Hypocrisy @ its best
For the past six months I have been hearing this and I think I have had enough…lets clear some pre-conceived notions and get to some facts -
Yes Omakara is an original film…but
NO OMKARA IS NOT A BRILLIANT FILM
And for Gods Sake…
SAIF ALI KHAN IS NO WHERE CLOSE TO (BEING CALLED) BRILLIANT FOR HIS LANGDA TYAGI ACT
I am fed up with all the people (including media) going ga-ga over Omkara and more than that Saif’s portrayal of Langda Tyagi.I will tell you what…both these facts are brainchild of multiplex going metrosexual audience (yes all those Dudes,Dudettes,Yuppies,DINK’s…and all the super cool ‘funky’ urban population) for whom cinema is just a time pass (It’s a sort of Status Quo, if I may say)…Infact there filmi view is as Hypocrite as their lives (all fake and dictated by whats in and whats out).
Omkara was an average film and Saif’s act was strictly average…Just because a metrosexual dude chopped his hair…kept a beard…left his designer T’s,Jeans etc. and wrapped himself in a blanket…changed his heavy english accent and tried to speak in Harayanvi or something…doesn’t make his role a great one….But this is what seems to have happened.
Just to make sure I am writing what I am…I watched Omkara twice once in a multiplex and then at a popular single screen theatre…I can only comment on the basis of my single screen experience and the feedback which I got, cause the multiplex audience is too sophisticated to show there emotions…which is so ridiculous (read Hypocrite).I can assure you that the audience in that single screen theatre never made me feel that I was watching a great movie or Langda Tyagi was brilliant…(generally u can feel the pulse and get an instant feedback…now dont say that Omakara was not a film to be understood by that kind of audience…If Delhi single screen audience can’t understand what goes on in UP then no one can…Omakara is no LOTR or MATRIX…I will not buy this argument).
Now the same thing happened with HUM TUM…which again was a very mediocre affair…and our dude got a national award for that…Good for him but bad for our Cinema…WHY???
CAUSE:
If Saif was so called “BRILLIANT” in Omkara then -
Check out MUKESH TIWARI in Gangajal…in case you have problems figuring out who that man is…I am sorry but I refuse to oblige…I am sure most of the people doesn’t have a clue who this guy is (except Prakash Jha or Ajay Devgan).
Check out NANA PATEKAR in AB TAK 56.
Check out the villain of AB TAK 56…I am amazed by this guys act…more than that I am amazed by the fact where to these guys come from and where do they vanish.
Check out AMRISH PURI’s act in GARDISH,GHATAK.
Check out Irrfan Khan,Pankaj Kapur in Maqbool…yes Maqbool is what I say is a brilliant film…Omkara is nowhere close to it….Maqbool is sheer class.
Check out all the character artists in SATYA,SHOOL,GANGAJAL,APARHAN,LAGAAN,SWADES,AB TAK 56…
Hell…Check out ALOK NATH’s act in Maine Pyaar Kiya and Vivaah…just class apart (now dont say Alok Nath who?)
I have never heard the word “brilliant” for any of those actors and all of you will agree with me that these are far better actors than Saif.It will be very disheartening to see Saif getting all major awards for his Langda Tyagi act…who knows…our dude might get second time lucky…after all Omkara is a much better film as compared to HUM TUM.
Accompanying Saif in this unfortunate tale of success will be HRITIK ROSHAN with two of the most worst films of this year KRISHH,DHOOM-2…add to that TUSSHAR KAPUR getting the best comedian for GOLMAAL (on the other hand I am not so disappointed by this decision …the guy didnt even speak in the movie…wasn’t that a huge respite … but than they (jury) will say that he was better than AMOL PALEKAR of the original…you can never be sure with the dumb ass jury).
Why Why Why…
Why is that OMKARA is the most “IN” thing while the same people are yet to catch HAASIL,MAQBOOL.
Now I imagine how SRK,HRITIK,SALMAN,AAMIR,AKSHAY etc. would have played Langda Tyagi…..guys IRRFAN KHAN,KAY KAY MENON,ASUTOSH RANA,VIJAY RAAZ are passe…cause no matter how much excellent they are you will never stand up and notice them…while the same role if done by Bachchan’s,Khan’s,Kapoor’s,Kumar’s…they would stand up and say “WAAAOW“.
