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and Bihar, not at other regions.Īlso, since the film follows an unconventional route, it tends to get dark and disturbing at times.

dialect, the setting, the ambience, even the expletives would find tremendous identification from U.P. A film set in Mumbai, with generous doses of Mumbaiya lingo, appeals more in Mumbai/Maharashtra than in Gujarat, Punjab, Bihar or Rajasthan. The slow pacing, the lingo spoken by the characters and the U.P. The film deserves brownie points for the change of events in its second hour specifically!īut you cannot ignore the deficiencies as well. And a few sequences are master strokes from writing and execution point of view. Human traits like suspicion and jealousy can be identified the world over and that's what OMKARA highlights all through its 18 reels.īut one of the prime reasons why OMKARA stands out from most Bollywood films is that every performance in the film is worth its weight in gold. On surface, OMKARA is Shakespeare's OTHELLO, but the adaptation is very Indian. Vishal Bhardwaj is an accomplished storyteller. And the generous usage of expletives and dialogues could give you a cold sweat.Ĭlearly, OMKARA is not everybody's cup of tea, not everyone's idea of entertainment. Nor does it follow trends OMKARA is a serious film, about real people, about real emotions. It defies the set rules of commercial cinema.

Although the original-source is Western, Vishal Bhardwaj and his team of writers have placed the plot in the Indian milieu in the heartland of India, to be more specific.Īttempting a film like OMKARA requires courage. Hollywood has, in the past, attempted cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare's works, including several versions of OTHELLO.

With a mammoth star cast and a gifted director at the helm of affairs, OMKARA is expected to prove a trailblazer, not only winning acclaim from those who appreciate realistic cinema, but also satisfying the needs of entertainment-seeking moviegoers. The much-hyped, keenly-anticipated OMKARA, an adaptation of Shakespeare's OTHELLO, hits the screens today.