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{{short description|2014 film by Vishal Bhardwaj}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Haider
| native_name =
| image = Haider Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = [[Theatrical]] release poster
| director = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| producer = Vishal Bhardwaj [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]
| writer = [[Basharat Peer]] Vishal Bhardwaj
| story = Vishal Bhardwaj
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Hamlet]]''|[[William Shakespeare]]}}
| starring = [[Shahid Kapoor]] [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] [[Kay Kay Menon]] [[Shraddha Kapoor]] [[Irrfan Khan]]
| narrator =
| music = Vishal Bhardwaj
| cinematography = [[Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)|Pankaj Kumar]]
| editing = Aarif Sheikh
| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures]] [[VB Pictures]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2014|10|02|df=y}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}350 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2318 |title=Haider – Movie – Box Office India |website=www.boxofficeindia.com |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=12 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712045841/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2318 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}533.3 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com" />
}}

'''''Haider''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political cinema|political]] [[action thriller film]] written, produced and directed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], co-produced by [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]], and co-written by [[Basharat Peer]]. It stars [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] in lead roles, with [[Kay Kay Menon]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]] and [[Irrfan Khan]] in supporting roles.

Set amidst the insurgency-hit [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir conflicts of 1995]], ''Haider'' is a modern-day adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s tragedy ''[[Hamlet]]''. It is also based on [[Basharat Peer]]'s memoir ''[[Curfewed Night]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kay-kay-menon-to-play-shahid-kapoors-evil-uncle-in-haider/ |title=Kay Kay Menon to play Shahid Kapoor's evil uncle in 'Haider' |work=The Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027151905/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kay-kay-menon-to-play-shahid-kapoors-evil-uncle-in-haider/ |archive-date=27 October 2014 |date=23 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref> Haider, a young student and a poet, returns to Kashmir at the peak of the conflict to seek answers about his father's disappearance and ends up being tugged into the politics of the state.<ref name="summbbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |author=Vikas Pandey |title=Haider: Why is 'Indian Hamlet' controversial? |work=BBC News |date=7 October 2014 |access-date=14 April 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152144/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Haider'' is the third installment of Bhardwaj's Shakespearean trilogy after ''[[Maqbool]]'' (2003) and ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web |author=Muzaffar Raina |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131125/jsp/nation/story_17609286.jsp |title=Protests hit Haider shoot on Valley campus |work=[[The Telegraph (magazine)|The Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150420041308/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131125/jsp/nation/story_17609286.jsp%23.VTR8zH3LfK4 |archive-date=20 April 2015 |date=25 November 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=21 October 2016}}</ref>

The film was screened at the [[Busan International Film Festival|19th Busan International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title='Haider', 'Finding Fanny' to Screen at Busan Film Fest |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/more-bollywood/haider-finding-fanny-to-screen-at-busan-film-fest-171873.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152523/http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/more-bollywood/haider-finding-fanny-to-screen-at-busan-film-fest-171873.html |archive-date=27 October 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 September 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> and released worldwide on 2 October 2014 to widespread critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box-office, garnering attention from the media due to its controversial subject matter.<ref name=summbbc/> The subject matter, direction, story, screenplay, [[film score]], cinematography, editing, and performances of the ensemble cast received high critical praise and garnered several accolades.

''Haider'' was the first Indian film to win the People's Choice Award at the [[Rome Film Festival]].<ref name=summbbc/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-03/news-interviews/46924035_1_shahid-kapoor-haider-kaminey |title=I have had the longest and the shortest hair in Haider: Shahid Kapoor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152635/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-have-had-the-longest-and-the-shortest-hair-in-Haider-Shahid-Kapoor/articleshow/29771993.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 October 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref> At the [[62nd National Film Awards]], ''Haider'' won a leading 5 awards: [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] (Bhardwaj), [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] ([[Sukhwinder Singh]] for "Bismil"), [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogue]] (Bhardwaj), [[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]] (Sudesh Adhana for "Bismil") and [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] ([[Dolly Ahluwalia]]). At the [[60th Filmfare Awards]], ''Haider'' received 9 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Bhardwaj), and won 5 awards including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Shahid Kapoor), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Menon) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Tabu).

== Plot ==

During the [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|insurgency in Kashmir]], which continues through 1995, Hilaal Meer, a doctor based in [[Srinagar]], agrees to perform an [[appendectomy]] on Ikhlaque, the leader of a terrorist group; to avoid detection, he performs the surgery at his house, much to the chagrin of his wife Ghazala, who questions his allegiance. The following day, during a military raid, Hilaal is accused of harboring terrorists. A shootout ensues at his home, during which Ikhlaque is killed and Hilaal is taken away for questioning. The doctor's house is subsequently bombed to kill any other terrorists hiding inside.

Sometime later, Ghazala's son Haider returns from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] to seek answers about his father's disappearance. Upon arrival, he is shocked to find his mother singing and laughing along with her brother-in-law, Khurram, Hilaal's younger brother. Unable to understand Ghazala's behavior, he begins searching for Hilaal in various police stations and detention camps with the help of his childhood sweetheart Arshia Lone, a journalist, whose father, Pervez, is a Police officer.

Winter arrives in Kashmir. Saddened by the growing closeness between Ghazala and Khurram, and still unable to find any leads, Haider begins to lose hope. However, Arshia encounters a stranger, Roohdaar, who has Haider contact him to receive information regarding his missing father. Roohdaar, who is part of a Pakistani terrorist group, explains that he and Hilaal were both imprisoned in a detention camp by a counterinsurgency militia formed by Khurram. The group had both Hilaal and Roohdaar executed, but Roohdaar survived and is meeting Haider to pass on Hilaal's final wish: for Haider to take revenge on Khurram for his betrayal.

Devastated and enraged, Haider begins behaving erratically, shaving his head and staging public demonstrations against the government and [[AFSPA]]. Khurram takes him aside and claims that Roohdaar was responsible for Hilaal's death; Haider is put off by the conflicting claims of Hilaal's demise despite knowing the truth himself, and confides his dilemma to Arshia, showing her the gun given to him to kill Khurram. Arshia, in turn, confides about Haider's actions to Pervez, who in turn passes the information forward to Khurram, who orders Haider institutionalized during a ceremony officiating his marriage to Ghazala.

The following morning, Haider prepares to kill Khurram, but morally abstains from it on seeing that Khurram is in prayer. He is captured by Pervez, who orders him executed. However, Haider escapes and brutally murders his two captors, the Salmans, former friends of his who became informants for Pervez while he was away. He contacts Roohdaar, who suggests that he travel to Pakistan to receive military training. Haider calls Ghazala to inform her that he is going across the border, but Ghazala meets with him before he leaves at the ruins of their family home. She admits informing Khurram about the presence of terrorists in her home on the day of Hilaal's arrest, but claims to have been unaware at the time that Khurram was Pervez's informant. Pervez receives word of Haider's whereabouts and arrives at the house to assassinate him, but Haider kills him first and escapes.

Arshia is emotionally traumatized on learning of her father's death at the hands of her lover, and commits suicide. Meanwhile, Ghazala finds Roohdaar's contact number from Arshia's diary and calls him. Haider goes to his pickup point, the graveyard where Hilaal was buried. However, he spots a nearby funeral, which he realizes is for Arshia. He defies the advice of his handlers and interrupts the procession, leading to a fight with Arshia's brother Liyaqat, who dies in the scuffle. Khurram and his men arrive at the house, engaging in a gunfight that leaves most of Khurram's men dead. Ghazala is dropped off at the house by Roohdaar and begs Khurram for a chance to get Haider to surrender. Haider remains insistent on revenge, but Ghazala warns him that revenge merely begets revenge. She bids him farewell and returns to Khurram's men, where she detonates a suicide vest given to her by Roohdaar. Khurram is gravely injured and his men killed; Haider prepares to kill him, but remembers Ghazala's parting words discouraging revenge. He walks away from the site of the blast despite Khurram's pleas to end his life.

== Cast ==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Actor
!Role
!Based on
|-
|[[Shahid Kapoor]]
| Haider Meer
|[[Prince Hamlet]]
|-
|[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| Ghazala Meer (Haider's Mother)
|[[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]]
|-
| [[Kay Kay Menon]]
| Khurram Meer (Haider's Paternal Uncle)
|[[King Claudius|Claudius]]
|-
|[[Shraddha Kapoor]]
| Arshia Lone
|[[Ophelia (character)|Ophelia]]/[[Horatio (Hamlet)|Horatio]]
|-
| [[Irrfan Khan]]
| Roohdaar
| [[Ghost (Hamlet)|Ghost]]
|-
|[[Narendra Jha]]
| Dr. Hilaal Meer (Haider's Father)
|[[King Hamlet]]
|-
| [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]
| Hussain Meer
|
|-
| [[Lalit Parimoo]]
| Pervez Lone
|[[Polonius]]
|-
| [[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| [[Brigadier]] T. S. Murthy
|
|-
| [[Aamir Bashir]]
| Liyaqat Lone
| [[Laertes]]
|-
| [[Sumit Kaul]]
| Salman 1, Courtier
| [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|Rosencrantz]]
|-
| Rajat Bhagat
| Salman 2, Courtier
| [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|Guildenstern]]
|-
| Ashwath Bhatt
| Zahoor Hussain
| [[Fortinbras]]
|-
| Mohammad Shah
| Army Major
|
|-
| Anshuman Malhotra
| Young Haider
|
|-
| [[Lankesh Bhardwaj]]
| Interrogation officer
|
|-
| Saqib Sheikh
| Chocolate boy
|
|}

