What if Macbeth slapped harder and ate biryani? Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy reimagined in Mumbai's criminal underbelly.
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.
Acting
Irrfan Khan's eyes contain entire soliloquies of guilt.
Direction
Bhardwaj makes Mumbai's underworld feel ancient and mythic.
Writing
Hindi dialogue that rivals the original iambic pentameter.
Director
Vishal Bhardwaj
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