PS : Pls note that this article is not about Vishal Bhardawaj.
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First, your grammar and punctuation is a disaster. If you want people to read your article, proofread it. Assume this: Nobody wants to read what you write, so you have to make it easy for them.
As a fat gorilla who spends most of his time obsessing over Kurosawa, I don’t take to the metrosexual/yuppie crowd either, but the what’s with the slithering hate? You realize you’re shitting over half the audience because of the way they dress?
I’d rather live in a town full of “fake” metrosexuals than elitist snobs who would dictate what people should or should not watch and judge them for it.
You really want to take the metro crowd to task? What about Rang de Basanti? The most bullshit leftist soviet propoganda film I have ever seen. It’s brimming with that pseudo-patriotism vibe about espousing individualism for something bigger than yourself such as religion/country/politics.
In today’s cinema, when you’re watching Don or the upcoming sholay, you are not watching events happening to the characters. You are watching Amitab Bacchan or Shahrukh Khan play a character. That’s what you came for and that’s what the movies are about. I wouldn’t give the dirt off my shoes to watch a fairy play the most masculine character in Indian cinema.
Saif on the other hand, immersed himself into the character, and it wasn’t just the haryanvi or the chopped hair. There was nothing of Saif in the character. I wonder if you can say the same for Don?
So…what? Young people in UP don’t deserve to wear designer jeans? You’re telling me sunglasses aren’t worn in UP? I haven’t visited the country for 4 years, but I do remember there being cellphones in the place. So what exactly about Saif’s portrayal other than his accessories is hypocritical?
You’re going to have to clarify on the screen feedback argument, that one went over my head.
You’re right about Hum Tum. It was boring and it got accolades cause it was a music video for the metrosexual lifestyle. It was about harmless, safe and happy people who don’t worry about things like making food or going to the bathroom.
Saif’s silent, jealous and scheming portrayal of Langda reminded me of Nana’s great performance in 56.
Omkara and Maqbool both have similar problems. The world that they are in are masterfully constructed, as are the characters. But both films seem to flounder by the third act.
Any argument that you had is now moot. Alok Nath has played the same fucking character in every goddamn film and television series he has been in. That’s all he knows, and that’s how he gets his paycheck. He’s the epitome of the played out theatre style that Vishal and Anurag are trying to steer away from.
Omkara is the IN thing because Saif is IN. Just because something is IN doesn’t mean it is fake or hypocritical. I don’t all of a sudden diss all the cool Asian films that I watch that people discover 3 years later, but I know plenty of people who will absolutely promote a film till the day they die, but when it gets actual recognition they start hating because they don’t want to like the same thing that the IN crowd likes. YOU, need to get OUT of your Holden Caufield complex and see the film on its own, without any emotional or cultural baggage.
@Shitij: Wouldn’t call Omkara a great film, true (though it was a damn good one alright), but Saif’s performance was right up there – esp if you go by conventional Bollywood standards.
Have to take umbrage at your list of great performances though – ALOK NATH? The guy keeps smiling his asinine smile all the time, heehawing through dozens of those idiotic roles ( Maine Pyar Kiya, Taal, Vivaah, Hum Saath Saath Hain…he’s the same irritating self in everything) !! Compared to him, Saif in Omkara was Brando, man!
Hi Anangbhai,
Thanks for the advise man…I would try to follow what u said about my “grammar and punctuation ” and I think you are right on that front.
While on the second front i.e. Saif and Omakara…I feel we are two different individuals having different likings,different thought processes,different view towards cinema…
Pls note that it isnt that I am against everything thats “IN” and that is why there was an urge to do a writeup.
Kindly count the number of writeups I have written on PFC and u will come to know that I only write if it comes from my heart…so pls take out the option that I am writing just for the sake of it…I Wrote Cause I Felt This Way and I just wanted to know if there were people who would agree with me or not…I guess not!
Do agree with you about the least little act of the Khans or Bachchans or Roshans being applauded as if it were the next best thing, though. Mere competency from these gentlemen (aka Virudhdh, Abhishek in Yuva/Sarkar, Hrithik in Krishsh etc) automatically becomes a ‘great’ performance.