==Production==

===Development===
Initially, [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and [[Shahid Kapoor]] were in talks of making a sequel to their previous collaboration, the [[Action film|action]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] ''[[Kaminey]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web |last=Karnad |first=Manash |title=Shahid Kapoor is back in 'Kaminey 2' |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/shahid-kapoor-is-back-in-kaminey-2-2013-02-20-1.495663 |publisher=Emirates 24/7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006124729/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/shahid-kapoor-is-back-in-kaminey-2-2013-02-20-1.495663 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=live |date=20 February 2013 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> The project was put on hold and a new project with Kapoor in the lead was confirmed, titled as ''Haider'', which was reportedly based on an adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-in-vishal-bharadwaj-s-maha-kaminey_153828.html |title=Shahid Kapoor in Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Maha Kaminey' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091207/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-in-vishal-bharadwaj-s-maha-kaminey_153828.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=live |work=[[Zee News]] |date=19 April 2014 |access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The adaptation was made to portray the political intrigue and history of [[Kashmir]] as well as the play's sexual conflicts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |title=I've decided to dedicate Haider to my father |url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/201404122014041210572046da4a5de1/I%E2%80%99ve-decided-to-dedicate-Haider-to-my-father.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140414035801/http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/201404122014041210572046da4a5de1/I%E2%80%99ve-decided-to-dedicate-Haider-to-my-father.html |archive-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead |work=[[Mumbai Mirror|Pune Mirror]] |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> Bhardwaj was initially developing the play as a contemporary espionage thriller with author [[Stephen Alter]].<ref name=iedev1>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Harneet |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kashmir-is-the-hamlet-of-my-film/ |title='Kashmir is the Hamlet of my film,' says Vishal Bhardwaj on Haider |work=The Indian Express |date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025062417/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kashmir-is-the-hamlet-of-my-film/ |archive-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=8 October 2014}}</ref> They wrote a 30-page synopsis that was sent to [[Gulzar]]. Though Gulzar liked the synopsis, he enquired Bhardwaj of the missing tragedy of Hamlet in the penned thriller. The synopsis had incomplete details about the life, authenticity and the [[Official Secrets Act]] of [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] agents.<ref name=iedev1/> On his return to [[India]], Bharadwaj's wife [[Rekha Bhardwaj]] was reading [[Basharat Peer]]'s memoir, ''[[Curfewed Night]]'', a book based on life in violence-wrecked Kashmir. His wife was deeply moved after reading the book. Bharadwaj didn't immediately read the book but was aware about its content. Later, Bhardwaj desired to change the synopsis. Remembering Peer's book, he contacted him and they started the work.<ref name=iedev1/> Bhardwaj quoted Peer's importance in the film as, "If Basharat was not a part of the film, ''Haider'' wouldn't be made or it wouldn't be made this way."<ref name=iedev1/> The film is Peer's first film project. On co-scripting the same, he stated that writing ''Curfewed Night'' was a response to caricatures of [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiris]] in Indian political writing whereas he wrote ''Haider'' in the same spirit, with the same feeling with Bhardwaj.<ref name=fpbp/> Bhardwaj and he agonised a lot over the soliloquies required. There were sections of the ''[[To be, or not to be]]'' speech that was translated directly in Hindi. Due to constraints of time they had to omit the [[Clothes Make the Man|''Apparel maketh a man'']] soliloquy though.<ref name=fpbp/> They retained and translated the section where Hamlet meets [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]] and speaks about [[Denmark]] being in prison. Further, new soliloquies were created to convey Hamlet's madness and the veiled political satire in it.<ref name=fpbp/> 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]].<ref name=fpbp/> Apart from this, Peer explained that an adaptation doesn't exactly follow the original, like the part of [[Fortinbras]] was barely there in ''Haider''. The world of [[King Claudius]] and [[Polonius]] is portrayed as the counter-insurgency and government-run, counter-insurgent militias in ''Haider'' and thematically dominates the action.<ref name=fpbp>{{cite web |last=Pal |first=Deepanjana |title=Writing 3D Kashmiri: Basharat Peer on the challenges of co-scripting Haider |date=October 2014 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/writing-a-3d-kashmiri-basharat-peer-on-the-challenges-of-co-scripting-haider-1738665.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103203300/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/writing-a-3d-kashmiri-basharat-peer-on-the-challenges-of-co-scripting-haider-1738665.html |archive-date=3 November 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref>

{{cquote|"It was the political turmoil and the 25 years of tragedy of [[Kashmir]] that compelled me. Our way of looking at Kashmir has either been cosmetic – only for shooting songs – or rhetoric, where we show a man in a [[phiran]], holding a [[Kalashnikov rifle|Kalashnikov]]. ''Haider'' is the first film where we see Kashmir from the inside. I don't think we have made a mainstream film about the issue."|author=Bhardwaj on setting ''Haider'' in Kashmir (in an interview with ''[[The Indian Express]]'')<ref name=iedev1/>}}
As per the story of ''[[Hamlet]]'', an [[Oedipus complex]] exists that draws Hamlet (played by Shahid Kapoor) towards his mother Gertrude (played by [[Tabu (actress)|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.' In his previous outing of ''[[Othello]]''{{'}}s adaptation, ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' (2006), he removed the last monologue due to the fact that it was more suited for a stage play sequence but retained that type of monologue for ''Haider''. Shahid Kapoor learnt a 6-page monologue for the climactic scene where his character Haider turns mad. He put forth the delivery of that monologue in front of a crowd of 5000 listening. For filming the scene, which was done in 3–4 hours, Shahid Kapoor was made completely bald.<ref name=devmain>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |title=Vishal Bhardwaj: I picked Hamlet for its sexual conflict |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vishal-Bhardwaj-I-picked-Hamlet-for-its-sexual-conflict/articleshow/40355720.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104112750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vishal-Bhardwaj-I-picked-Hamlet-for-its-sexual-conflict/articleshow/40355720.cms |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=live |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref>

Sumit Kaul, who played the character of one of the Salmans, was involved in training the Kashmiri accent of actress Tabu apart from lead actors Shahid and Shraddha. His portions of filming were canned in 15 days, however, he was with the team for 2-and-a-half months in Kashmir. He taught the nuances of how a native Kashmiri would speak in English or Hindi.

{{cquote|"I sat with both Shahid and Shraddha and tutored them to speak Hindi with a Kashmiri touch."
| author = Sumit Kaul reflecting on his role during the filming of ''Haider'' (in an interview with ''BollywoodLife.com'')
}}

Kaul also helped actress Tabu get the enunciation when she sang the folk song "Roshe Valle" that was a part of the film score.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Merani |first1=Anil |title=Sumit Kaul: My inputs for Haider were properly developed and used in the film |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sumit-kaul-my-inputs-for-haider-were-properly-developed-and-used-in-the-film/ |website=BollywoodLife.com |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305141802/https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sumit-kaul-my-inputs-for-haider-were-properly-developed-and-used-in-the-film-403887/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{blockquote|"Ghazala is torn between her idealistic husband, her opportunistic brother-in-law, and her innocent and passionate son. Somewhere, she feels she has the responsibility to keep everything in control, but obviously she can't. Her love for her son is crazy. She is always trying to protect him from being misled and misguided. He (Bhardwaj) cast me as Shahid's mother because he wanted the oddity of the relationship to come out which wouldn't have come across with a regular aged mother-and-son combination. Haider shares a love-hate relationship with Ghazala, but it's a very passionate emotion. You almost feel odd that these two are mom and son. 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."|author=Actress [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] who plays the character "Ghazala", in an interview with ''[[The Indian Express]]''.<ref name=tabinterv>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Harneet |title=Tabu: My role in Haider is to die for |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/my-role-in-haider-is-to-die-for/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025074705/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/my-role-in-haider-is-to-die-for/ |archive-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=live |work=The Indian Express |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>|title=|source=}}

Kapoor, along with Bhardwaj and [[UTV Motion Pictures]], each have a 33.3% share in the film. The budget for the film is {{INRConvert|390|m}} taking into account {{INRConvert|240|m}}<ref name=budget2>{{cite web |title=Shahid Kapoor turns producer |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/why-bang-bang-vs-haider-is-not-a-clash-of-the-titans-672374 |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027151540/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/why-bang-bang-vs-haider-is-not-a-clash-of-the-titans-672374 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |access-date=17 October 2014}}</ref> spent into the production of the film and {{INRConvert|150|m}} for promotions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tarannum |first=Asira |title=Shahid Kapoor turns producer |date=3 January 2014 |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/shahid-kapoor-turns-producer/15012014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014114802/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/shahid-kapoor-turns-producer/15012014 |archive-date=14 October 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref>

[[Dolly Ahluwalia]] designed the costumes for the film. She began working by creating Kashmiri designs of costumes in [[Delhi]]. When Bhardwaj and [[Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)|Pankaj Kumar]], the film's cinematographer were doing a [[Recce (filmmaking)|recce]] in the valley of Kashmir, she was there to share her creative vision with him. She took her sketches and swatches there.<ref name=costume/> She returned to Delhi and continued with her work there. Instead of picking up costumes easily available in bazaars of Kashmir, she designed the [[phiran]]s for Shahid Kapoor, [[hijab]]s and [[Headscarf|head-scarves]] for both Tabu and [[Shraddha Kapoor]].<ref name=costume/> Ahluwalia was quoted saying, "Somewhere along the way her husband disappears and she marries his brother who is wealthier than him, and this change in marital status is explained through richer colors and fabrics."<ref name=costume/> She added that her real challenge was exploring the psyche of the character of Haider through colors, textures and cuts. The signs of madness in his character are depicted through the [[pom-pom]]s in his cap during the track "Bismil" that is a manifestation of the traditional folk dance [[Dumhal]] of the Kashmiri valley performed by Wattal tribes.<ref name=costume/> 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 [[hue]]s."<ref name=costume>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |title=Backstage pass: A Shakespearean drama of colours, textures and cuts |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Backstage-pass-A-Shakespearean-drama-of-colours-textures-and-cuts/articleshow/43918620.cms |work=Mumbai Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104160940/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Backstage-pass-A-Shakespearean-drama-of-colours-textures-and-cuts/articleshow/43918620.cms |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref>

