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November 2009 Events

November 30, 2009
04:30 PM - 06:30 PM, 1636 International Institute/SSWB

CSAS Film Series: "Maqbool"

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Maqbool (2003)

Director Vishal Bhardwaj

Running Time: 132 Minutes

Cast: Irfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapoor, Om Puri, Naseerudin Shah

Vishal Bhardwaj has directed the children's film Makdee, the first of his Shakespearean adaptations, Omkara, an adaptation of Othello, and Maqbool, a film based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

This event is organized by the Graduate Student Programming Committee of the Center for South Asian Studies.

Refreshments will be served.

Description:
Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family. Abbaji's mistress and Maqbool plot and carry out his death; the sea plays the role of Birnham wood. Written by James McLeod.

Contact Information: csas@umich.edu