Maqbool
2003 · Movie · Not Rated · 132 min · ★ 7.0 · 88% critics
Maqbool reimagines Macbeth in the contemporary underworld of India’s commercial capital. Two corrupt policemen, who also deal in fortune-telling, mirror the weird sisters as a crime family’s head anchors the shifting loyalties and mounting treachery.
Based on Macbeth
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Details
- Original title
- मक़बूल
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-01-30
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (67 votes)
About
If you enjoy dark, tragedy-leaning crime dramas with powerful performances and Shakespeare-inspired storytelling, Maqbool should land well; Not for you if you want a light, fast-paced gangster tale like Company or Haider.
Pros: stellar ensemble acting; dark underworld adaptation; strong dialogues | Cons: uneven early pacing; problematic songs; unclear direction
Themes
- mumbai (bombay), india
- hoodlum
- macbeth
Cast & crew
Irrfan Khan
as Maqbool Miyan
Tabu
as Nimmi
Pankaj Kapur
as Jahangir "Abbaji" Khan
Om Puri
as Inspector Pandit
Naseeruddin Shah
as Inspector Purohit
Piyush Mishra
as Kaka
Ankur Vikal
as Riyaz Boti
- AG
Ajay Gehi
as Guddu
Masumeh Makhija
as Sameera
Pubali Sanyal
as Riyaz Boti's wife
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj