
Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Haider - a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father's disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle. Intense drama follows between mother and son as both struggle to come to terms with news of his father's death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible f... (Full plot summary below)
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Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Haider - a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father's disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle. Intense drama follows between mother and son as both struggle to come to terms with news of his father's death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible for the gruesome murder, what follows is his journey to avenge his father's death.
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| Digital SpyPriya JoshiThis is exemplary cinema and a work of great artistic merit. |
| Hindustan TimesSweta KaushalVishal Bhardwaj's Haider goes where Bollywood rarely treads: the movie based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet goes beyond clichés on Kashmir and its characters aren't trying to be entertaining. |
| The New York TimesRachel SaltzThough the political backdrop often overwhelms or distorts the family drama, Mr. Bhardwaj provides the occasional sharp reminder of how cinematically he can construct Shakespearean moments. |
| ReutersShilpa JamkhandikarHaider starts off promisingly. It's too bad that the promise never delivers. |
| The Straits Times (Singapore)Deepika ShettyUsing Hamlet as his inspiration, director Vishal Bharadwaj's new film finally does full justice to India's under-rated acting dynamos -- Kapoor and Tabu -- without trivialising the larger issue of Kashmir that forms the backdrop. |
| Hollywood ReporterLisa TseringSome of the film’s most effective moments are masterful in their visual storytelling skill. |
| FilmfareRachit GuptaIt may be flawed but it's just too beautiful. |
| The GuardianMike McCahillIt makes the text feel newly alive, bristly, radical. A palpable hit, in any language. |
| New StatesmanRyan GilbeyWhat else can I say? Get thee to a multiplex. |
| User Reviewupsc007This movie proves that Bollywood have high standard. It's a pack of thrill and drama together. Shahid Kapoor and Tabu are at their best. Vishal Bharadwaj is undoubtedly one of the top directors of the world. |