[59] Praising the key aspects of the movie, critic Manjusha Radhakrishnan for Gulf News writes, "Everything about Haider is subtle: including the undertones of the infamous sexual tension between mother and son. [24][25] Students of Kashmir University also raised objection to Irrfan Khan when he was spotted smoking inside the campus. His portions of filming were canned in 15 days, however, he was with the team for 2-and-a-half months in Kashmir. Until interval strikes, Haider is exquisite and full of details that make it feel powerfully real. Haider shares a love-hate relationship with Ghazala, but it's a very passionate emotion. It's certainly better than the other chutzpah out there. Ronnie Screwvala Vishal Bhardwaj Siddharth Roy Kapur. [63][better source needed]. Film: Haider. are most interesting to you in this performance? Haider remains insistent on revenge, but Ghazala warns him that revenge merely begets revenge. The following day, during a military raid, Hilaal is accused of harboring terrorists. There is flamboyance and subtlety, both at once in the treatment. As of June 2020 , the film holds an 86% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.62 out of 10. The world of King Claudius and Polonius is portrayed as the counter-insurgency and government-run, counter-insurgent militias in Haider and thematically dominates the action. It is one of the best stories you'll every watch on celluloid. Haider goes to his pickup point: the graveyard where his father was buried. Later, Bhardwaj clarified that the CBFC only demanded 7 cuts but gave his film 35 extra cuts in order to make the script look more realistic. Use LoopiaWHOIS to view the domain holder's public information. "[10] The film is Peer's first film project. [26] The last filming schedule of Haider began in Kashmir in January 2014. Download file. [38] The soundtrack had a digital as well as physical release on 12 September 2014. [3] To this portrayal, Indian Twitter users, filled with sentiments brought up hashtagging of words "#BoycottHaider" that generated estimate 75,000 tweets since the film release. "[31] For the choreography of the sons, Bhardwaj was very keen that Shahid's character didn't have any dance movements that Shahid did in his previous films as it was required for the character's angst and feelings. Arshia is emotionally traumatized at the death of her father at Haider's hands and commits suicide. Reason: Service Unavailable. [35] The scenes that were censored were a truck load of corpses, wire being inserted inside a naked man, a shot of a bloody dead body and abusive words. "[51] Writing for Filmfare magazine, Rachit Gupta felt, "Haider doesn't have an ounce of the commercial thrills and spills that entertain the 100-crore masses. Our full-featured web hosting packages include everything you need to get started with your website, email, blog and online store. Rating: 4/5 This Bollywood adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ relocates the drama to 1995 Kashmir, the source of an ongoing bloody territorial dispute between India, Paki Haider is chutzpah and in-keeping with the same vein, I will rate this film the highest I have ever gone with a movie. [2] Haider, a young student and a poet, returns to Kashmir at the peak of the conflict to seek answers about his father's disappearance and ends up being tugged into the politics of the state. The synopsis had incomplete details about the life, authenticity and the Official Secrets Act of RAW agents. Irrfan Khan appears in an extended special appearance. Remembering Peer's book, he contacted him and they started the work. [50] Sweta Kaushal for Hindustan Times noted, "Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider is a rare Bollywood gem you must watch. Due to constraints of time they had to omit the Apparel maketh a man soliloquy though. The following morning, Haider prepares to kill Khurram, but feels morally bound not to do so while Khurram is in prayer. [46] Writing for Mid Day, Shubha Shetty-Saha said "Vishal Bharadwaj brings alive the ecstasy, pain and passion of Hamlet on screen, he also reminds us of the harsh truth in our own backyard, the man-made mayhem in the God-made jannat [heaven] that is Kashmir". 2014, AFSPA, Anti-India militancy, Azadi, Basharat Peer, Bollywood, Curfewed Night, Di-saturated colors and earth tone, Film, Film on Kashmir, Gulzar, Haider, Hamlet, India, Irfan Khan, Kashmir, Kashmir conflict of 1995, Kay Kay Menon, Movie, Pakistan, Sexual conflict, Shahid Kapoor, Shakespeare, Shraddha kapoor, Tabu, Tragedy, Vishal Bhardwaj, War film The film was screened at the 19th Busan International Film Festival,[5] and released worldwide on 2 October 2014 to widespread critical acclaim and the film was a commercial success at the box-office and garnered attention from the media due to its controversial subject matter. [61] Ryan Gilbey based at New Statesman claimed, "The idea of a Bollywood Hamlet throws up all manner of preconceptions. Haider calls his mother to inform her that he is going across the border, but Ghazala meets with him before he leaves at the ruins of their family home. [18], Principal photography began at Dal Lake in November 2013. It also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director. × Close. The soundtrack has nine songs whose lyrics are penned