Cast:
Shahid
Kapoor,
Shraddha
Kapoor,
Tabu,
Kay
Kay
Menon,
Irrfan
Khan
Direction:
Vishal
Bhardwaj
Genre:
Drama
Duration:
2
hours
41
minutes
Haider
is
the
most
anticipated
movie
of
the
year
since
a
lot
of
efforts
have
gone
into
making
this
movie,
from
shooting
in
a
risque
location
like
Kashmir
to
Shahid
going
totally
bald
for
his
role.
Haider
has
Shahid
and
Shraddha
Kapoor
pairing
up
for
the
very
first
time
in
this
modern
day
adaptation
of
William
Shakespeare's
Hamlet.
Haider
is
an
Indian
drama
film
directed
by
Vishal
Bhardwaj,
and
co-written
by
Basharat
Peer
and
Bhardwaj.
The
film
is
an
art
in
itself
with
director
Vishal
painting
a
picturesque
story
of
Haider
and
his
struggles.
Plot:
The
movie
is
set
in
1995,
Srinagar
during
the
militancy
rule,
when
Kashmir
was
suffering
the
most
with
armed
insurgency
growing
in
power.
Ghazala
(Tabu)
is
a
worried
and
insecure
mother
who
is
tensed
about
the
survival
of
the
family
and
mostly
her
son,
Haider
(Shahid
Kapoor)
in
this
despair
time.
Much
to
the
resentment
of
Ghazala,
her
husband
Dr.
Hilal
Heer
brings
home
a
militant
and
shelters
him
to
provide
treatment
for
his
wounds.
Her
worries
come
true
when
someone
sneaks
in
and
the
doctor
husband
disappears
leaving
Ghazala
a
half
widow.
Hilal's
brother
Khurram
(Kay
Kay
Menon)
is
desperate
for
the
attention
on
his
beautiful
sister-in-law.
When
the
two
get
talking
Ghazala
can't
help
but
giggle,
this
is
when
her
son
Haider
enters
the
house
and
the
whole
situation
gets
stirred
up.
Haider
is
upset
with
his
father's
death
but
is
more
furious
with
his
mother's
decision
of
moving
on
in
life.
He
seeks
revenge
from
the
people
who
were
responsible
for
the
death
of
his
father
and
evidently
his
eyes
roll
up
towards
his
mother,
for
he
feels
she
and
his
chacha
Khurram
plotted
his
father's
death.
Haider
ends
up
a
confused
man,
not
knowing
whether
to
trust
his
mother's
blind
love
for
him
or
the
betrayal
of
her
moving
on.
The
sexual
tension
between
the
two
characters
also
shows
up
when
Ghazala
remarks
about
his
possessiveness
over
her
and
her
body.
Performances:
Tabu
truly
stand
out
in
the
movies
with
her
soul
bearing
performance,
she
asks,
'Tu
sarhad
paar
jaayega?'
once
in
rage
and
once
out
of
despair,
showcasing
the
wide
range
of
emotions
she
is
going
through
out
the
movie.
Irrfan
Khan
has
a
small
role
of
a
man
with
the
soul,
Roohdaar
who
is
simply
a
delight
and
the
person
who
gives
some
clarity
to
Shahid's
character
and
is
there
by
his
side.
Kay
Kay
Menon's
vicious
character
too
is
brilliantly
performed.
Coming
to
the
lead
actors
of
the
film,
Haider
aka
Shahid
Kapoor
as
the
confused
child
like
man
has
given
the
best
performance
of
his
life.
His
avenging
despair
and
the
revengeful
side
shows
that
he
has
truly
crossed
leaps
and
bounds
in
acting.
Shraddha
Kapoor
aka
Arshee,
Haider's
love
interest
in
the
movie
too
has
given
a
touching
performance
and
shown
the
emotions
of
her
broken
heart
trying
to
choose
between
her
father
and
her
love.
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Seasoned
and
talented
actors
like
Aamir
Bashir,
Kulbhushan
Kharbanda
and
Lalit
Parimoo
too
have
performed
brilliantly.
Vishal's
direction
is
often
a
complicated
tale
but
the
essence
with
which
he
captures
the
soul
of
the
story
is
simply
remarkable.
While
we
just
flip
the
pages
on
coming
across
the
sad
situations
in
Kashmir,
Vishal
manages
to
put
across
that
very
message
so
hard
in
our
face
that
even
our
soul
will
cry
out
of
despair.
'To
be
or
not
to
be'
or
'Hum
hain
ki
hum
nahin?'
that
is
the
question,
brilliant
script
by
Vishal
and
Peer,
who
make
the
actor's
job
a
tad
easy.
Songs
are
in
line
with
the
movie's
theme,
while
the
background
score
is
a
little
over
powering,
Rekha's
voice
manages
to
soothe
our
mind.
Pankaj
Kumar's
cinematography
deserves
a
special
mention
for
the
way
he
has
shown
Kashmir
is
simply
breathtaking
and
a
visual
treat
for
our
eyes.
Verdict:
A
truly
touching
story
that
en-captures
the
saga
of
Hamlet
in
the
best
way
possible.
The
climax
is
one
of
the
best
in
Bollywood
and
the
movie
should
not
be
missed
for
it
has
a
soul
that
will
touch
you
deep.