Movie: Omkara

Omkara is like the crack of a horse whip...it gets things moving.

And you hear this whip in the first sentence of the movie. Something inside you screams to stop munching pop corn and devote all your senses to the drama unfolding before your eyes.

Being good at something comes at a price. After the skilful adaptation of Macbeth Vishal Bharadwaj would have felt Othello's weight heavier on his shoulder. This inspite of the fact that Macbeth was much tougher plays to execute that Othello. But he has carried it off in convincing style.

The movie scores on all fronts - be it the perfect casting, the enthralling background music, the contextual songs or the sizzling chemistry between various characters.

The real high light of the film is the casting and Bharadwaj scores a perfect 10 here.

I have not read Othello so dont know how sincere Omkara is to the play. But even if it is not, who cares. Its a treat to watch the way it is! However there is this feeling of missing out on some dialogues in the movie because the movie is made in Central UP Hindi. And missing anything in Omkara is simply not acceptable!