Maqbool

Maqbool (Hindi: मक़बूल, Urdu: مقبُول), a 2004 Indian film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tabu and Masumeh Makhija is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. The plot of the film faithfully follows that of Macbeth with regard to events, and characterisation. The film did not perform remarkably at the box office, but won director Vishal Bhardwaj international acclaim. Apart from directing it, he had al... More

Initial release date:

  • Jan 30, 2004

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 12 min

Also known as:

  • Maqbool

Film

Directed by

Vishal Bharadwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj (born 6 August 1965) is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor, but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a...

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 12 min
  • 2 h 13 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 30,000,000

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Adaptation

Adapted From

Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth (commonly called Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about a man who commits regicide so as to become king and then commits further murders to maintain his power. The play clearly demonstrates the corrupting effect of ambition, but also deals with the relationship...

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Award-Winning Work

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 2004

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor Winners

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