===Filming===
''Haider'' was shot in 2 parts. The first schedule was in November–December 2013 and then next in January–February 2014. Keeping the weather conditions in consideration, the first part of the film is shot in autumn-winter and the second part featuring intense drama and action sequences in snowy weather. The entire filming was completed in 54 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/haider-was-a-difficult-film-to-do-7326.html |title="Haider was a difficult film to do" Shahid Kapoor talks about his upcoming film, Haider |first=Devesh |last=Sharma |publisher=[[Filmfare]] |date=30 September 2014 |access-date=8 October 2014 |archive-date=10 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010073119/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/haider-was-a-difficult-film-to-do-7326.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began at [[Dal Lake]] in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |title=Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' faces protests, shooting on halt |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024250/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Haider was filmed at [[Pahalgam]], Kehribal area in [[Anantnag]], [[Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir|Mattan]], Aishan Sahab Zaina Kadal Bridge in old [[Srinagar]], [[Nishat Bagh]], [[Qazigund]], [[Martand Sun Temple]], Naseem Bagh (at [[Kashmir University]] Garden), [[Hazratbal]] and [[Sonamarg]], all of which are located in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name=sh>{{cite news |title=Shahid Kapoor begins shooting for 'Haider' in Kashmir |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shahid-kapoor-begins-shooting-for-haider-in-kashmir/433259-8-66.html |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=[[CNN-IBN|IBN Live]] |access-date=27 November 2013 |archive-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008130701/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shahid-kapoor-begins-shooting-for-haider-in-kashmir/433259-8-66.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Six-reasons-we-are-waiting-to-watch-Haider/photostory/38066451.cms |title=Six reasons we are waiting to watch Haider |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181215/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Six-reasons-we-are-waiting-to-watch-Haider/photostory/38066451.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-28/news-interviews/46733850_1_shraddha-kapoor-final-schedule-irrfan |title=Shraddha plays a fearless journo in Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Haider' |date=28 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203171944/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-28/news-interviews/46733850_1_shraddha-kapoor-final-schedule-irrfan |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bhardwaj was forced to pack up after a group of Kashmir University students disrupted shooting of a sequence of a [[Suicide attack|Fedayeen attack]] which was being canned at the [[University of Kashmir]] at Hazratbal.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ahmed Ali Fayyaz |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kashmir-university-students-disrupt-shooting-of-vishal-bhardwaj-film/article5387994.ece |title=Kashmir University students disrupt shooting of Vishal Bhardwaj film |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315084439/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kashmir-university-students-disrupt-shooting-of-vishal-bhardwaj-film/article5387994.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The students objected to the hoisting of the [[Flag of India|national flag]] atop a makeshift bunker. A few students objected to the shooting of a few scenes and started "pro-freedom" slogans, dismantling the stage. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shahid-kapoor-returning-to-kashmir-to-finish-haider-1957335 |title=Shahid Kapoor returning to Kashmir to finish 'Haider' |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=26 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117135520/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shahid-kapoor-returning-to-kashmir-to-finish-haider-1957335 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2234500/Haider-shoot-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-disrupted |title=Haider shoot in Jammu and Kashmir disrupted |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023335/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2234500/Haider-shoot-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-disrupted |url-status=live }}</ref> Students of Kashmir University also raised objection to [[Irrfan Khan]] when he was spotted smoking inside the campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' faces protests, shooting on halt |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=27 November 2013 |archive-date=28 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128075457/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> The last filming schedule of ''Haider'' began in Kashmir in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Haider-Kashmiris-get-to-see-Shahid-Kapoors-shooting-live-in-Pahalgam/articleshow/29713157.cms |title=Haider: Kashmiris get to see Shahid Kapoor's shooting live in Pahalgam |work=The Times of India |date=2 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113060143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Haider-Kashmiris-get-to-see-Shahid-Kapoors-shooting-live-in-Pahalgam/articleshow/29713157.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/haider-vishal-bharadwaj-kashmir-shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoor-irrfan/1/340179.html |title=Haider cast finally returns to Kashmir to complete shooting |work=[[India Today]] |date=27 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133522/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/haider-vishal-bharadwaj-kashmir-shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoor-irrfan/1/340179.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/382991/cast-returns-kashmir-complete-039haider039.html |title=Cast returns to Kashmir to complete 'Haider' shooting |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=27 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015147/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/382991/cast-returns-kashmir-complete-039haider039.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/shahid-kapoors-bald-look-revealed/#shrad |title=Tabu, Shraddha shoot for 'Haider' in Kashmir |work=The Indian Express |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=1 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201194458/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/shahid-kapoors-bald-look-revealed/#shrad |url-status=live }}</ref> For the song "Bismil" shot at [[Martand Sun Temple]] in Kashmir, Shahid Kapoor was quoted saying, "It is one of the best shot songs of my career. The location, the elements like face-paint to depict war-like situations, have been used in 'Bismil'. Then there are 100 feet tall puppets, which I have never seen in any song before."<ref name=Bismil>[http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/haider-song-bismil-was-challenging-for-shahid/article6338152.ece Haider song Bismil was challenging for Shahid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202160932/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/haider-song-bismil-was-challenging-for-shahid/article6338152.ece |date=2 December 2014 }} ''The Hindu'' Retrieved. 21 August 2014</ref> For the choreography of the sons, Bhardwaj was very keen that Shahid's character didn't have any dance movements that Shahid did in his previous films as it was required for the character's angst and feelings. Bhardwaj recruited a [[Norway|Norway-based]] choreographer for the choreography of this track.<ref name=Bismil/> The shooting of the film was also halted briefly for a second time in Zainakadal in [[Srinagar]] in January 2014, when a spectator threw coal towards the actors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Coal-thrown-at-Shahid-Kapoor-in-Srinagar/articleshow/29533886.cms?intenttarget=no |title=Coal thrown at Shahid Kapoor in Srinagar? |work=The Times of India |date=29 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121102509/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Coal-thrown-at-Shahid-Kapoor-in-Srinagar/articleshow/29533886.cms?intenttarget=no |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/irrfan-khan-kashmir-attack-didn-t-make-me-fearful-478447 |title=Irrfan Khan: Kashmir attack didn't make me fearful |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=2 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014433/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/irrfan-khan-kashmir-attack-didn-t-make-me-fearful-478447 |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming was completed by 24 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-wraps-up-haider-shoot-in-kashmir/ |title=Shahid Kapoor wraps up 'Haider' shoot in Kashmir |work=The Indian Express |date=24 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023852/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-wraps-up-haider-shoot-in-kashmir/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Certification===
After 41 cuts, the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC) gave the film a U/A certificate.<ref name=censr/> The scenes that were censored were a truck load of corpses, wire being inserted inside a naked man, a shot of a bloody dead body and abusive words.<ref name=censr/> Apart from this, a shot of a [[toplessness|bare back]] during the song "Khul Kabhi To" was also considered offensive and censored. The CBFC demanded deletion of a scene where Haider (played by [[Shahid Kapoor]]) cries on seeing flames.<ref name=censr/> A confusion arose when Rakesh Kumar, the CEO of CBFC along with an examining committee saw the film and prescribed the cuts. After the film was re-edited, instead of sending it to the revising committee for reviewing, Kumar himself watched the film again and gave it a U/A certificate.<ref name=censr/> [[Dilip Sardesai#Family|Nandini Sardesai]], a member of the revising committee told ''[[The Times of India]]'' that Kumar saw ''Haider'' twice and passed it with a U/A certificate. She stated that director of the film [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] had apparently agreed to the cuts. Later, Bhardwaj clarified that the CBFC only demanded 7 cuts but gave his film 35 extra cuts in order to make the script look more realistic.<ref name=censr/> Bhardwaj added that since the film is set in [[Kashmir]] and given the associated troubled politics of the state, he knew the film would land in controversies.<ref name=censr>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-1701975.html |title=After 41 cuts, Censor Board gives Haider a U/A certificate |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=14 September 2014 |archive-date=11 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911015103/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-1701975.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The controversy over film's plot, analysts stated that [[India]] has become more open to sensitive subjects.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vats |first1=Vaibhav |title=Bollywood Takes on the Agony of Kashmir, Through Shakespeare |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/arts/international/in-haider-vishal-bhardwaj-draws-from-hamlet.html |access-date=3 November 2014 |work=The New York Times |date=27 October 2014 |archive-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103073329/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/arts/international/in-haider-vishal-bhardwaj-draws-from-hamlet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dr. Zakir Hussain, a senior analyst at the [[Indian Council of World Affairs]] was quoted saying, "As democratic traditions strengthen in the country, more and more such movies will be made and people will be educated. ''Haider'' is the first step in that direction." Director Bhardwaj faced criticism over the depiction of the armed forces in an allegedly unfair way as the film also portrayed scenes of torture in Indian army camps and abuse of human rights by Indian officials.<ref name=summbbc/> To this portrayal, Indian Twitter users, filled with sentiments brought up [[hashtag]]ging of words "#BoycottHaider" that generated estimate 75,000 tweets since the film release. In reply to this criticism, people on Twitter started trending #HaiderTrueCinema which trended for 2 days and this caused #BoycottHaider to be withdrawn from the list of trending topics on Twitter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Vikas |title=Haider: Why is 'Indian Hamlet' controversial? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |access-date=3 November 2014 |work=BBC News |date=7 October 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152144/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music==
{{Main|Haider (soundtrack)}}