by Gulzar, except for 2 songs "Gulon Mein Rang Bhare" and "Aaj Ke Naam" that were written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Read more at loopia.com/loopiadns ». Bhardwaj has very smartly chosen the colours for the film, to depict the psyche of the characters. [11], "It was the political turmoil and the 25 years of tragedy of Kashmir that compelled me. [9] Bhardwaj was initially developing the play as a contemporary espionage thriller with author Stephen Alter. Haider is definitely a film you should not miss. [16], Dolly Ahluwalia designed the costumes for the film. Our way of looking at Kashmir has either been cosmetic – only for shooting songs – or rhetoric, where we show a man in a phiran, holding a Kalashnikov. [66] In the opening three days, the film earned ₹155 million (US$2.2 million). Haider is indeed a very creatively crafted film to make, and few directors have mastered the skill to either haunt or disturb you throughout. [11] Bhardwaj and he agonised a lot over the soliloquies required. Set amidst the insurgency-hit Kashmir conflicts of 1995 and civilian disappearances, Haider is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. I don't think we have made a mainstream film about the issue. A palpable hit, in any language. [65] It collected ₹53.8 million (US$750,000) on first Saturday of release. Haider is a 2014 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, and co-written by Basharat Peer and Bhardwaj. This is an easy 4.5 out of 5. "[17] She added that her real challenge was exploring the psyche of the character of Haider through colors, textures and cuts. At the 62nd National Film Awards, the film earned five awards, including Best Music Direction and Best Screenplay (Dialogues) (both Bhardwaj). [11] Apart from this, Peer explained that an adaptation doesn't exactly follow the original, like the part of Fortinbras was barely there in Haider. Give this edgy film a chance to entertain you. The first schedule was in November–December 2013 and then next in January–February 2014. Bhardwaj relocates the action to Kashmir in the mid-1990s. Producers. Winter arrives in Kashmir. The budget for the film is ₹390 million (US$5.5 million) taking into account ₹240 million (US$3.4 million)[15] spent into the production of the film and ₹150 million (US$2.1 million) for promotions. Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Haider - a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father's disappearance. Create your website with Loopia Sitebuilder. "[55] Rachel Saltz of The New York Times titled her critical review as, "Shakespearean Revenge in a Violent Kashmir" emphasizing more on script and directorial aspects, noting, "Haider may not be the equal of Mr. Bhardwaj's other Shakespeare films, and it may be deficient in the "Hamlet" department, but it certainly gives good Gertrude. I finished shooting for 'A Suitable Boy', 'Jawaani Jaaneman' released, and then the lockdown happened. "[52] On the contrary, critic Shubhra Gupta at The Indian Express felt the storytelling falters, quoting that, "It is a gorgeous but choppy film that you cannot take your eyes off for fear of losing another exquisite piece of detailing; it is also one that fails to fully keep you with it. Shraddha's luminous as Arshee, Ophelia torn between Haider and father, heartbreakingly unwinding a red muffler she's just knit. Mr. Bhardwaj's third Shakespearean sojourn is his best yet. Vishal Bhardwaj Basharat Peer. Protect your company name, brands and ideas as domains at one of the largest domain providers in Scandinavia. It is the story of a Kashmiri student who's doctor father "disappears", which a euphemism for the authorities is picking up people they believe have information about militants. "[60] On writing for Emirates 24/7, Sneha May Francis opined, "Haider does appear a little over indulgent, but considering Vishal had such a Herculean task at hand, it's just a small price to pay for good cinema. What characters, scenes, moments, motifs, themes, etc. [34], After 41 cuts, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) gave the film a U/A certificate. Devastated and enraged, Haider begins behaving erratically, shaving his head and staging public demonstrations against the government. Haider is the first step in that direction." [11] They retained and translated the section where Hamlet meets Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and speaks about Denmark being in prison. Upon arrival, he is shocked to find his mother singing and laughing along with her brother-in-law, Khurram. The setting for this film, however, is not medieval Denmark, but Kashmir in 1995, when the region was torn by a violent … It is also based on Basharat Peer's memoir Curfewed Night. She took her sketches and swatches there. "[62], Haider collected ₹537 million (US$7.5 million) from domestic screens after its third week in theatres. ", "Protests hit Haider shoot on Valley campus", "I have had the longest and the shortest hair in Haider: Shahid Kapoor", "Shahid Kapoor in Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Maha Kaminey, "I've decided to dedicate Haider to my father", "Writing 3D Kashmiri: Basharat Peer on the challenges of co-scripting Haider", "Vishal Bhardwaj: I picked Hamlet for its sexual conflict", "Sumit Kaul: My inputs for Haider were