However, don’t you think the shoe fits the other way too? Whenever somebody like Nana, Paresh, Naseer, Irfan does something, its automatically praised to the skies too. For instance, Paresh hasn’t been all that great of late , Irfan was plain mediocre in YHTKH…yet their performances continue to be praised to the skies, irrespective of what crap they do.
5 days back, i had this strong urge of watching omkara again. so gave it another watch on the comp.
well all the performances were ofcourse very good. but somehow i felt the director lost grip on the latter half of saif’s performance. somehow i was lost, i cudnt connect with langda tyagi in the latter half of his performance. dint have any feelings towards him, dint hate him, dint like him, just dint connect to him in any way. the reason could also be because of a couple of logical low-points i came across in the movie(thats another story). i think saif somehow cudnt do complete justice to the role, i felt like he did what he cud but it was not enough. i think his best performance to date is in Ek Hasina Thi. great stuff there.
shitij, i really understand what ur tryin to say.
Would like to add here that i was spellbound by Kareena Kapoor’s performance the first time i saw this movie. i still cant believe she did it. my salutes to vishal bhardwaj. for recognizing her talent and producing such a performance from her. damn how could he imagine something like this from her? and how could she manifest his imagination with such brilliance? amazing stuff..they made it!
she is my obvious pick from the movie. 5 langda tyagis
some prob with the last line.
continuing it here:
5 langda tyagis not even equal to 1 dolly, performace wise.
my understanding.
Hi Ranjit,
Whats with Alok Nath man…I mean pls tell me if the man was bad in any of the above movies you have just mentioned…the fact that I liked MPK and Vivaah was due to Alok Nath’s dedicated act…
Yes he is the same in all his films…but then it is not his problem…if John is not good in BAABUL or KAABUL then whose fault is that, what can the guy do if all the directors want the same act from him in all the movies…the guy has to feed a family and he has to do what is said by all those calling the shots.
If a guy like Barjatia went with the man for 15-17 years…he must be having something.
And yes thats what I want to tell thru this article:
Accor. to most Saif is a genius…while even a mere mention of someone like Alok Nath irks people…Is that due to the perception/image of the actor or are we not mature enough???
If you follow Hollywood I will tell you an actor by the name of Paul Giamatti…he did a film called SIDEWAYS…the guy is getting Oscar nominations for two consecutive years…tell you what…if he was in Bollywood he didnt stand any chance whatsoever.
Its not MANOJ TIWARI. Its MUKESH TIWARI.
Its not OM PALEKAR. Its AMOL PALEKAR.
ASHUTOSH RANA :
Even after films like Dushman,Sangharsh…the guy is back to television…he is doing serials on DD METRO…No one is complaining.
Whose fault is that?
I wonder if Saif would have done a better Langda Tyagi act than him…:-?:-?:-?…still wondering
Shitiji
It’s your opinion that Saif’s performance was just average, to others like myself I would think his performance was spot on and above the average par. You are right to your opinion just as I am mine.
Compared to the movies we see Omkara was a breath of fresh air, so it’s got a few flaws but it deserves to be credited as one of this years achievements. It’s not just because of his image change, that just helped him fit into the character. The role itself and teh way it was performed is what impressed most.
@Shitij: Dunno, the very sight of Alok Nath smirking drives me up the wall. And what’s more, he’s becoming progressively more irritating….I found him ok in MPK then, but the very sight of him in HAHK (casting coy glances at Reema) and Vivaah made my gnash my teeth (ok ok, I know I’m prejudiced) !! I don’t like the Barjatya school of filmmaking, so we’re bound to disagree on that one, I guess…..
Its too early to judge John…he’s ranged from really bad to competent so far, never crossed beyond that. If an actor is bad in a movie, then the blame has to go to the actor, and to the director…both are equally culpable, IMO.
Sangeeta,
Thats what I want to tell with this article, just cause someone worked so hard on his role doesnt make his role a BRILLIANT one…yes I also feel Saif was above average but the Hype surrounding him makes me feel that the guy has just won an Oscar.