The original songs and [[film score]] are composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]. The soundtrack has nine songs whose lyrics are penned by Gulzar, except for 2 songs "Gulon Mein Rang Bhare" and "Aaj Ke Naam" that were written by [[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]]. [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Shraddha Kapoor]] launched the music of the film along with Vishal Bhardwaj at [[Radio Mirchi]] studios in [[Mumbai]] in mid-August 2014.<ref>[https://in.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/shahid-shraddha-launch-music-haider-mumbai-125709735.html Shahid, Shraddha launch music of 'Haider' in Mumbai] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822060103/https://in.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/shahid-shraddha-launch-music-haider-mumbai-125709735.html |date=22 August 2014 }} Yahoo!. Retrieved. 21 August 2014</ref> The soundtrack had a digital as well as physical release on 12 September 2014. The [[film score]] was digitally released on 24 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gaana.com/album/haider-background-score |title=Haider (Background Score) |publisher=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] |access-date=22 October 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027025332/http://gaana.com/album/haider-background-score |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Critical Reception==
''Haider'' received widespread critical acclaim upon release for its subject matter, direction, story, screenplay, [[film score]], cinematography, editing, and performances of the ensemble cast. {{As of|2020|06}}, the film holds an 86% approval rating on [[review aggregator]] ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'', based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.62 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/haider/#contentReviews |title=Haider (2014) |access-date=16 June 2020 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810131312/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/haider#contentReviews |url-status=live }}</ref>

===India===
Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Sudhish Kamath felt, "Lyricist Gulzar, writer-director Vishal Bhardwaj, and writer Basharat Peer have given us an instant classic, a literary epic (the screenplay is out in the stores too) with a lesson to learn from recent history. ''Haider'' is an incredibly brave uncompromising film made with loads of conviction with blatant disregard to market conventions, one that will make you cheer during the meta-moment in the film."<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/haider-review/article6469064.ece Haider: Beyond the line of control] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209045031/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/haider-review/article6469064.ece |date=9 December 2017 }} ''The Hindu''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' called that film an elegant, thrilling one that casts a brave, unflinching eye on the Kashmir struggle. 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"<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haider-review-solid-wellacted-movie-that-deserves-your-time/503496-47-84.html Movie review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004020547/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haider-review-solid-wellacted-movie-that-deserves-your-time/503496-47-84.html |date=4 October 2014 }} ''CNN-IBN''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> 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."<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141001/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-haider-devastatingly-beautiful Movie review: Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331071252/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141001/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-haider-devastatingly-beautiful |date=31 March 2019 }} ''Deccan Chronicle''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Mohar Basu of ''[[Koimoi]]'' detailed out performances, direction, script, editing and screenplay gave the verdict, "''Haider'' is an unforgettable film that never fumbles, never stumbles, and is so sure of itself that it cannot go wrong. From Shahid to Tabu to Kay Kay to the powerful extended-cameo of Irrfan, everything in the film works. 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. ''Haider'' is chutzpah and in-keeping with the same vein, I will rate this film the highest I have ever gone with a movie. This is an easy 4.5 out of 5."<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/haider-review/ Movie review: Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003135958/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/haider-review/ |date=3 October 2014 }} ''Koimoi''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Critic [[Subhash K. Jha]] with immense praise felt, "''Haider'' is a beast that just won't be tamed by regular cinematic definitions. There is flamboyance and subtlety, both at once in the treatment. Elegance and earthiness rub shoulders in the execution of what is regarded as one of Shakespeare's most complex tragedies. Above all, there are the performances – towering, luminous actors craning their collective creative necks into the director's vision, to give it mesmerizing magical spin. Mr. Bhardwaj's third Shakespearean sojourn is his best yet. ''Haider'' is like a painting viewed from the road inside an art gallery. The vision is distant yet vivid, layered life-like and yet exquisitely poetic."<ref>{{cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/haider-movie-review-1031 |title=Haider Movie Review |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=2 October 2014 |date=3 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002201741/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/haider-movie-review-1031 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Critic Raja Sen of ''[[Rediff]]'' gave the film a maximum of 5 stars and wrote: "''Haider'' is one of the most powerful political films we've ever made, a bona-fide masterpiece that throbs with intensity and purpose".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Review: Haider may be Vishal Bhardwaj's best film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-haider-may-be-vishal-bhardwajs-best-film/20141001.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=1 October 2014 |date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002093702/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-haider-may-be-vishal-bhardwajs-best-film/20141001.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |last=Shetty-Saha |first=Shubha |title=Movie review: 'Haider' |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-haider/15647167 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=1 October 2014 |date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002081732/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-haider/15647167 |url-status=live }}</ref> Faheem Ruhani for ''[[India Today]]'' praised the Even the [[Oedipus complex|oedipal theme]] between characters played by [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], summarizing his review as, "''Haider'' may seem a bit sluggish in the first-half and slightly long. However, it makes up for most of it in the dramatic, intense climax that you are treated to towards the end. ''Haider'' is definitely a film you should not miss."<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-haider-is-a-film-you-should-not-miss-shahid-kapoor-visdhal-bhardwaj-shraddha-kapoor-tabu/1/393874.html Movie review: Haider is a film you should not miss] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003021613/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-haider-is-a-film-you-should-not-miss-shahid-kapoor-visdhal-bhardwaj-shraddha-kapoor-tabu/1/393874.html |date=3 October 2014 }} ''India Today''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> ''[[Zee News]]''{{'}}s critic Ritika Handoo reviewed positively, "William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' is a masterpiece in literature, and Vishal Bhardwaj's ''Haider'' will be talked about in the same vein as one such artistic product in cinematic history. ''Haider'' will be recognized as Shahid's career-best performance."<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/haiderreview-vishal-bhardwajs-eulogy-to-shakespeares-hamlet_1479144.html 'Haider'review: Vishal Bhardwaj's eulogy to Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004175323/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/haiderreview-vishal-bhardwajs-eulogy-to-shakespeares-hamlet_1479144.html |date=4 October 2014 }} ''Zee News''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Srijana Mitra Das of ''[[The Times of India]]'' called the film "one of cinema's bravest takes on identity, frightening, yet fun" and particularly praised Tabu's performance whom she considered the prime-asset of the film.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitra Das |first=Srijana |title=Haider movie review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Haider/movie-review/43971245.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 October 2014 |date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002080405/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Haider/movie-review/43971245.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Sweta Kaushal for ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' noted, "Vishal Bhardwaj's ''Haider'' is a rare Bollywood gem you must watch."<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-shahid-kapoor-s-haider-will-hurt-and-haunt-you/article1-1271010.aspx#sthash.fdXO90Qz.dpuf Movie review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003161203/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-shahid-kapoor-s-haider-will-hurt-and-haunt-you/article1-1271010.aspx#sthash.fdXO90Qz.dpuf |date=3 October 2014 }} ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Writing for ''[[Filmfare]]'', Rachit Gupta felt, "''Haider'' doesn't have an ounce of the commercial thrills and spills that entertain the 100-crore masses. But it does have an undeniable dramatic punch. It is one of the best stories you'll every watch on celluloid. Give this edgy film a chance to entertain you. Because it will do so with aplomb. It's certainly better than the other chutzpah out there."<ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-haider-7348.html Movie Review: Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008131229/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-haider-7348.html |date=8 October 2014 }} ''Filmfare''. Retrieved. 8 October 2014</ref> On the contrary, critic Shubhra Gupta at ''[[The Indian Express]]'' felt the storytelling falters, quoting that, "It is a gorgeous but choppy film that you cannot take your eyes off for fear of losing another exquisite piece of detailing; it is also one that fails to fully keep you with it."<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/haider-review/ Haider review: Fails to fully keep you with it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003045235/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/haider-review/ |date=3 October 2014 }} ''The Indian Express''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref>

===Overseas===
Mike McHill of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "Radical Indian version of Hamlet gives the story compelling political angles and musical surprises. A palpable hit, in any language."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/02/haider-review-a-hit-in-any-language-vishal-bhardwaj Fails to fully keep you with it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424210153/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/02/haider-review-a-hit-in-any-language-vishal-bhardwaj |date=24 April 2016 }} ''The Guardian''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> 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."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/movies/haider-puts-an-indian-twist-on-hamlet.html?_r=0 Haider’ Puts an Indian Twist on ‘Hamlet’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007040541/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/movies/haider-puts-an-indian-twist-on-hamlet.html?_r=0 |date=7 October 2014 }} ''The New York Times''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> At ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Lisa Tsering was more positive on the film, summarizing, "With Haider, Bhardwaj wisely forgoes the rough-edged attitude in his other films to embrace a slicker and more sophisticated style; and some of the film's most effective moments are masterful in their visual storytelling skill."<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/haider-film-review-737780 'Haider': Film Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006031926/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/haider-film-review-737780 |date=6 October 2014 }} ''The Hollywood Reporter''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Writing for ''[[Digital Spy]]'', Priya Joshi praised the movie, calling it a 'masterclass in film-making and performance' and 'an exemplary cinema and a work of great artistic merit.' She added, "Shahid Kapoor is a standard-bearer for a generation."<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/review/a600602/haider-review-shahid-kapoor-is-a-standard-bearer-for-a-generation.html#~oRBDUJL4Dk64jD Haider review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005045810/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/review/a600602/haider-review-shahid-kapoor-is-a-standard-bearer-for-a-generation.html#~oRBDUJL4Dk64jD |date=5 October 2014 }} ''Digital Spy''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Suprateek Chatterjee of the ''[[Firstpost]]'' praised performances of [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], thereby calling Vishal Bharadwaj's film 'best movie so far'.<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-review-shahid-tabu-mesmerise-in-vishal-bharadwajs-best-movie-so-far-1739913.html Haider review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004045124/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-review-shahid-tabu-mesmerise-in-vishal-bharadwajs-best-movie-so-far-1739913.html |date=4 October 2014 }} ''Firstpost''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> 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. Tabu and Kapoor surrender themselves completely to their roles and are endearingly uninhibited. The pace is never hurried, so be a bit patient and give these superbly talented actors a chance. Just like the cinematography that captures Kashmir's rugged beauty, ''Haider'' will wow you with its raw appeal."<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/film/cinema-reviews/film-review-haider-1.1393444 Film review Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003182405/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/film/cinema-reviews/film-review-haider-1.1393444 |date=3 October 2014 }} ''Gulf News''. Retrieved. 4 October 2014</ref> 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. Shakespearean tragedy ''Hamlet'' gets a sinfully delightful adaptation by master filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj".<ref>[http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/bollywood-review-shahid-kapoor-lends-a-menacing-agony-to-the-sinful-haider-2014-10-02-1.565008 Bollywood review- Shahid Kapoor lends a menacing agony to the sinful ‘Haider’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305141804/https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/bollywood-review-shahid-kapoor-lends-menacing-agony-to-sinful-haider-2014-10-02-1.565008 |date=5 March 2021 }} ''Emirates 24/7''. Retrieved. 4 October 2014</ref> Ryan Gilbey based at ''[[New Statesman]]'' claimed, "The idea of a Bollywood ''Hamlet'' throws up all manner of preconceptions. But ''Haider'' transpires to be a far less irreverent interpretation than, say, the 2000 US version in which [[Ethan Hawke]] delivered the "To be or not to be" soliloquy from the "Action" section of [[Blockbuster Video]]. Bhardwaj relocates the action to Kashmir in the mid-1990s. If the graft doesn't quite take, it's because the film is so persuasive in portraying the oppression of the Kashmiri people that the woes of Hamlet seem small beer."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/10/pout-or-not-pout-hamlet-goes-bollywood |title=To pout or not to pout: Hamlet goes Bollywood |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=20 December 2014 |work=New Statesman |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan |archive-date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113015237/http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/10/pout-or-not-pout-hamlet-goes-bollywood |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Box office==
''Haider'' collected {{INRConvert|537|m}} from domestic screens after its third week in theatres.<ref name="koimoi.com">{{cite web |title=Haider: 3rd Week Box Office Collections |date=25 October 2014 |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-3rd-week-box-office-collections/ |access-date=4 November 2014 |archive-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210143119/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-3rd-week-box-office-collections/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2016|reason=Koimoi is not considered a reliable source by WP:ICTF, the Indian cinema task force at Wikipedia}}

===India===
The film was released in nearly 3050 screens all over India where it collected {{INR convert|41.4|m}} on its release date (Thursday).<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-day-1-thursday-box-office-collections/ Haider: Day 1 (Thursday) Box Office Collections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305141804/https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons&ver=5.6.2 |date=5 March 2021 }} Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref> The collections showed 14% rise pulling up collections to {{INRConvert|56.3|m}} on first Friday and made a cumulative business of {{INRConvert|97.4|m}} in two days of its release at the Indian box office.<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-picks-up-on-day-2-1st-friday-at-the-box-office/ Haider Picks Up On Day 2 (1st Friday) At The Box Office] Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref> It collected {{INRConvert|53.8|m}} on first Saturday of release.<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-has-a-good-run-on-day-3-1st-saturday-at-the-box-office/ Haider Has A Good Run On Day 3 (1st Saturday) At The Box Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010194907/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-has-a-good-run-on-day-3-1st-saturday-at-the-box-office/ |date=10 October 2014 }} Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref> In the opening three days, the film earned {{INRConvert|155|m}}.

===Overseas===
Taking into account the first weekend post its release, the film earned {{US$|375000|2014}} in the US. The previews on Thursday, a day prior to release date were {{US$|41000|2014}}. Collections on subsequent two days were {{US$|138000|2014}} on Friday and {{US$|200000|2014}} on Saturday. In [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|AGC areas]], the film collected {{US$|320000|2014}} during first three days of release. The collections in UK for the same days were {{US$|94000|2014}}. The film churned a cumulative $1 million in the three days, overseas.<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haiders-1st-weekend-overseas-box-office-collections/ Haider's 1st Weekend Overseas Box Office Collections] Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of accolades received by Haider (film)}}

At the [[62nd National Film Awards]], ''Haider'' won 5 awards, including [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] and [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogue]] (both [[Vishal Bhardwaj|Bhardwaj]]). At the [[60th Filmfare Awards]], ''Haider'' received 9 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Bhardwaj), and won 5 awards including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Shahid Kapoor), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Menon) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Tabu).

==References==
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Haider (film)

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{{short description|2014 film by Vishal Bhardwaj}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Haider
| native_name =
| image = Haider Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = [[Theatrical]] release poster
| director = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| producer = Vishal Bhardwaj [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]
| writer = [[Basharat Peer]] Vishal Bhardwaj
| story = Vishal Bhardwaj
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Hamlet]]''|[[William Shakespeare]]}}
| starring = [[Shahid Kapoor]] [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] [[Kay Kay Menon]] [[Shraddha Kapoor]] [[Irrfan Khan]]
| narrator =
| music = Vishal Bhardwaj
| cinematography = [[Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)|Pankaj Kumar]]
| editing = Aarif Sheikh
| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures]] [[VB Pictures]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2014|10|02|df=y}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}350 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2318 |title=Haider – Movie – Box Office India |website=www.boxofficeindia.com |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=12 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712045841/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2318 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}533.3 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com" />
}}

'''''Haider''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political cinema|political]] [[action thriller film]] written, produced and directed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], co-produced by [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]], and co-written by [[Basharat Peer]]. It stars [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] in lead roles, with [[Kay Kay Menon]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]] and [[Irrfan Khan]] in supporting roles.

Set amidst the insurgency-hit [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|Kashmir conflicts of 1995]], ''Haider'' is a modern-day adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s tragedy ''[[Hamlet]]''. It is also based on [[Basharat Peer]]'s memoir ''[[Curfewed Night]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kay-kay-menon-to-play-shahid-kapoors-evil-uncle-in-haider/ |title=Kay Kay Menon to play Shahid Kapoor's evil uncle in 'Haider' |work=The Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027151905/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kay-kay-menon-to-play-shahid-kapoors-evil-uncle-in-haider/ |archive-date=27 October 2014 |date=23 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref> Haider, a young student and a poet, returns to Kashmir at the peak of the conflict to seek answers about his father's disappearance and ends up being tugged into the politics of the state.<ref name="summbbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |author=Vikas Pandey |title=Haider: Why is 'Indian Hamlet' controversial? |work=BBC News |date=7 October 2014 |access-date=14 April 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152144/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Haider'' is the third installment of Bhardwaj's Shakespearean trilogy after ''[[Maqbool]]'' (2003) and ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web |author=Muzaffar Raina |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131125/jsp/nation/story_17609286.jsp |title=Protests hit Haider shoot on Valley campus |work=[[The Telegraph (magazine)|The Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150420041308/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131125/jsp/nation/story_17609286.jsp%23.VTR8zH3LfK4 |archive-date=20 April 2015 |date=25 November 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=21 October 2022}}</ref>

The film was screened at the [[Busan International Film Festival|19th Busan International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title='Haider', 'Finding Fanny' to Screen at Busan Film Fest |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/more-bollywood/haider-finding-fanny-to-screen-at-busan-film-fest-171873.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152523/http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/more-bollywood/haider-finding-fanny-to-screen-at-busan-film-fest-171873.html |archive-date=27 October 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 September 2014 |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> and released worldwide on 2 October 2014 to widespread critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box-office, garnering attention from the media due to its controversial subject matter.<ref name=summbbc/> The subject matter, direction, story, screenplay, [[film score]], cinematography, editing, and performances of the ensemble cast received high critical praise and garnered several accolades.

''Haider'' was the first Indian film to win the People's Choice Award at the [[Rome Film Festival]].<ref name=summbbc/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-03/news-interviews/46924035_1_shahid-kapoor-haider-kaminey |title=I have had the longest and the shortest hair in Haider: Shahid Kapoor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152635/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-have-had-the-longest-and-the-shortest-hair-in-Haider-Shahid-Kapoor/articleshow/29771993.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 October 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref> At the [[62nd National Film Awards]], ''Haider'' won a leading 5 awards: [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] (Bhardwaj), [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] ([[Sukhwinder Singh]] for "Bismil"), [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogue]] (Bhardwaj), [[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]] (Sudesh Adhana for "Bismil") and [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] ([[Dolly Ahluwalia]]). At the [[60th Filmfare Awards]], ''Haider'' received 9 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Bhardwaj), and won 5 awards including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Shahid Kapoor), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Menon) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Tabu).

== Plot ==

During the [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|insurgency in Kashmir]], which continues through 1995, Hilaal Meer, a doctor based in [[Srinagar]], agrees to perform an [[appendectomy]] on Ikhlaque, the leader of a terrorist group; to avoid detection, he performs the surgery at his house, much to the chagrin of his wife Ghazala, who questions his allegiance. The following day, during a military raid, Hilaal is accused of harboring terrorists. A shootout ensues at his home, during which Ikhlaque is killed and Hilaal is taken away for questioning. The doctor's house is subsequently bombed to kill any other terrorists hiding inside.

Sometime later, Ghazala's son Haider returns from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] to seek answers about his father's disappearance. Upon arrival, he is shocked to find his mother singing and laughing along with her brother-in-law, Khurram, Hilaal's younger brother. Unable to understand Ghazala's behavior, he begins searching for Hilaal in various police stations and detention camps with the help of his childhood sweetheart Arshia Lone, a journalist, whose father, Pervez, is a Police officer.

Winter arrives in Kashmir. Saddened by the growing closeness between Ghazala and Khurram, and still unable to find any leads, Haider begins to lose hope. However, Arshia encounters a stranger, Roohdaar, who has Haider contact him to receive information regarding his missing father. Roohdaar, who is part of a Pakistani terrorist group, explains that he and Hilaal were both imprisoned in a detention camp by a counterinsurgency militia formed by Khurram. The group had both Hilaal and Roohdaar executed, but Roohdaar survived and is meeting Haider to pass on Hilaal's final wish: for Haider to take revenge on Khurram for his betrayal.

