Maqbool

2003 2h 12m HI

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7.1

SOLID

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100%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 73🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★8IMDB · 16,366

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Irrfan Khan
Maqbool Miyan
Tabu
Nimmi
Pankaj Kapur
Jahangir "Abbaji" Khan
Om Puri
Inspector Pandit
Naseeruddin Shah
Inspector Purohit
Piyush Mishra
Kaka
Ankur Vikal
Riyaz Boti
Ajay Gehi
Guddu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Writers: Vishal Bhardwaj, Abbas Tyrewala
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, shot by Hemant Chaturvedi. 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 Aarif Sheikh 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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Irrfan Khan and Tabu and Pankaj Kapur carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0379370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vishal Bhardwaj directs. Hemant Chaturvedi behind the camera. Vishal Bhardwaj scores. Aarif Sheikh cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, shot by Hemant Chaturvedi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Aarif Sheikh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Irrfan Khan and Tabu and Pankaj Kapur carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0379370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.