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Amanda Sodhi
(Washington DC, USA)

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Maqbool—Taking Macbeth to Bollywood

I was going through some old college assignments and came across a film review of Maqbool I wrote for a Theatre History course I took. Below follows the write-up for those interested in reading it:

Vishal Bharadwaj is a name which has almost become synonymous with excellence—whether it be his music score for critically acclaimed films such as Maachis, Satya and No Smoking or his direction of films such as Makdee, Chatri Chor and Omkara, Bharadwaj continuously proves his versatility and dedication to deliver the very best. He has created a niche for himself as the king of Bollywood film adaptations—after all, three out of his four films are adaptations, and successful ones for that …