Devastated and enraged, Haider begins behaving erratically, shaving his head and staging public demonstrations against the government and [[AFSPA]]. Khurram takes him aside and claims that Roohdaar was responsible for Hilaal's death; Haider is put off by the conflicting claims of Hilaal's demise despite knowing the truth himself, and confides his dilemma to Arshia, showing her the gun given to him to kill Khurram. Arshia, in turn, confides about Haider's actions to Pervez, who in turn passes the information forward to Khurram, who orders Haider institutionalized during a ceremony officiating his marriage to Ghazala.

The following morning, Haider prepares to kill Khurram, but morally abstains from it on seeing that Khurram is in prayer. He is captured by Pervez, who orders him executed. However, Haider escapes and brutally murders his two captors, the Salmans, former friends of his who became informants for Pervez while he was away. He contacts Roohdaar, who suggests that he travel to Pakistan to receive military training. Haider calls Ghazala to inform her that he is going across the border, but Ghazala meets with him before he leaves at the ruins of their family home. She admits informing Khurram about the presence of terrorists in her home on the day of Hilaal's arrest, but claims to have been unaware at the time that Khurram was Pervez's informant. Pervez receives word of Haider's whereabouts and arrives at the house to assassinate him, but Haider kills him first and escapes.

Arshia is emotionally traumatized on learning of her father's death at the hands of her lover, and commits suicide. Meanwhile, Ghazala finds Roohdaar's contact number from Arshia's diary and calls him. Haider goes to his pickup point, the graveyard where Hilaal was buried. However, he spots a nearby funeral, which he realizes is for Arshia. He defies the advice of his handlers and interrupts the procession, leading to a fight with Arshia's brother Liyaqat, who dies in the scuffle. Khurram and his men arrive at the house, engaging in a gunfight that leaves most of Khurram's men dead. Ghazala is dropped off at the house by Roohdaar and begs Khurram for a chance to get Haider to surrender. Haider remains insistent on revenge, but Ghazala warns him that revenge merely begets revenge. She bids him farewell and returns to Khurram's men, where she detonates a suicide vest given to her by Roohdaar. Khurram is gravely injured and his men killed; Haider prepares to kill him, but remembers Ghazala's parting words discouraging revenge. He walks away from the site of the blast despite Khurram's pleas to end his life.

== Cast ==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Actor
!Role
!Based on
|-
|[[Shahid Kapoor]]
| Haider Meer
|[[Prince Hamlet]]
|-
|[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| Ghazala Meer (Haider's Mother)
|[[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]]
|-
| [[Kay Kay Menon]]
| Khurram Meer (Haider's Paternal Uncle)
|[[King Claudius|Claudius]]
|-
|[[Shraddha Kapoor]]
| Arshia Lone
|[[Ophelia (character)|Ophelia]]/[[Horatio (Hamlet)|Horatio]]
|-
| [[Irrfan Khan]]
| Roohdaar
| [[Ghost (Hamlet)|Ghost]]
|-
|[[Narendra Jha]]
| Dr. Hilaal Meer (Haider's Father)
|[[King Hamlet]]
|-
| [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]
| Hussain Meer
|
|-
| [[Lalit Parimoo]]
| Pervez Lone
|[[Polonius]]
|-
| [[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| [[Brigadier]] T. S. Murthy
|
|-
| [[Aamir Bashir]]
| Liyaqat Lone
| [[Laertes]]
|-
| [[Sumit Kaul]]
| Salman 1, Courtier
| [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|Rosencrantz]]
|-
| Rajat Bhagat
| Salman 2, Courtier
| [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|Guildenstern]]
|-
| Ashwath Bhatt
| Zahoor Hussain
| [[Fortinbras]]
|-
| Mohammad Shah
| Army Major
|
|-
| Anshuman Malhotra
| Young Haider
|
|-
| [[Lankesh Bhardwaj]]
| Interrogation officer
|
|-
| Saqib Sheikh
| Chocolate boy
|
|}

==Production==

===Development===
Initially, [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and [[Shahid Kapoor]] were in talks of making a sequel to their previous collaboration, the [[Action film|action]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] ''[[Kaminey]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web |last=Karnad |first=Manash |title=Shahid Kapoor is back in 'Kaminey 2' |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/shahid-kapoor-is-back-in-kaminey-2-2013-02-20-1.495663 |publisher=Emirates 24/7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006124729/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/shahid-kapoor-is-back-in-kaminey-2-2013-02-20-1.495663 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=live |date=20 February 2013 |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> The project was put on hold and a new project with Kapoor in the lead was confirmed, titled as ''Haider'', which was reportedly based on an adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-in-vishal-bharadwaj-s-maha-kaminey_153828.html |title=Shahid Kapoor in Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Maha Kaminey' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091207/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-in-vishal-bharadwaj-s-maha-kaminey_153828.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=live |work=[[Zee News]] |date=19 April 2014 |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> The adaptation was made to portray the political intrigue and history of [[Kashmir]] as well as the play's sexual conflicts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |title=I've decided to dedicate Haider to my father |url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/201404122014041210572046da4a5de1/I%E2%80%99ve-decided-to-dedicate-Haider-to-my-father.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140414035801/http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/201404122014041210572046da4a5de1/I%E2%80%99ve-decided-to-dedicate-Haider-to-my-father.html |archive-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead |work=[[Mumbai Mirror|Pune Mirror]] |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> Bhardwaj was initially developing the play as a contemporary espionage thriller with author [[Stephen Alter]].<ref name=iedev1>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Harneet |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kashmir-is-the-hamlet-of-my-film/ |title='Kashmir is the Hamlet of my film,' says Vishal Bhardwaj on Haider |work=The Indian Express |date=5 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025062417/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kashmir-is-the-hamlet-of-my-film/ |archive-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref> They wrote a 30-page synopsis that was sent to [[Gulzar]]. Though Gulzar liked the synopsis, he enquired Bhardwaj of the missing tragedy of Hamlet in the penned thriller. The synopsis had incomplete details about the life, authenticity and the [[Official Secrets Act]] of [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] agents.<ref name=iedev1/> On his return to [[India]], Bharadwaj's wife [[Rekha Bhardwaj]] was reading [[Basharat Peer]]'s memoir, ''[[Curfewed Night]]'', a book based on life in violence-wrecked Kashmir. His wife was deeply moved after reading the book. Bharadwaj didn't immediately read the book but was aware about its content. Later, Bhardwaj desired to change the synopsis. Remembering Peer's book, he contacted him and they started the work.<ref name=iedev1/> Bhardwaj quoted Peer's importance in the film as, "If Basharat was not a part of the film, ''Haider'' wouldn't be made or it wouldn't be made this way."<ref name=iedev1/> The film is Peer's first film project. On co-scripting the same, he stated that writing ''Curfewed Night'' was a response to caricatures of [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiris]] in Indian political writing whereas he wrote ''Haider'' in the same spirit, with the same feeling with Bhardwaj.<ref name=fpbp/> Bhardwaj and he agonised a lot over the soliloquies required. There were sections of the ''[[To be, or not to be]]'' speech that was translated directly in Hindi. Due to constraints of time they had to omit the [[Clothes Make the Man|''Apparel maketh a man'']] soliloquy though.<ref name=fpbp/> They retained and translated the section where Hamlet meets [[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]] and speaks about [[Denmark]] being in prison. Further, new soliloquies were created to convey Hamlet's madness and the veiled political satire in it.<ref name=fpbp/> 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]].<ref name=fpbp/> Apart from this, Peer explained that an adaptation doesn't exactly follow the original, like the part of [[Fortinbras]] was barely there in ''Haider''. The world of [[King Claudius]] and [[Polonius]] is portrayed as the counter-insurgency and government-run, counter-insurgent militias in ''Haider'' and thematically dominates the action.<ref name=fpbp>{{cite web |last=Pal |first=Deepanjana |title=Writing 3D Kashmiri: Basharat Peer on the challenges of co-scripting Haider |date=October 2014 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/writing-a-3d-kashmiri-basharat-peer-on-the-challenges-of-co-scripting-haider-1738665.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103203300/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/writing-a-3d-kashmiri-basharat-peer-on-the-challenges-of-co-scripting-haider-1738665.html |archive-date=3 November 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>

{{cquote|"It was the political turmoil and the 25 years of tragedy of [[Kashmir]] that compelled me. Our way of looking at Kashmir has either been cosmetic – only for shooting songs – or rhetoric, where we show a man in a [[phiran]], holding a [[Kalashnikov rifle|Kalashnikov]]. ''Haider'' is the first film where we see Kashmir from the inside. I don't think we have made a mainstream film about the issue."|author=Bhardwaj on setting ''Haider'' in Kashmir (in an interview with ''[[The Indian Express]]'')<ref name=iedev1/>}}
As per the story of ''[[Hamlet]]'', an [[Oedipus complex]] exists that draws Hamlet (played by Shahid Kapoor) towards his mother Gertrude (played by [[Tabu (actress)|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.' In his previous outing of ''[[Othello]]''{{'}}s adaptation, ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' (2006), he removed the last monologue due to the fact that it was more suited for a stage play sequence but retained that type of monologue for ''Haider''. Shahid Kapoor learnt a 6-page monologue for the climactic scene where his character Haider turns mad. He put forth the delivery of that monologue in front of a crowd of 5000 listening. For filming the scene, which was done in 3–4 hours, Shahid Kapoor was made completely bald.<ref name=devmain>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |title=Vishal Bhardwaj: I picked Hamlet for its sexual conflict |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vishal-Bhardwaj-I-picked-Hamlet-for-its-sexual-conflict/articleshow/40355720.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104112750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vishal-Bhardwaj-I-picked-Hamlet-for-its-sexual-conflict/articleshow/40355720.cms |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=live |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>

Sumit Kaul, who played the character of one of the Salmans, was involved in training the Kashmiri accent of actress Tabu apart from lead actors Shahid and Shraddha. His portions of filming were canned in 15 days, however, he was with the team for 2-and-a-half months in Kashmir. He taught the nuances of how a native Kashmiri would speak in English or Hindi.

