Review of Omkara (2006) by Tom G — 26 Feb 2010
Omkara is the best Indian celluloid adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Othello'' after Suresh Gopi's grim yet fantastic Malayalam flick ''KALIYATTAM'' (SURESH GOPI & MANJU WARRIOR, JOSE) decades ago. The only difference between these two films are that KALIYATTAM had the cultural Kathakali politics while OMKARA is set against political satire of UP. We all have read this tragic plot so we are aware about the next but Vishal Bharadwaj's screenplay doesn't spoonfed the audience, instead he plunges along with the characters. In other words, the film is totally unpredictable which is the real star.
The casting is film's masterstroke, AJAY DEVGAN & KAREENA KAPOOR performs effortless in the portrayal of Omkara and Dolly Mishra investing true sincerity in it. SAIF ALI KHAN is Exceptionally brilliant as the evil Langda Tyagi, He takes a giant stride as an actor.KONKONA SEN SHARMA is incredible as the sharp-mouth Indu Tyagi, She makes an entry in commercial Bollywood Cinema with this flick with wider recognition. Even VIVEK OBEROI makes a strong impression but tends to get loud sometimes. BIPASHA BASU sizzles in the ''Beedi jalaile'' track and makes her presence feel. There is one more talent which you can't take off your eyes that is DEEPAK DOBRIYAL as Langda's tail Mental.
Music by VISHAL BHARADWAJ is youth appealing despite folk in culture. DIALOGUE too is full of slang but really doesn't matter when we are able to bear Hollywood's harsh language, why can't we tolerate this!!!!!
Overall OMKARA is dark, disturbing yet a witty film with super-performance. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!
This review of Omkara (2006) was written by Tom G on 26 Feb 2010.
Omkara has generally received very positive reviews.
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