Collections on subsequent two days were US$138,000 (equivalent to $149,038 in 2019) on Friday and US$200,000 (equivalent to $215,997 in 2019) on Saturday. Instead of picking up costumes easily available in bazaars of Kashmir, she designed the phirans for Shahid Kapoor, hijabs and head-scarves for both Tabu and Shraddha Kapoor. Remembering Peer's book, he contacted him and they started the work. He taught the nuances of the language especially when it translates into English or Hindi. Haider is indeed a very creatively crafted film to make, and few directors have mastered the skill to either haunt or disturb you throughout. Cast. Director. It also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director. [66] In the opening three days, the film earned ₹155 million (US$2.2 million). Roohdaar, who is part of a Pakistani separatist group, explains that he and Hilaal were both imprisoned in a detention camp by a counterinsurgency militia formed by Khurram. There is flamboyance and subtlety, both at once in the treatment. Haider had a tough competitor which was the reason it had only 60% occupancy rate in theaters. [3] The direction, screenplay, film score, cinematography, editing, and performances of the cast received high critical praise and garnered several accolades. The collections in UK for the same days were US$94,000 (equivalent to $101,518 in 2019). In Cinemas Now However, Haider escapes and brutally murders his two captors, former friends of his who became informants for Pervez. [11] Bhardwaj and he agonised a lot over the soliloquies required. Arshia is emotionally traumatized at the death of her father at Haider's hands and commits suicide. His portions of filming were canned in 15 days, however, he was with the team for 2-and-a-half months in Kashmir. Shraddha's luminous as Arshee, Ophelia torn between Haider and father, heartbreakingly unwinding a red muffler she's just knit. Use LoopiaWHOIS to view the domain holder's public information. [35] A confusion arose when Rakesh Kumar, the CEO of CBFC along with an examining committee saw the film and prescribed the cuts. Give this edgy film a chance to entertain you. Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, Irrfan Khan, Shraddha Kapoor. Recreating Shakespeare's tragic character of Hamlet, Shahid and Vishal Bhardwaj's interpretation of Haider keeps you hooked from the word go ⦠The vision is distant yet vivid, layered life-like and yet exquisitely poetic. It stars Shahid Kapoor as the titular protagonist, and co-stars Tabu, Shraddha Kapoor and Kay Kay Menon. It's a Guztaq film that audaciously breaks every rule in the book, everything that you could have expected from it and ends up being that edgy watch which you'll savor, while you watch it from the edge of seats. Meanwhile, Ghazala finds Roohdaar's contact number from Arshia's diary and calls him. [59] Praising the key aspects of the movie, critic Manjusha Radhakrishnan for Gulf News writes, "Everything about Haider is subtle: including the undertones of the infamous sexual tension between mother and son. "[55] Rachel Saltz of The New York Times titled her critical review as, "Shakespearean Revenge in a Violent Kashmir" emphasizing more on script and directorial aspects, noting, "Haider may not be the equal of Mr. Bhardwaj's other Shakespeare films, and it may be deficient in the "Hamlet" department, but it certainly gives good Gertrude. He noted, "In deviating from the original ending of Hamlet, it also makes a necessary point about the cyclical nature of revenge and violence.He gave the movie 3.5 out of 5 stars"[42] Writing for Deccan Chronicle, Kusumita Das who compared the film to the book summarized, "Considering Hamlet, with all its complexity, is certainly not an easy adaptation to venture into – that alone could well make this Vishal's finest film yet. Haider's predicament is that he doesn't know what to do with his mother—whether to love her, hate her, believe her or kill her. Honestly this is a movie I would have watched on my own time since I love Bollywood, so I was very excited to see this. What characters, scenes, moments, motifs, themes, etc. Irrfan Khan appears in an extended special appearance. I don't think we have made a mainstream film about the issue. [11] This was brought in when Haider with his head shaved, dressed in torn, shabby clothes rants on a traffic roundabout in Srinagar and apart from a few senseless jokes, reads out the bare act of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. The youngsters also forced them out of the shooting location in Naseem Bagh (Kashmir University Garden) despite heavy security, claiming that they had no idea about the shoot happening on that location. In an un-Hamletlike way, he knows what he wants â to avenge his father â and cannily goes after it. "[10] The film is Peer's first film project. Log In. Haider remains insistent on revenge, but Ghazala warns him that revenge merely begets revenge. "[41] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN called that film an elegant, thrilling one that casts a brave, unflinching eye on the Kashmir struggle. The setting for this film, however, is not medieval Denmark, but Kashmir in 1995, when the region was torn by a violent ⦠", As per the story of Hamlet, an Oedipus complex exists that draws Hamlet (played by Shahid Kapoor) towards his mother Gertrude (played by Tabu) that could have been interpreted both at a physical and psychological level, however, Bhardwaj kept this reference subtle as the target audience was predominantly Indian and called it 'one of the aspects in this mother-son relationship.' [17] For the costumes seen in climax portions, she was quoted saying, "Against the white snowy backdrop, I stuck to black and reds to bring out the cold of the human mind through the cold snow and the death of romance in blood red hues. [46] Writing for Mid Day, Shubha Shetty-Saha said "Vishal Bharadwaj brings alive the ecstasy, pain and passion of Hamlet on screen, he also reminds us of the harsh truth in our own backyard, the man-made mayhem in the God-made jannat [heaven] that is Kashmir". A palpable hit, in any language. Are you the owner of the domain and want to get started? "[60] On writing for Emirates 24/7, Sneha May Francis opined, "Haider does appear a little over indulgent, but considering Vishal had such a Herculean task at hand, it's just a small price to pay for good cinema.