Haider

– A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he s..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
2014
Original Name:
हैदर
Haider (2014) - Also known as हैदर

A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.

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Haider (2014) - Trailer

Release Date:

02 Oct 2014

Language:

Hindi

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Vishal Bhardwaj

Writer:

William Shakespeare (based on the play "Hamlet" by), Basharat Peer (screenplay), Vishal Bhardwaj (screenplay), Vishal Bhardwaj (dialogue)

Main Actors:

Tabu, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon

Plot:

Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Haider - a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father's disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle. Intense drama follows between mother and son as both struggle to come to terms with news of his father's death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible for the gruesome murder, what follows is his journey to avenge his father's death.

Awards:

14 wins & 32 nominations.

Production:

UTV Communications

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%