Review of Maqbool (2003) by Ryan M — 09 Mar 2011
An inspiring and powerful adaptation of Macbeth. Wonderful performances from all, and especially Irfan Khan as the emotionally torn Maqbool and Pankaj Kapur as the powerful but flawed mob boss, Abbaji.
I thought that the story updates were clever and appropriate to maintain the emotion and tension of the original: the witches were policemen, watching objectively as fate leveled the powerful, and Nimmi (Tabu) as the boss' abused and seductive mistress creates a powerful incentive for Maqbool.
The director/writer also did an amazing adaptation of Othello called Omkara.
This review of Maqbool (2003) was written by Ryan M on 09 Mar 2011.
Maqbool has generally received very positive reviews.
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