Omkara

"Once upon a time in the East . . ."

2006 2h 35m HI

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 103

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Synopsis

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Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, but their lives and those of their associates as well.

“Once upon a time in the East . . .”

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Cast

Ajay Devgn
Omkara 'Omi' Shukla
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Dolly Mishra
Saif Ali Khan
Ishwar 'Langda' Tyagi
Vivek Oberoi
Keshav 'Kesu Firangi' Upadhyaya
Konkona Sen Sharma
Indu Tyagi
Deepak Dobriyal
Rajan 'Rajju' Tiwari
Naseeruddin Shah
Bhaisaab
Bipasha Basu
Billo Chamanbahar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Writers: Abhishek Chaubey, Vishal Bhardwaj, Robin Bhatt
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, shot by Tassaduq Hussain. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Meghna Manchanda Sen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time in the East . . .".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0488414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vishal Bhardwaj directs. Tassaduq Hussain behind the camera. Vishal Bhardwaj scores. Meghna Manchanda Sen cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, shot by Tassaduq Hussain. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Meghna Manchanda Sen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time in the East . . .".
8IMDB entry: tt0488414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.