@Shitij: ‘I wonder if Saif would have done a better Langda Tyagi act than him(Ashutosh)…’….Probably not….or for instance, Nana Patekar would have defnly made a better Langda Tyagi than either Saif or Ashutosh, but that’s not the point.
Saif was going against type here…whereas for Ashutosh or Nana, it’d have been par for the course. I agree with you that it was probably not an all-time great performance, but judge him against his contemporaries (being Aamir, Salman, SRK, Fardeen, Hrithik etc)…you’d prob find that he was pretty damn good then.
Omkara being not great but good and faltering in the third act, agreed. But what’s with this accusation of metrosexual hypocrisy in case of those who really liked it? Ever heard of different opinions?
And why on earth are you guys discussing ALOK NATH!? Lol!=))=))=))=))=))=))
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I have never heard the word “brilliant” for any of those actors and all of you will agree with me that these are far better actors than Saif.
I see you’ve made a lot of assumption and clearly you’re frustrated. All the points you made about K.K Menon, Irfan, Nana Patekar and all being great actors is true and I think the sophisticated multiplex going urban population who appreciate good cinema always acknowledge that, at least the folks I know. No one tries to prove if they’re any less than Saif.
Having said that, Saif was brilliant in Omkara and thats also a fact. I liked him even more cos he was convincing in that transformation from being a chocolate boy romantic hero to a non-glamorous villain.
With all due respect for all the character actors you’ve named (and i really do think they’re better “actors”), how many can be so convincing in a chocolate boy role, which again is entertainment to many people. So you see, there are always two sides to a coin.
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FACT:Saif has a chocalate boy image
FACT:Saif pulled off a brillaint act as Langda inspite of the above fact
FACT:Saif is a good actor (Ek haseena tthi did prove that)
and alok nath is all streotyped maan..hes antiquated jus lyk niroopa roy’s “maa” ka characters..if he does sumtin outta box then only ppl can applaud his performance
OK, enough with the “well that’s your opinion” statements. That’s a disarming statement because it sounds right and no one can disagree with opinion. That’s why FOX news is what it is, because they don’t report facts so they can say whatever the hell they want.
Stop dropping “that’s your opinion” like a dime. If you are unable to respond with a rebuttal, just don’t respond at all. You’re just telling me to shut up in a nice way because you didn’t like what I or someone else had to say.
Opinions are nice to have, but because they are so common, they really aren’t worth much.
Ok anangbhai …we may go on writing about this (read argue about this) but the fact is that I will not be able to change your opinion about something you beleive in and vice versa , I mean if we were to interact on the issue, then there is a hope (although I am skeptical about that option too) but not thru this medium.
So I made it much more easier by writing “well that’s your opinion”…let me make it much more nicer “well that’s your opinion and I respect that”.
Pls note that you might be correct in what u are saying…its just that I think the other way around.
- Enough… this is getting personal… I’ll put an end to the comments on this post… unless someone has to add anything constructive here (even if it’s a different view)… great opinions… but you’ve got to let others live, say and walk the way they want to…
-Shitij, Thanks for your candid write up. Honest extempore of unopinionated passion is what PFC is all about. Having said that, please allow me to disagree with you on a couple of points re your post. Saif as an actor – the first point of discussion. Saif has really evolved from his Yeh Dillagi days. Alok Nath, Mukesh Tiwari and Amol Palekar – and even Amrish Puri the GOD – these guys were never the chocolate boys. Saif was, is, and can again be, should need be – not unlike Aamir Khan. It takes a lot of gumption to do movies as different as Parineeta, Being Cyrus, Ek Hasina Thi, and Omkara. Enough said.
Now, about his performance in Omkara – the second point of discussion – just consider this one scene. Omkara passes Langda Tyagi and chooses his brother Kesu as the *Bahubali*. Omkara is silent and so is Tyagi – not a word is spoken by Tyagi – his lips are smiling… but his EYES… his eyes convey it all – the anger, the hunger, the betrayal, and much more. Natyashastra (Bharata Muni) stresses the importance of *nayana-lasyam* during *abhinayam*. I rest my case.
-Oz, Sorry bro. I wanted to contain myself, but I escaped!
