Omkara: Return Of Good Cinema

"Bekoof aur chootiya me dhage bhar ka phark haiga bhaiya. Dhage ke ek taraf bekoof aur dooji taraf chootiya. Je dhaga aich lo, te phir kon bekoof aur kon chootiya, karor rupaiya ka prasan hai bhaiya."

These are the opening lines of a movies which has magical music, captivating cinemetography and over all -- a very powerful story line. Credit goes not only to Shakepeare's Othello, but also to Vishal Bhardwaj who has done an excellent job of adoption. I would say, very powerful. The common thread in the movie that weaves all other characters and events together is langda Tyagi. Saif Ali Khan has given a power house performance -- a word I use only for Densel Washington. Besides, I am not a fan of Khan, but of Tyagi.

Music and songs are great -- Naina, Omkara and Saathi are par excellence. The music supports the mood of Langda or Omi and actually takes you into the depth of their minds.

Well scripted, the movies flows like a hot knife on a slice of butter, smooth without any jerk. The way story moves ahead and shapes Lagda's characters is worth watching. How a dedicated man, filled with vengence plans a flawless tragedy. The end will make you think, even cry, that much faith I have in the story of Shakespear and narration of Bhardwaj.

Performace wise Saif is the best, rest played there parts, Ajay Devgan maintained the grace, Kareene looked gorgious throughtout the movie -- best after Chameli. Nasir did a chore; Vivek was avarage; and Konkana did justice to her part. But once again standing ovation to Langda Tyagi: Saif.

However, there were minor flaws in the script: 1. There was no preparation to steal the cell phone from Kesu, it fell out his pocket and seemed like a fluke to Langda. What appears is, Langda never came out with a concrete plan, except having the "kamarband" stolen, with the help of Indu. Had Bhardwaj kept this in mind, it would have been a masterpiece.

Nonetheless, it still is.

Those who are frightened of language, don't worry, its only in the .00009 percent of the movie. You hear worse on Indian roads. So, just go out and watch Omkara.