Synopsis
A film by Vishal Bharadwaj starring Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma.
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Reviews
| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 4.8 |
"graces the audience with realism, authenticity, stellar direction, and outstanding performances."
- Planet Bollywood |
| 4.5 |
"Mr Bhardwaj, please take a bow. Not just for making a masterpiece, but also for bringing Shakespeare into mainstream cinema with such eloquence."
- Mid-Day |
| 4.5 |
"is a captivating work. It takes Hindi cinema to another level and gives it wings to fly."
- South Africa Sunday Times |
| 4.3 |
"is one brilliant film that is indeed a must-see!"
- AllBollywood.com |
| 4.0 |
"Shakespeare would have smiled."
- Rediff |
| 4.0 |
"is a must watch and with each viewing one is sure to discover newer nuances in the film. "
- Sify |
| 4.0 |
"is a brilliant film from the point of view of making an impact and is also accompanied with superior acts from all the actors. "
- B4U |
| 4.0 |
"a gripping insight on love, pride, jealousy and how these emotions can send lives spiraling towards destruction."
- Jam |
| 4.0 |
"certainly lived up to the audience expectations as well leaving them with the expression: Wow-what-was-that!"
- IndiaGlitz |
| 3.5 |
"The drama through out the film is finely tuned and never degenerates into melodrama. "
- Times Now |
| 3.5 |
"is a film that is as picturesque as it is sensuous."
- Subhash Jha |
| 3.0 |
"the use of offensive language just to engage the audience in the scene is far too rudimentary for my liking. "
- IndiaTimes |
| 3.0 |
"is a brilliantly made film with superlative performances."
- Bollyvista |
| 3.0 |
"Bhardwaj has a Rs-25-crore multi-starrer that works just as well as his earlier film had."
- Hindustan Times |
| 3.0 |
"Watch it for the superb acting of the lead actors!"
- MTV India |
| 3.0 |
"works largely because the story is immensely engaging."
- IBN Live |
| 3.0 |
"is a work of cinematic brilliance. But those who are unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s works might find the film difficult to identify with and the language might prove to be a problem."
- NDTV |
| 3.0 |
"fails to engage on an emotional level."
- BBC Films |
| 3.0 |
"is worth a watch!"
- BBC |
| 3.0 |
"proves short in ambition, but still makes the grade as an intelligent adaptation – rich in craft and character."
- Deccan Herald |
| 3.0 |
"will be remembered as another good work by a brilliant director, but it may not find a place in the hit films of the year."
- Mag 4 You |
| 3.0 |
"seen apart from Shakespeare, the movie is an average flick that tells a story which many can relate to, but may not be impressed by."
- ApunKaChoice |
| 2.5 |
"is a brilliant film from the making point of view and is also embellished with topnotch performances."
- IndiaFM |
| 2.0 |
"Shakespeare, basically, wasn’t mass material. And neither, therefore, is Omkara."
- Full Hyderabad |
| 2.0 |
"making most of the characters vulgar and foul-mouthed is not a good idea when you are adapting a classic."
- Movie Talkies |