- WB, None taken… that’s the way to offer a different point of view… classic template.
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people have expressed their opinion on the rest….but I would also like to share my single screen and multiplex experience. The problem with the single screen was not that they did not like it…. the film was not promoted like a love story…till the “sarat ghodon per lagayee jati hai” scene the people were all charged up and allI could hear was citiiiis….once they get to “jag jari gudiya…misri ki pudiya..” they just could not relate to it and were lost….they had seen a huge hoarding of Ajay Devgan in a Black Shawl…..and expected an action film and Omkara was not….this was acknowledged by Ajay Devgan too in some interview I guess. Well for Saif….any man joining the Yash Raj camp tasting success and money and after a decade long struggle with even an identity and breaking the mould…I stand up and applaud and bow.
well i think we should give credit to saif for atleast trying most of our bollwood stars do not even take up an effort to prepare for a role.
saifs best role is eak hasina thi.. and yes he is learning a lot and improving.
its very very difficult to be a star and an actor as well friends.
very few make it
dont go gaga over it.. but please dont take the merit of langra tyagi please
NANA PATEKAR in AB TAK 56 = pretty good ….
Villain of AB TAK 56 = small role
i would rate yashpal sharma’s performance (the muslim rival cop – ismail siddiqui or whatever) as better
AMRISH PURI’s act in GARDISH,GHATAK = WOW !!! No doubt abt it
Tabu, Irrfan Khan,Pankaj Kapur in Maqbool = Maqbool is sheer class !!! Classic
character artists in SATYA,SHOOL,GANGAJAL,APARHAN,LAGAAN,SWADES,AB TAK 56 are all good … but because they are ‘character artists’ they do not stay with u more than a day or so …
Why is that OMKARA is the most “IN” thing while the same people are yet to catch HAASIL,MAQBOOL.
Why Because Haasil was made by a newcomer … Maqbool was also made by a new comer. Both the directors had no stars in their films… no lineage …. and yet they surprised everyone. Had they taken stars it wldve created a lot more footage. Can u imagine a shahid kapoor in jimmy’s role or an aamir khan in irffan’s ??? or perhaps Big B in place of Abbaji ??
Thats why Sarkar has got greater media attention than maqbool .. even though maqbool is far superior
“Now I imagine how SRK,HRITIK,SALMAN,AAMIR,AKSHAY etc. would have played Langda Tyagi…..guys IRRFAN KHAN,KAY KAY MENON,ASUTOSH RANA,VIJAY RAAZ are passe…cause no matter how much excellent they are you will never stand up and notice them…while the same role if done by Bachchan’s,Khan’s,Kapoor’s,Kumar’s…they would stand up and say “WAAAOW“.”
Precisely …. the media does that ….. although I personally wldve been equally supportive of a a star or character actor doing it .. as long he does a good job !!!
And shitij pls don’t be dissauded … continuie to write the way u want to … that’s what pfc is for !!
Cheers for having the courage to speak ur mind .. and justyifying it ….
some screenshots from the scene “wb” was talkin about
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my fav langda tyagi moment
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brilliant shot. enhanced more by the background score.
save images n enlarge them while viewing to have the right effect
kalki .. the pics were a treat !!!! Thanks :-)
Let me turn…
So how come RajPal Yadav wasn’t IN when he did “Mein Meri Patni Aur Who”? Quite unfair, eh?
Saif Ali Khan is only IN because he did Salaam Namaste, Hum Tum and something hatke in Omkara. If he had not done any of those Yash Raj Production… he would have just been critically acclaimed but not IN.
Ain’t that a bit of hypocrisy shown by the media and perhaps audience?
Thanks Wb/ Honhaar Goonda /kartik krishnan /Vasanbala /kalki,
…nice to find some support on the article…seriously I was having second thoughts about what I had written.
Hey anangbhai thanks for giving your point of view to my article…Your views about cinema are as passionate as mine and I genuinely respect your honest opinion….once again thanks and pls forgive me if I have been offensive in any way possible @};-@};-@};-
the points in the post are valid – what I don’t agree with is dismissing Saif’s performance cos he comes from a different kind of cinema. Character actors will always be better actors – thats a fact. The mainstream (i dread to use that word) cinema actors, who normally act as “hero” and when they try something different are acclaimed more (provided they pull it off well and Saif did). Unfair or not – that will and is the debate here.
