician |
| Daler Mehndi | ... | playback singer |
| Rakesh Pandit | ... | playback singer |
| Sadhana Sargam | ... | playback singer (as Sadhna Sargam) |
| K.J. Singh | ... | song mixer / song recordist |
| Hitesh Sonik | ... | music arranger / music programmer |
| Anuradha Sriram | ... | playback singer |
Transportation Department
| Vrajesh Sampat | ... | unit transportation coordinator (as Brajesh Sampat) |
Additional Crew
| Abdullah | ... | stand-in propman |
| Anil Aggarwal | ... | financial controller |
| Fayyaz Badruddin | ... | publicity designer |
| Bala | ... | assistant junior artists supplier |
| Manika Berry | ... | production assistant |
| Edwin D'Souza | ... | office administrator: VBPPL |
| Gaurav Dhingra | ... | production assistant |
| Paras S. Dhungar | ... | assistant to generator operator |
| Jagdish | ... | stand-in propman |
| Anoop Joshi | ... | junior artists supplier: Bhopal (as Anup Joshi) |
| Sachin Kamble | ... | assistant crane operator |
| Jaspinder Kang | ... | completion bond |
| Padmaja Karmaikar | ... | production secretary |
| Nadeem Khan | ... | assistant gunmaster |
| Satish Kumar | ... | helper |
| Bhushan Lakandri | ... | choreographer: "Jhini Mini" (as Bhushan Lakhandri) |
| Ganesh Londe | ... | assistant crane operator |
| Tanveer Malik | ... | promo spots |
| Rambali Mishra | ... | assistant elemack dolly operator |
| Sanjay R. Mishra | ... | assistant elemack dolly operator |
| Gopichand Mohite | ... | helper |
| Shailendra Mohite | ... | helper |
| Pranati Nagarsheth | ... | production assistant (as Pranati Oza) |
| Lalit Nene | ... | assistant publicity stills |
| Pandit R. Pande | ... | assistant to generator operator |
| Meenakshi Pandey | ... | production secretary (as Meenakshi Pande) |
| Rakesh G. Rikhi | ... | assistant elemack dolly operator |
| Gyanchand Rikki | ... | elemack dolly operator |
| Hardeep Sachdev | ... | publicity stills |
| Ramesh Sadrani | ... | rain-machine (as Ramesh Sadarani) |
| Meenaz Sayed | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Supratik Sen | ... | subtitles: NFDC Mumbai |
| Manish Sharma | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Ajit Singh | ... | production runner |
| Sitaram | ... | assistant junior artists supplier |
| Alind Srivastava | ... | production assistant |
| Babu Tyagi | ... | gun master |
| Yogender Tyagi | ... | production assistant (as Yoginder Tyagi) |
Thanks
| Vidhu Vinod Chopra | ... | special thanks |
| Farrukh Dhondy | ... | special thanks |
| Anurag Kashyap | ... | special thanks |
| Laurens C. Postma | ... | special thanks |
| A. Sreekar Prasad | ... | special thanks (as Sreekar Prasad) |
| Mani Ratnam | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Kaleidoscope Entertainment (2003) (India) (theatrical)
- Amazon Prime Video (India) (video) (VOD)
- Hotstar (2015) (World-wide) (video)
- NH Studioz (2003) (World-wide)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- YouTube (2022) (World-wide) (video) (internet)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
- Monarc Films (special thanks)
- Pappu Lekhraj & Co. (junior artists supplier)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Aabaji (Jahangir Khan) is a powerful Don in Mumbai underworld.Maqbool is his right hand and most loyal person and both share a great bond.Two corrupt cops Pandit and Purohit on payroll of Aabaji on seeing Maqbool's ambition predict that soon he is going to take over reins of underworld from Aabaji.Nimmi whose keep of Aabaji but she and Maqbool are secretly in love she asks Maqbool to kill Aabaji and take the throne as in future he will be just like a pet in front of Aabaji's son in law Guddu.Maqbool is torn between his love for Nimmi and loyalty towards Aabaji he finally kills Aabaji and the the guilt of his murder starts to haunt him and Nimmi.Maqbool's greed to take over the throne for Nimmi's love leaves everything shattered. Written by alex.mjacko@gmail.com |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in No Smoking (2007). See more » |
| Quotes |
Inspector Pandit:
Shakti ka santulan chahiye sansar mein. Aag ke liye paani ka dar hona chahiye. See more » |