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Why Vishal Bhardwaj is a dream director for every actor
Updated on: 05 August, 2016 12:00 PM IST |
One has to learn the art of weaving cinematic magic with stories from Vishal Bhardwaj.
The man is a genius when it comes to extracting the finest performances from his actors, offering music that has been forgotten by today’s generation and most importantly inculcating literature in ways no one else can.
These top most bullet points make him the most sought-after filmmakers in the business today.
For instance, he writes, directs, acts, sings, composes and produces. We often hail Farhan Akhtar as the man who dons multiple hats. And here, is Vishal ji who is often hailed as a warm person to work with, but happily prefers to stay away from the limelight.
We challenge you to name anyone else who can effortlessly pick up a Shakespearean classic and adapt it effortlessly into an Indian setting. But this is what defines Bhardwaj’s forte. Case here is ‘Maqbool’ Macbeth ‘Omkara’ Othello and ‘Haider’ Hamlet. If that’s not enough, he even adapted Suzanna and her Seven Husbands by Ruskin Bond into ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’.
He has helped actors offer powerhouse performances with his films including Irrfan Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor. But his perfection lies in creating the strongest women characters in his films. Take Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Konkona Sen Sharma’s performances.
Adaptation or not, a Vishal Bhardwaj film is like a festival, everyone eagerly awaits for.
His next ‘Rangoon’ brings Saif Ali Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut together for the first time. We cannot wait.
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