I still say you can’t say its unfair cos its not about who’s good and who’s not – a character actor cannot always do yashraj kinda movies.. and as long as we have public to appreciate that kind of cinema, SRK, Salman and all will be loved more than Rajpal, Manoj Vajpai etc. Maybe sad but true.
what windmill, you think RajPal Yadav cannot pull off a Yash Raj Film? I think, he can. For five reasons:
1) He can dance.
2) He would look really good with Rani Mukherji. (i’m serious about this)
3) He has got that puppy face to melt the audience
4) He can look modern and hip
5) He can do everything what SRK can. In fact maybe more than him.
And on top of that Yash Raj are good manufacturers!
;)
LOL, no Honhaar, I don’t think he can pull a SRK or Saif. Please keep in mind, I’m not talking about acting here .. i know he’s a good actor .. i’m talking about being a hero, which I’m sorry to say, he can’t be a mainstream hero in the conventional sense. ;-) He won’t have that appeal to public and I think looks play a very important role here.
Seriously, I believe, I truly believe Rajpal Yadav can a pull it of! He can be a star! He has got everything. Perhaps he needs to put a few weights on but apart from that.. all good. SRK and Rajpal Yadav don’t look any different from each other.
I think, someone should try it.
On a serious note.. if a Hero can do a character role, then surely a character actor can do a Hero, eh?
On a serious note.. if a Hero can do a character role, then surely a character actor can do a Hero, eh?
you’ve hit the nail on its head. that is the point i’m trying to make. it doesn’t always work in reverse order and hence Saif became the IN thing and Rajpal didn’t.
HG :^:)^^:)^
Hi Honhaar Goonda,
I would go with Windmill…actually both Yashraj and there puppet directors (or for that matter most of Indian director’s) will never have that kind of vision whereby they can imagine a character artist like Rajpal Yadav in a big/main lead role.
No matter how good the guy is…the chances of him getting a plum role under a big banner are very slim.
See what they have done with Manoj Bajpai…the guy is nowhere to be seen…
In INDIA actors dont sell only Stars sell.
Would you guys think, the reverse is possible? Can a hero really be a “character artitst” out of choice and still pull it off effortlessly and not be termed as a “guest appereance” or a “spl. appereance”? Most of the so-called heroes who are doing a character role are doing it out of lack of choice…my question is …do they have the balls to let others take the cake.
Was discussing this with oz a few days back…and he made a very valid point…Most of the character actors have it in them…but then they lack in that special something to boost their character…most of them lack in it..case in point was Yash tonk!!!
Yes I agree with OM…what if a guy like Yash Tonk had a father like Rakesh Roshan to launch a career for him…it would have been a different story altogether.
Same goes with all these dudes in Balaji soaps…what if they had someone to launch there career in movies.
who’s got this shitij to write? he knows …. (edited by admin)
I like Manoj Bajpai…he was superb in Pinjar
Firstly man… thanks for the Troll freaking image you put there against my comment… it would have been good if you could have retained the comment too…
anyways… u probably got offended by what i had written… what i was meaning to write was that there is this guy, like few (anurag kashyap etc), who has the guts to make a film that can be categorized as cinema… and one of his films happens to be omkara…
you casually come along on one of the popular and decently honest blogs on indian movies and say what you need to say about this movie… u give us examples like hum tum… you then take names like srk, aamir khan, amitabh, etc… then u tell us why you were not entertained by the movie and stuff right… but tell us something that we don’t really know… what are movies according to you… what have you watched till now… have you seen Krzysztof Kieslowski’s movies (Krzysztof Kieslowski happens to be vishal bharadwaj’s inspiration)… have u atleast tried seeing anything other than hollywood or desi or old boy or whatever movies that we know of in india…
if you haven’t man… then you will not ever realize how close omkara is able to reach to what is being called cinema… and if haven’t seen any movies that are actually GOOD… u will never know what is the real definition of being entertained while you watch a movie… did you watch the scene where omakara kills some guy in front of the railway engine… do u feel anything at all when you watch that scene…
answer these question man… frankly… your opinion on omakara doesn’t matter… what matters is how you see a movie… and you are getting it all wrong dude…
anyways… try seeing some more movies and keep writing…
- Gaurav, the troll caps are given to commenters by the admin and editors. Authors can’t edit or delete a comment. Your last comment was given a troll cap for obvious reasons – it was a hate statement and was removed… cause we don’t allow any form of hate or verbal abuse in our comments sections and this policy keeps the assholes in check. You’ve given a fairly constructive opinion in your comment above and that’s in tune with the true spirit of a movie fanatic.