properly developed and used in the film", "Backstage pass: A Shakespearean drama of colours, textures and cuts", "Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' faces protests, shooting on halt", "Shahid Kapoor begins shooting for 'Haider' in Kashmir", "Six reasons we are waiting to watch Haider", "Shraddha plays a fearless journo in Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Haider, "Kashmir University students disrupt shooting of Vishal Bhardwaj film", "Shahid Kapoor returning to Kashmir to finish 'Haider, "Haider shoot in Jammu and Kashmir disrupted", "Haider: Kashmiris get to see Shahid Kapoor's shooting live in Pahalgam", "Haider cast finally returns to Kashmir to complete shooting", "Cast returns to Kashmir to complete 'Haider' shooting", "Tabu, Shraddha shoot for 'Haider' in Kashmir", Haider song Bismil was challenging for Shahid, "Coal thrown at Shahid Kapoor in Srinagar? However, it makes up for most of it in the dramatic, intense climax that you are treated to towards the end. When Bhardwaj and Pankaj Kumar, the film's cinematographer were doing a recce in the valley of Kashmir, she was there to share her creative vision with him. Her love for her son is crazy. [17] Ahluwalia was quoted saying, "Somewhere along the way her husband disappears and she marries his brother who is wealthier than him, and this change in marital status is explained through richer colors and fabrics. Bhardwaj recruited a Norway-based choreographer for the choreography of this track. None of us wanted to endure the possible mandatory stand-and-salute to the national anthem which often plays in Indian cinemas at the start of films. The youngsters also forced them out of the shooting location in Naseem Bagh (Kashmir University Garden) despite heavy security, claiming that they had no idea about the shoot happening on that location. Sumit Kaul, who played the character of one of the Salmans, was involved in training the Kashmiri accent of actress Tabu apart from lead actors Shahid and Shraddha. Director: Vishal Bhardwaj. Later, Bhardwaj desired to change the synopsis. Vishal Bhardwaj’s brand of cinema is possibly the furthest thing from Salman Khan in the commercial Indian filmscape, but the superstar is a recurring element in Bharadwaj's latest film, Haider. Ghazala is torn between her idealistic husband, opportunistic brother-in-law and her innocent and passionate son. Haider is the first film where we see Kashmir from the inside. It is as if all of Haider’s anxiety about his father’s disappearance and death has no self-generative power but grows only through the manipulation of outside, viz Pakistani and pro-Pakistani separatist, forces — Roohdar, above all. Shahid Kapoor learnt a 6-page monologue for the climatic scene where his character Haider turns mad. As of June 2020[update], the film holds an 86% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.62 out of 10. But it does have an undeniable dramatic punch. So these are some principle facts about the characters of Haider. She is always trying to protect him from being misled and misguided. Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet gets a sinfully delightful adaptation by master filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj". Khurram is gravely injured and his men killed; Haider prepares to kill him, but remembers his mother's parting words discouraging revenge. Salman Khan and Salman Khan are Bhardwaj’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of course. She stated that director of the film Vishal Bhardwaj had apparently agreed to the cuts. He like a painter mixes black mountains and white snow to bring out the grey effect throughout. Cast. Haider will be recognised as Shahid's career-best performance. Initially, Vishal Bhardwaj and Shahid Kapoor were in talks of making a sequel to their previous collaboration, the action drama Kaminey (2009). Haider was the first Indian film to win the People's Choice Award at the Rome Film Festival. Haider Movie Release Date - Check out complete Haider movie cast, review and crew list. Shahid Kapoor Tabu Shraddha Kapoor Kay Kay Menon Irrfan Khan Narendra Jha Kulbhushan Kharbanda Lalit Parimoo Ashish Vidhyarthi Aamir Bashir Ashwath Bhatt Mohommed Ali Shah. The film received highly positive critical reception. He (Bhardwaj) cast me as Shahid's mother because he wanted the oddity of the relationship to come out which wouldn't have come across with a regular aged mother-and-son combination. The film churned a cumulative $1 million in the three days, overseas.