Bollywood Home » Popular Movie Reviews » Bollywood Tragic Movies » Maqbool Maqbool is one of the finest Bollywood tragic movies. It was released in the year 2004 in India. Maqbool is also one of the Bollywood films directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. The star casts of this movie include renowned Bollywood film stars like Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tabu and Masumeh Makhija. Maqbool is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.

Maqbool was shown in the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. Though the film did not work wonders in the eyes of the general Indian audience, it got enough adulations abroad. Maqbool also received the appreciation of Indian critics. Actor Pankaj Kapoor went on to win a Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) and a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in this movie, Maqbool.

Cast of Maqbool

• Irfan Khan - Miyan Maqbool (Macbeth)
• Tabu - Nimmi (Lady Macbeth)
• Pankaj Kapoor - Jahangir Khan aka Abbaji (Duncan I of Scotland)
• Om Puri - Inspector Pandit (Weird Sisters)
• Naseeruddin Shah - Inspector Purohit (Weird Sisters)
• Piyush Mishra - Kaka (Banquo)
• Ajay Gehi - Guddu (Fleance)
• Ankur Vikal - Riyaz Boti (Macduff)
• Pubali Sanyal - Riyaz Boti's wife (Lady Macduff)
• Gyanchand Rikki - Mughal (Macdonwald)

Crew of Maqbool

• Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
• Screenplay: Vishal Bharadwaj and Abbas Tyrewala
• Story: Vishal Bharadwaj as inspired by William Shakespeare
• Dialogue: Vishal Bharadwaj
• Producer: Bobby Bedi
• Music: Vishal Bharadwaj
• Editing: Aarif Sheikh
• Cinematography: Hemant Chaturvedi
• Stunts: Ravi Shinde
• Costume Designer: Payal Saluja
• Choreography: Bhushan Lakhandri
• Lyrics: Gulzar

Story of Maqbool

Maqbool (Irfan Khan) is an orphan in the movie and the story of Maqbool revolves around this character. He was adopted by Abba Ji (Pankaj Kapoor), a powerful underworld don. As a result, Maqbool is highly grateful to this person called Abba Ji. He works for him as his right hand man. In this film, Nimmi (Tabu) is Abba Ji's mistress but eventually falls for Maqbool. Maqbool loves Nimmi, too and they begin a passionate love affair.

To have a successful love life, Nimmi persuades Maqbool to kill Abbaji and take over as the don. She also insists on inheriting her as mistress and get enough fortune, repute and responsibility for leading the mafia. Thus, Maqbool is torn between his love for Nimmi and his loyalty to Abba ji. In the end, he kills Abbaji and becomes the don. However, the guilt of murder bars both Nimmi and Maqbool to lead a normal life and both of them meet their tragic ends.

If you love offbeat Bollywood movies, do not forget to watch the movie, Maqbool.

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