Maqbool

– Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary unde..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 12 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Original Name:
मक़बूल
Maqbool (2003) - Also known as मक़बूल

Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy 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.

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Release Date:

30 Jan 2004

Language:

Hindi, Urdu

Director:

Vishal Bhardwaj

Writer:

Abbas Tyrewala (screenplay), Vishal Bhardwaj (screenplay), Vishal Bhardwaj (dialogue), William Shakespeare (play)

Main Actors:

Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah

Plot:

Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy 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. Abbaji's mistress and Maqbool plot and carry out his death; the sea plays the role of Birnham wood.

Awards:

8 wins & 12 nominations.

Production:

Yash Raj Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.2/10