{{cquote|"I sat with both Shahid and Shraddha and tutored them to speak Hindi with a Kashmiri touch."
| author = Sumit Kaul reflecting on his role during the filming of ''Haider'' (in an interview with ''BollywoodLife.com'')
}}

Kaul also helped actress Tabu get the enunciation when she sang the folk song "Roshe Valle" that was a part of the film score.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Merani |first1=Anil |title=Sumit Kaul: My inputs for Haider were properly developed and used in the film |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sumit-kaul-my-inputs-for-haider-were-properly-developed-and-used-in-the-film/ |website=BollywoodLife.com |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305141802/https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sumit-kaul-my-inputs-for-haider-were-properly-developed-and-used-in-the-film-403887/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{blockquote|"Ghazala is torn between her idealistic husband, her opportunistic brother-in-law, and her innocent and passionate son. Somewhere, she feels she has the responsibility to keep everything in control, but obviously she can't. Her love for her son is crazy. She is always trying to protect him from being misled and misguided. He (Bhardwaj) cast me as Shahid's mother because he wanted the oddity of the relationship to come out which wouldn't have come across with a regular aged mother-and-son combination. Haider shares a love-hate relationship with Ghazala, but it's a very passionate emotion. You almost feel odd that these two are mom and son. 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."|author=Actress [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] who plays the character "Ghazala", in an interview with ''[[The Indian Express]]''.<ref name=tabinterv>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Harneet |title=Tabu: My role in Haider is to die for |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/my-role-in-haider-is-to-die-for/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025074705/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/my-role-in-haider-is-to-die-for/ |archive-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=live |work=The Indian Express |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref>|title=|source=}}

Kapoor, along with Bhardwaj and [[UTV Motion Pictures]], each have a 33.3% share in the film. The budget for the film is {{INRConvert|390|m}} taking into account {{INRConvert|240|m}}<ref name=budget2>{{cite web |title=Shahid Kapoor turns producer |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/why-bang-bang-vs-haider-is-not-a-clash-of-the-titans-672374 |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027151540/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/why-bang-bang-vs-haider-is-not-a-clash-of-the-titans-672374 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> spent into the production of the film and {{INRConvert|150|m}} for promotions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tarannum |first=Asira |title=Shahid Kapoor turns producer |date=3 January 2014 |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/shahid-kapoor-turns-producer/15012014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014114802/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/shahid-kapoor-turns-producer/15012014 |archive-date=14 October 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>

[[Dolly Ahluwalia]] designed the costumes for the film. She began working by creating Kashmiri designs of costumes in [[Delhi]]. When Bhardwaj and [[Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)|Pankaj Kumar]], the film's cinematographer were doing a [[Recce (filmmaking)|recce]] in the valley of Kashmir, she was there to share her creative vision with him. She took her sketches and swatches there.<ref name=costume/> She returned to Delhi and continued with her work there. Instead of picking up costumes easily available in bazaars of Kashmir, she designed the [[phiran]]s for Shahid Kapoor, [[hijab]]s and [[Headscarf|head-scarves]] for both Tabu and [[Shraddha Kapoor]].<ref name=costume/> Ahluwalia was quoted saying, "Somewhere along the way her husband disappears and she marries his brother who is wealthier than him, and this change in marital status is explained through richer colors and fabrics."<ref name=costume/> She added that her real challenge was exploring the psyche of the character of Haider through colors, textures and cuts. The signs of madness in his character are depicted through the [[pom-pom]]s in his cap during the track "Bismil" that is a manifestation of the traditional folk dance [[Dumhal]] of the Kashmiri valley performed by Wattal tribes.<ref name=costume/> 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 [[hue]]s."<ref name=costume>{{cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |title=Backstage pass: A Shakespearean drama of colours, textures and cuts |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Backstage-pass-A-Shakespearean-drama-of-colours-textures-and-cuts/articleshow/43918620.cms |work=Mumbai Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104160940/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Backstage-pass-A-Shakespearean-drama-of-colours-textures-and-cuts/articleshow/43918620.cms |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>

===Filming===
''Haider'' was shot in 2 parts. The first schedule was in November–December 2013 and then next in January–February 2014. Keeping the weather conditions in consideration, the first part of the film is shot in autumn-winter and the second part featuring intense drama and action sequences in snowy weather. The entire filming was completed in 54 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/haider-was-a-difficult-film-to-do-7326.html |title="Haider was a difficult film to do" Shahid Kapoor talks about his upcoming film, Haider |first=Devesh |last=Sharma |publisher=[[Filmfare]] |date=30 September 2014 |access-date=8 October 2014 |archive-date=10 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010073119/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/haider-was-a-difficult-film-to-do-7326.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began at [[Dal Lake]] in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |title=Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' faces protests, shooting on halt |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024250/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Haider was filmed at [[Pahalgam]], Kehribal area in [[Anantnag]], [[Mattan, Jammu and Kashmir|Mattan]], Aishan Sahab Zaina Kadal Bridge in old [[Srinagar]], [[Nishat Bagh]], [[Qazigund]], [[Martand Sun Temple]], Naseem Bagh (at [[Kashmir University]] Garden), [[Hazratbal]] and [[Sonamarg]], all of which are located in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name=sh>{{cite news |title=Shahid Kapoor begins shooting for 'Haider' in Kashmir |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shahid-kapoor-begins-shooting-for-haider-in-kashmir/433259-8-66.html |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=[[CNN-IBN|IBN Live]] |access-date=27 November 2013 |archive-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008130701/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shahid-kapoor-begins-shooting-for-haider-in-kashmir/433259-8-66.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Six-reasons-we-are-waiting-to-watch-Haider/photostory/38066451.cms |title=Six reasons we are waiting to watch Haider |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181215/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Six-reasons-we-are-waiting-to-watch-Haider/photostory/38066451.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-28/news-interviews/46733850_1_shraddha-kapoor-final-schedule-irrfan |title=Shraddha plays a fearless journo in Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Haider' |date=28 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203171944/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-28/news-interviews/46733850_1_shraddha-kapoor-final-schedule-irrfan |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bhardwaj was forced to pack up after a group of Kashmir University students disrupted shooting of a sequence of a [[Suicide attack|Fedayeen attack]] which was being canned at the [[University of Kashmir]] at Hazratbal.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ahmed Ali Fayyaz |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kashmir-university-students-disrupt-shooting-of-vishal-bhardwaj-film/article5387994.ece |title=Kashmir University students disrupt shooting of Vishal Bhardwaj film |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315084439/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kashmir-university-students-disrupt-shooting-of-vishal-bhardwaj-film/article5387994.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The students objected to the hoisting of the [[Flag of India|national flag]] atop a makeshift bunker. A few students objected to the shooting of a few scenes and started "pro-freedom" slogans, dismantling the stage. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shahid-kapoor-returning-to-kashmir-to-finish-haider-1957335 |title=Shahid Kapoor returning to Kashmir to finish 'Haider' |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=26 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117135520/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shahid-kapoor-returning-to-kashmir-to-finish-haider-1957335 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2234500/Haider-shoot-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-disrupted |title=Haider shoot in Jammu and Kashmir disrupted |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023335/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2234500/Haider-shoot-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-disrupted |url-status=live }}</ref> Students of Kashmir University also raised objection to [[Irrfan Khan]] when he was spotted smoking inside the campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' faces protests, shooting on halt |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=27 November 2013 |archive-date=28 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128075457/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-25/news-interviews/44448712_1_kashmir-university-haider-film-crew |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> The last filming schedule of ''Haider'' began in Kashmir in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Haider-Kashmiris-get-to-see-Shahid-Kapoors-shooting-live-in-Pahalgam/articleshow/29713157.cms |title=Haider: Kashmiris get to see Shahid Kapoor's shooting live in Pahalgam |work=The Times of India |date=2 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113060143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Haider-Kashmiris-get-to-see-Shahid-Kapoors-shooting-live-in-Pahalgam/articleshow/29713157.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/haider-vishal-bharadwaj-kashmir-shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoor-irrfan/1/340179.html |title=Haider cast finally returns to Kashmir to complete shooting |work=[[India Today]] |date=27 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133522/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/haider-vishal-bharadwaj-kashmir-shahid-kapoor-shraddha-kapoor-irrfan/1/340179.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/382991/cast-returns-kashmir-complete-039haider039.html |title=Cast returns to Kashmir to complete 'Haider' shooting |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=27 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015147/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/382991/cast-returns-kashmir-complete-039haider039.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/shahid-kapoors-bald-look-revealed/#shrad |title=Tabu, Shraddha shoot for 'Haider' in Kashmir |work=The Indian Express |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=1 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201194458/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/shahid-kapoors-bald-look-revealed/#shrad |url-status=live }}</ref> For the song "Bismil" shot at [[Martand Sun Temple]] in Kashmir, Shahid Kapoor was quoted saying, "It is one of the best shot songs of my career. The location, the elements like face-paint to depict war-like situations, have been used in 'Bismil'. Then there are 100 feet tall puppets, which I have never seen in any song before."<ref name=Bismil>[http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/haider-song-bismil-was-challenging-for-shahid/article6338152.ece Haider song Bismil was challenging for Shahid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202160932/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/haider-song-bismil-was-challenging-for-shahid/article6338152.ece |date=2 December 2014 }} ''The Hindu'' Retrieved. 21 August 2014</ref> For the choreography of the sons, Bhardwaj was very keen that Shahid's character didn't have any dance movements that Shahid did in his previous films as it was required for the character's angst and feelings. Bhardwaj recruited a [[Norway|Norway-based]] choreographer for the choreography of this track.<ref name=Bismil/> The shooting of the film was also halted briefly for a second time in Zainakadal in [[Srinagar]] in January 2014, when a spectator threw coal towards the actors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Coal-thrown-at-Shahid-Kapoor-in-Srinagar/articleshow/29533886.cms?intenttarget=no |title=Coal thrown at Shahid Kapoor in Srinagar? |work=The Times of India |date=29 January 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121102509/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Coal-thrown-at-Shahid-Kapoor-in-Srinagar/articleshow/29533886.cms?intenttarget=no |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/irrfan-khan-kashmir-attack-didn-t-make-me-fearful-478447 |title=Irrfan Khan: Kashmir attack didn't make me fearful |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=2 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014433/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/irrfan-khan-kashmir-attack-didn-t-make-me-fearful-478447 |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming was completed by 24 February 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-wraps-up-haider-shoot-in-kashmir/ |title=Shahid Kapoor wraps up 'Haider' shoot in Kashmir |work=The Indian Express |date=24 February 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023852/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-wraps-up-haider-shoot-in-kashmir/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Certification===
After 41 cuts, the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC) gave the film a U/A certificate.<ref name=censr/> The scenes that were censored were a truck load of corpses, wire being inserted inside a naked man, a shot of a bloody dead body and abusive words.<ref name=censr/> Apart from this, a shot of a [[toplessness|bare back]] during the song "Khul Kabhi To" was also considered offensive and censored. The CBFC demanded deletion of a scene where Haider (played by [[Shahid Kapoor]]) cries on seeing flames.<ref name=censr/> A confusion arose when Rakesh Kumar, the CEO of CBFC along with an examining committee saw the film and prescribed the cuts. After the film was re-edited, instead of sending it to the revising committee for reviewing, Kumar himself watched the film again and gave it a U/A certificate.<ref name=censr/> [[Dilip Sardesai#Family|Nandini Sardesai]], a member of the revising committee told ''[[The Times of India]]'' that Kumar saw ''Haider'' twice and passed it with a U/A certificate. She stated that director of the film [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] had apparently agreed to the cuts. Later, Bhardwaj clarified that the CBFC only demanded 7 cuts but gave his film 35 extra cuts in order to make the script look more realistic.<ref name=censr/> Bhardwaj added that since the film is set in [[Kashmir]] and given the associated troubled politics of the state, he knew the film would land in controversies.<ref name=censr>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-1701975.html |title=After 41 cuts, Censor Board gives Haider a U/A certificate |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=14 September 2014 |archive-date=11 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911015103/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-1701975.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The controversy over film's plot, analysts stated that [[India]] has become more open to sensitive subjects.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vats |first1=Vaibhav |title=Bollywood Takes on the Agony of Kashmir, Through Shakespeare |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/arts/international/in-haider-vishal-bhardwaj-draws-from-hamlet.html |access-date=3 November 2014 |work=The New York Times |date=27 October 2014 |archive-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103073329/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/arts/international/in-haider-vishal-bhardwaj-draws-from-hamlet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dr. Zakir Hussain, a senior analyst at the [[Indian Council of World Affairs]] was quoted saying, "As democratic traditions strengthen in the country, more and more such movies will be made and people will be educated. ''Haider'' is the first step in that direction." Director Bhardwaj faced criticism over the depiction of the armed forces in an allegedly unfair way as the film also portrayed scenes of torture in Indian army camps and abuse of human rights by Indian officials.<ref name=summbbc/> To this portrayal, Indian Twitter users, filled with sentiments brought up [[hashtag]]ging of words "#BoycottHaider" that generated estimate 75,000 tweets since the film release. In reply to this criticism, people on Twitter started trending #HaiderTrueCinema which trended for 2 days and this caused #BoycottHaider to be withdrawn from the list of trending topics on Twitter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Vikas |title=Haider: Why is 'Indian Hamlet' controversial? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |access-date=3 November 2014 |work=BBC News |date=7 October 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027152144/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502393 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music==
{{Main|Haider (soundtrack)}}

