Omkara Reviews

I'll tell it straight... Omkara is not the best adaptation of Shakespear's Othello that I have seen. This film has its good spots and its bad spots... It is short sweet and tart, but the film lacks the depth of the... Read more

OMKARA IS THE BEST FILM OF 2006 ,ALONG WITH RANG DE BASANTI ,LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI AND DOR . IT IS THE REMAKE OF SHAKESPEARE'S OTHELLO . IT SHOWS THE REALITY OF LOVE,JEALOUSY , HATRED AND OBSESSION . AJAY DEVGAN STANDS OUT... Read more

One of the questions that the director and the scriptwriter have to deal with when making a film adaptation of a classic is that of balance. One would like to remain true to the original story, yet each medium has... Read more

MOVIE making is a risky job and especially in bollywood where majority of the movies sinks without trace making something really different needs guts.It really needs a Gr8 amount of courage.Vishal Bharadwaj did justice with something different like Makri.Who thought... Read more

Can Raw be Gorgeous ? Well here we have for that one rare spectacular treat. Vishal Bhardwaj visualizes and presents a mesmeric manifestation out of rustic, rural, and wild backdrop. Omkara is an adaptation from Othello, one of the four... Read more

Based on the Shakespearean tragedy 'Othello', 'Omkara' is an imaginative adaptation by director Vishal Bhardwaj, enriched with rustic characters in a politically simmering village setting. Though the film is titled 'Omkara', the character that truly calls the shots and drives... Read more

When someone makes an adaptation of one of the greatest Shakespearan tragedies, you have to stand up and take notice. And especially Vishal Bhardwaj, someone who had made Maqbool the toast of the festival circuit and on par with some... Read more

I just recently watched Omkara. I felt that the movie was hard to follow during the first half of the film due to the UP slang and I was completely reliant on the subtitles. The movie was very well directed... Read more

Traditionally in Bollywood you narrate fantasy and try to make it an art form, thankfully it doesn't work. Real life is harsh, as a nation we are in the first phase of seeing reality taking art form on screen. It... Read more

I caught the first screening of Omkara, and I must say that I am astounded. Vishal Bharadwaj had previously carved a niche for himself in the industry, with the likes of Makdee and Maqbool, but Omkara puts him in a... Read more