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Omkara is Vishal Bharadwaj's own 'Wild West' adaption of the Shakespeare
masterpiece "Othello" where the action is set around a
gangland operating in the Indian badlands of Uttar Pradesh. This
is Vishal's successive Shakespeare effort after the Macbeth inspired
'Maqbool' wowed critics and audiences alike with its gritty and
precise storytelling.
Vishal has given an unusual twist to the film by humanizing Shakespeare's
characters with the necessary folklore and ethnic charm that is
unique to an Indian setting. All in all Omkara is a gripping modern
day adaptation that makes it one of those rare instances of Shakespearean
cinema that anyone can tune into and enjoy.
In an exclusive appearance on Filmy's Aaj Ki Filmy Khabar (AKFK)
India's first authentic filmi news program, with the hard-hitting
Sameer Kochhar, the stars of Omkara Bipasha Basu, Ajay Devgan, Kareena
Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Saif Ali Khan and Vishal Bharadwaj give insights
on their preparation for the eagerly awaited movie 'Omkara'. These
actors had not read the original play prior to accepting the role
and here are some bytes from these Stars.
Q. Did these stars read the original play?
Bytes
-Bipasha Basu
ek baar padi thi bachpan mein kuch yaad nahin
Ajay Devgan
meine bahut zyaada nahin padi hai meine synopsis pade huen hain
Vivek
yeh hum school mein padte hain..Othello meine pada tha school mein
Kareena Kapoor
I have read Othello in school
Saif Ali Khan
I did do a lot of research and I read it coz I wanted to see what
diago is about and what are the other interpretations of him
Vishal Bharadwaj
film shuru karne se pehle film shuru karne ke baad bhi script likhne
ke baad bhi kain baar usse consult karta raha mein
Q. What was the preparation done by these stars for the film?
Bytes:
Vivek oberoi
mujhe guitar bajana seekhna pada and its very difficult to play
the guitar and sing at the same time especially if im singing becoz
im a bad singer and im a non singer to mujhhe kaafi coach kiya vishal
ne kaafi protsahan diya inspiration diya
Bipasha Basu
vishal ne mere liye he had recorded the dialogues aur unhone kaha
tha ki humesha sunti rehna tum usse to mein sunti rehti thi aur
uske peeche repeat karti thi aur kabhi lagta tha ki oh my god what
am I doing par jab set apr gayi to thoda mein dari but it just happened
beautifully
Ajay Devgan
language thodi mushkil thi iske liye kaafi rehearsals kin gayin
mera jo look tha sirf mujhe daadi moonch badani thi bas
Saif Ali Khan:
it was idea to cut my hair bt it seems a bit foolish now to sit
around now and say that oh I cut my hair that's all I did jst got
a haircut its no big deal what required more preparation for was
learning the lines almost to the pint where u can sing them
Kareena Kapoor:
vishal had taken this film 10 steps ahead to vishal ji ka jo script
tha voh itna badiya tha ki I didn't need to do research for anything
Watch the entire episode, which airs this Saturday, 29th July 2006
at 7:30 pm on Filmy.
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