[67]. There are two minor Characters, (named after a famous actor as they seem to be his crazy fans) Salman1 (Rosencrantz in Hamlet) and Salman2 (Gildenstern in Hamlet) who play important role of spying on Haider and sometimes seems to be used to evoke comic relief in the plot. [19] Haider was filmed at Pahalgam, Kehribal area in Anantnag, Mattan, Aishan Sahab Zaina Kadal Bridge in old Srinagar, Nishat Bagh, Qazigund, Martand Sun Temple, Naseem Bagh (at Kashmir University Garden), Hazratbal and Sonamarg, all of which are located in Jammu and Kashmir[20][21][22] Bhardwaj was forced to pack up after a group of Kashmir University students disrupted shooting of a sequence of a Fedayeen attack which was being canned at the University of Kashmir at Hazratbal. It also won five awards at the 60th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor (Shahid Kapoor), Best Supporting Actor (Menon), and Best Supporting Actress (Tabu). The film score was digitally released on 24 October 2014. Film: Haider Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon, Irrfan Khan, Tabu Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj Rating: *** You almost feel odd that these two are mom and son. [37], The original songs and film score are composed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The signs of madness in his character are depicted through the pom-poms in his cap during the track "Bismil" that is a manifestation of the traditional folk dance Dumhal of the Kashmiri valley performed by Wattal tribes. "[41] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN called that film an elegant, thrilling one that casts a brave, unflinching eye on the Kashmir struggle. Though Gulzar liked the synopsis, he enquired Bhardwaj of the missing tragedy of Hamlet in the penned thriller. He noted, "In deviating from the original ending of Hamlet, it also makes a necessary point about the cyclical nature of revenge and violence.He gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars"[42] Writing for Deccan Chronicle, Kusumita Das who compared the film to the book summarized, "Considering Hamlet, with all its complexity, is certainly not an easy adaptation to venture into – that alone could well make this Vishal's finest film yet. I viewed the film Haider released in 2014 and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. She added, "Shahid Kapoor is a standard-bearer for a generation. Above all, there are the performances – towering, luminous actors craning their collective creative necks into the director's vision, to give it mesmerizing magical spin. [36] Dr. Zakir Hussain, a senior analyst at the Indian Council of World Affairs was quoted saying, "As democratic traditions strengthen in the country, more and more such movies will be made and people will be educated. The group had both Hilaal and Roohdaar executed, but Roohdaar survived and is meeting Haider to pass on Hilaal's final wish: for Haider to take revenge on Khurram for his betrayal. [54], Mike McHill of The Guardian wrote, "Radical Indian version of Hamlet gives the story compelling political angles and musical surprises. Because it will do so with aplomb. film, the titular character Haider (Hamlet) returns to Kashmir to investigate the death of his father, and soon learns that his father is just one of the many “disappeared.” The film mostly follows the arcs of the major characters within the original play, but the political issues in He walks away from the site of the blast despite Khurram's pleas to end his life. The vision is distant yet vivid, layered life-like and yet exquisitely poetic. To avoid detection, he performs the surgery at his house, much to the chagrin of his wife Ghazala, who questions his allegiance. Log In with Google. He is captured by Pervez, who orders him executed. Haider had a tough competitor which was the reason it had only 60% occupancy rate in theaters. A shootout ensues at his home, during which Ikhlaque is killed and Hilaal is taken away for questioning. "[58] Suprateek Chatterjee of the Firstpost praised performances of Shahid Kapoor and Tabu thereby calling Vishal Bharadwaj's film 'best movie so far'. Ghazala is more about the circumstances whereas Nimmi had a personality issue. "I sat with both Shahid and Shraddha and tutored them to speak Hindi with a Kashmiri touch. It's a Guztaq film that audaciously breaks every rule in the book, everything that you could have expected from it and ends up being that edgy watch which you'll savor, while you watch it from the edge of seats. Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, Irrfan Khan, Shraddha Kapoor. Then there are 100 feet tall puppets, which I have never seen in any song before. Haider is an incredibly brave uncompromising film made with loads of conviction with blatant disregard to market conventions, one that will make you cheer during the meta-moment in the film. When my brother, his partner, and I decided to catch a late night show of Haider, a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet set in Kashmir, we made sure that we arrived a solid twenty minutes late. He put forth the delivery of that monologue in front of a crowd of 5000 listening. This can be seen throughout the movie with the bildungsroman of few individual characters, namely Haider, Ghazala (Haider’s mother), and Khurram (Haider’s uncle). Haider's predicament is that he doesn't know what to do with his mother—whether to love her, hate her, believe her or kill her. It stars Shahid Kapoor and Tabu in the lead roles, with Kay Kay Menon, Shraddha Kapoor and Irrfan Khan in supporting roles. ", As per the story of Hamlet, an Oedipus complex exists that draws Hamlet (played by Shahid Kapoor) towards his mother Gertrude (played by Tabu) that could have been interpreted both at a physical and psychological level, however, Bhardwaj kept this reference subtle as the target audience was predominantly Indian and called it 'one of the aspects in this mother-son relationship.' Know more Haider trailer, release date, Haider movie review, box office collection, Haider …
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