You know guys ..wt Yashraj said once in an interview “people must watch what he makes..He doesnt want to make the things which people like”…
seems like Hes inspired frm RGV as he said”every friday it should his movie only”…
shit ji plz do compare Alok nath with actors like Irfan khan…
true Hassil by tigmanshu dhulia has been a class act as per story screenplay and treatment is concered….but still u cant take away the credit frm omkara…
one of friend asked my…cant he make omakra without abusing words…
my advice to him was to go n watch…hassil…
sorry ..i just wanted to say “plz dont compare Alok nath with actors like Irfan khan…”..i mistyped it.. :(
Saif is a good actor Langda tyagi is a good character and ispulled of well by SAIF but in no way a briliant best performance. Yes i liked it because i never expected saif could do such a role. Everything that he did was good and decent but not brilliant or best.
Ashutosh Rana could have done a great job …I think lack of such roles or good movies are making people biased …People pounce at the slightest opportunity to declare a character or a film the best and brilliant …i would say of all characters in omkara Konkana sen was brilliant
Hi Gaurav,
Thanks for that honest comment I appreciate your view …although I am an avid watcher of hollywood films (try to watch almost all Hollywood flicks)…but yes I am not that literate about world cinema…so you are correct on that front.
Hi Push…I am in no way denying the fact that Omakara is not good,it has it moments.
…and yes I guess Yashraj has very good business sense…they know how to mint money in Showbiz.
No matter how much we write about them…they know what matters the most and how to make it i.e. money.
Hi KK,
I agree with you Konkana was the best of the lot…inspite of the fact she comes from a bengali baground i.e. I am sure she would have no clue about the life in parts of UP etc.
Its true that Konkona gave the most authentic performance in the movie, even without resorting to a different hairstyle etc..she’s so natural.
Seems to me that Konkona ends up being a real scene-stealer in every movie that she’s in, irrespective of co-star…be it Omkara, 15 Park Avenue, YHTKH or Mr & Mrs Iyer. A really fabulous actor.
Konkana scores 10/10 in all short and long roles that she has done. I believe her role in Page 3 ( ranjit you missssed that) was a striking one. she continues to impress with every role she picks up …boss konkana is a great actress in making ….good for other inconsistent colleagues of her they can learn from konkana…….(kareena kapoor…Bipasah Basu…. etc)
I am part of the crowd that think Saif did very well in Omkara. Also, isn’t Vishal Bharadwaj justified in using stars to sell his movie? Haven’t most of us been able to watch the movie and appreciate it, just because of that?
Off on a tangent (sorry Shitij, others):
Apart from Vishal, there’s another Mallu director who’s fascinated by Shakespeare as well. His name is Jayaraj, and he’s already adapted Othello (Kaliyattom) and Antony & Cleopatra (Kannaki) – though the former is far, far better cinema (in fact, I found the Mallu version a better movie than Omkara). And interestingly, he plans to adapt Macbeth next, with Mammotty in the lead.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/05/stories/2007010500570100.htm
as awesome of an actress konkona is (i’ve loved every movie i’ve seen of hers.. she was awesome in ‘mixed doubles’), i frankly found her dialogue delivery to be quite awkward in omkara. she spoke very smoothly, but i could sense an effort behind it which i couldn’t sense in saif or ajay’s delivery. her body language and look, however, were spot on.
You are right Striker…I liked Konkana in Yu Hota To Kya Hota the most…she is looking beautiful as a young bride…she has to potray series of emotions (which she does with ease)…not an easy role and clearly the best performance of YHTKH.