Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj
Total Credits at Criticker: 12 (Director), 16 (Writer)
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Omkara
Shakespeare meets Bollywood in director Vishal Bharadwaj's adaptation of the Bard's "Othello." Set amidst the outlaw world of an Indian village, Omkara tackles the play's familiar themes of jealousy and missed opportunities, using cultural and geographical context to humanize its characters.
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Maqbool
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. (imdb)
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The Blue Umbrella
Binya, a smart 11-year-old girl in a peaceful country village in India, sings and plays with friends as usual, while Chatri, a greedy and grumpy old man, is having an argument with a neighbor as usual. Binya comes across a blue Japanese umbrella, by which she is instantly fascinated enough to exchange it with her grandmother's precious necklace believed to bring luck... (imdb)
Makdee
In a small North Indian village, Legend has it that a 100 years-old witch lives in an abandoned mansion on the village outskirts, and any person who goes inside is turned into an animal. In the same village a clever, naughty girl named Chunni (Shweta Prasad) lives with her widowed father... (imdb)
Kaminey
Heartthrob Shahid Kapur stars in this Indian action drama, playing identical twins Charlie and Guddu. While Charlie pursues his dreams of wealth and success by breaking the law, Guddu tries to better his life by working hard and remaining honest. Written and directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, this captivating Bollywood movie also stars Priyanka Chopra, Eric Santos, Patricia Bull and Shivkumar Subramaniam.
Ishqiya
Ishqiya is a story about love arising in characters, portrayed uniquely according to their own personal traits. The situations in the plot lead the characters to experience the emotion creeping into their lives in the most unexpected manner. (imdb)
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Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
Harry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.
Ek Thi Daayan
A popular illusionist is haunted by a witch (Daayan). (imdb)
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. (imdb)
Talvar
An experienced investigator confronts several conflicting theories about the perpetrators of a violent double homicide.
Dedh Ishqiya
Two lousy crooks find paradise in the seven stages of love. (imdb)
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Pataakha
The story of two feuding sisters who realize the true nature of their relationship only after marriage separates them.
Migration
Migration (2008) - Short Film
A short movie aiming to spread awareness about awareness from the perspective of people from different economic classes. (imdb)
Kuttey
A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, three stray gangs cross paths on the hunt. Unfortunately, all of them have the same plan. Bullets... Blood... Betrayal... It's every man for himself... All the dogs after one bone. Will these dogs bite the bone, or will they lose to greed? (imdb)
Khufiya
Krishna Mehra who is an operative at Indian spy agency known as R&AW. She is assigned to track down the mole selling India's defense secrets, while all along grappling with her dual identity as a spy and a lover. (imdb)
Fursat
Fursat (2023) - Short Film
A young man unearths an ancient relic that lets him peek into the future. In his obsession to control what lies ahead, he risks losing all that matters most in the present. (imdb)