Returning home to Kashmir, Haider learns of the death of his father. Deeply upset, he discovers that his father had been imprisoned by the secret police after having granted political asylum to a group of political militants hostile to the government. Haider’s mother, after the elimination of her husband, has an affair with his uncle, a man avid for power. Desperate, Haider discovers that his uncle is responsible for the death of his father: vendetta thus becomes an obsession for him. A visionary and fascinating reinterpretation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Bollywood style.
Director
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj, born on 4 August 1965 in Bijnor, is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer, composer and singer. Growing up in Uttar Pradesh, in the north of India, he graduated at the Hindu College of the University of Nuova Delhi. He began in the cinema as a composer, making his debut behind the camera in 2002 with the film Makdee. He is famous for his adaptations of Shakespeare’s works: Maqbool (2003), taken from Macbeth, and Omkara (2006), taken from Othello, which were much appreciated both by the public and critics, and which represent the first two chapters of a trilogy that concludes with Haider, based on Hamlet.
Gallery
Trento Film Map