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OMKARA

WARNING
– Language is extremely explicit. Not a family movie.
Director : Vishal Bhardwaj
Starring: Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Kareena Kapoor,
Konkana Sen, Bipasha Basu, Naseerudin Shah
Omkara
is an adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy Othello. Othello's
principal characters Iago, Othello, Desdemona and Cassio take center
stage in Omkara as well.
Omkara's Story starts in a backdrop of a little village, where
Omkara leads a gang of henchmen, with his two main hands being
Langda Tyagi and Kesu Firangi. The movie starts with Omkara
kidnapping his lover Dolly on her wedding day. As Dolly's father
comes to kill Onkara, he matter reaches BhaiShaab who tries to
settle it between the 2 and asks Dolly about her wish and on her
agreement gives them a go ahead to marry each other.
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However due to it
being an off season the marriage is postponed by 6 weeks. Dolly left
her father's house moves over to Onkara's house and stays there. In
the meantime Onkara and Bhaishaab who stood up in election, win it,
and now he decides to give his nickname of BahuBali to one of his 2
henchmen. Langda who had been with him for 15yrs thinks he would get
it, but Onkara gives it to Kesu instead. Although this makes Langda
jealous and angry and plans how to get rid of Kesu.
From this point on, Langda plots everything in a way that Kesu gets
in the wrong side of Onkara. The perfect way he finds is to show
Onkara that Kesu and Dolly are having an affair. How Langda makes
Onkara belive in this affair and the proof he gets towards the end.
Although, this is not a completely satisfying adaptation. Omkara”
is nevertheless beautiful to watch. Vishal Bhardwaj and he has done
a fantastic job
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