The original songs and [[film score]] are composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]. The soundtrack has nine songs whose lyrics are penned by Gulzar, except for 2 songs "Gulon Mein Rang Bhare" and "Aaj Ke Naam" that were written by [[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]]. [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Shraddha Kapoor]] launched the music of the film along with Vishal Bhardwaj at [[Radio Mirchi]] studios in [[Mumbai]] in mid-August 2014.<ref>[https://in.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/shahid-shraddha-launch-music-haider-mumbai-125709735.html Shahid, Shraddha launch music of 'Haider' in Mumbai] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822060103/https://in.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/shahid-shraddha-launch-music-haider-mumbai-125709735.html |date=22 August 2014 }} Yahoo!. Retrieved. 21 August 2014</ref> The soundtrack had a digital as well as physical release on 12 September 2014. The [[film score]] was digitally released on 24 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gaana.com/album/haider-background-score |title=Haider (Background Score) |publisher=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] |access-date=22 October 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027025332/http://gaana.com/album/haider-background-score |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Critical Reception==
''Haider'' received widespread critical acclaim upon release for its subject matter, direction, story, screenplay, [[film score]], cinematography, editing, and performances of the ensemble cast. {{As of|2020|06}}, the film holds an 86% approval rating on [[review aggregator]] ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]'', based on 14 reviews with an average rating of 7.62 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/haider/#contentReviews |title=Haider (2014) |access-date=16 June 2020 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810131312/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/haider#contentReviews |url-status=live }}</ref>

===India===
Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Sudhish Kamath felt, "Lyricist Gulzar, writer-director Vishal Bhardwaj, and writer Basharat Peer have given us an instant classic, a literary epic (the screenplay is out in the stores too) with a lesson to learn from recent history. ''Haider'' is an incredibly brave uncompromising film made with loads of conviction with blatant disregard to market conventions, one that will make you cheer during the meta-moment in the film."<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/haider-review/article6469064.ece Haider: Beyond the line of control] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209045031/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/haider-review/article6469064.ece |date=9 December 2017 }} ''The Hindu''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' called that film an elegant, thrilling one that casts a brave, unflinching eye on the Kashmir struggle. 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"<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haider-review-solid-wellacted-movie-that-deserves-your-time/503496-47-84.html Movie review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004020547/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haider-review-solid-wellacted-movie-that-deserves-your-time/503496-47-84.html |date=4 October 2014 }} ''CNN-IBN''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> 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."<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141001/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-haider-devastatingly-beautiful Movie review: Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331071252/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141001/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-haider-devastatingly-beautiful |date=31 March 2019 }} ''Deccan Chronicle''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Mohar Basu of ''[[Koimoi]]'' detailed out performances, direction, script, editing and screenplay gave the verdict, "''Haider'' is an unforgettable film that never fumbles, never stumbles, and is so sure of itself that it cannot go wrong. From Shahid to Tabu to Kay Kay to the powerful extended-cameo of Irrfan, everything in the film works. 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. ''Haider'' is chutzpah and in-keeping with the same vein, I will rate this film the highest I have ever gone with a movie. This is an easy 4.5 out of 5."<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/haider-review/ Movie review: Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003135958/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/haider-review/ |date=3 October 2014 }} ''Koimoi''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Critic [[Subhash K. Jha]] with immense praise felt, "''Haider'' is a beast that just won't be tamed by regular cinematic definitions. There is flamboyance and subtlety, both at once in the treatment. Elegance and earthiness rub shoulders in the execution of what is regarded as one of Shakespeare's most complex tragedies. Above all, there are the performances – towering, luminous actors craning their collective creative necks into the director's vision, to give it mesmerizing magical spin. Mr. Bhardwaj's third Shakespearean sojourn is his best yet. ''Haider'' is like a painting viewed from the road inside an art gallery. The vision is distant yet vivid, layered life-like and yet exquisitely poetic."<ref>{{cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/haider-movie-review-1031 |title=Haider Movie Review |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=2 October 2014 |date=3 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002201741/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/haider-movie-review-1031 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Critic Raja Sen of ''[[Rediff]]'' gave the film a maximum of 5 stars and wrote: "''Haider'' is one of the most powerful political films we've ever made, a bona-fide masterpiece that throbs with intensity and purpose".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Review: Haider may be Vishal Bhardwaj's best film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-haider-may-be-vishal-bhardwajs-best-film/20141001.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=1 October 2014 |date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002093702/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-haider-may-be-vishal-bhardwajs-best-film/20141001.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |last=Shetty-Saha |first=Shubha |title=Movie review: 'Haider' |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-haider/15647167 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=1 October 2014 |date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002081732/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/movie-review-haider/15647167 |url-status=live }}</ref> Faheem Ruhani for ''[[India Today]]'' praised the Even the [[Oedipus complex|oedipal theme]] between characters played by [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], summarizing his review as, "''Haider'' may seem a bit sluggish in the first-half and slightly long. However, it makes up for most of it in the dramatic, intense climax that you are treated to towards the end. ''Haider'' is definitely a film you should not miss."<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-haider-is-a-film-you-should-not-miss-shahid-kapoor-visdhal-bhardwaj-shraddha-kapoor-tabu/1/393874.html Movie review: Haider is a film you should not miss] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003021613/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-haider-is-a-film-you-should-not-miss-shahid-kapoor-visdhal-bhardwaj-shraddha-kapoor-tabu/1/393874.html |date=3 October 2014 }} ''India Today''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> ''[[Zee News]]''{{'}}s critic Ritika Handoo reviewed positively, "William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' is a masterpiece in literature, and Vishal Bhardwaj's ''Haider'' will be talked about in the same vein as one such artistic product in cinematic history. ''Haider'' will be recognized as Shahid's career-best performance."<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/haiderreview-vishal-bhardwajs-eulogy-to-shakespeares-hamlet_1479144.html 'Haider'review: Vishal Bhardwaj's eulogy to Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004175323/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/haiderreview-vishal-bhardwajs-eulogy-to-shakespeares-hamlet_1479144.html |date=4 October 2014 }} ''Zee News''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Srijana Mitra Das of ''[[The Times of India]]'' called the film "one of cinema's bravest takes on identity, frightening, yet fun" and particularly praised Tabu's performance whom she considered the prime-asset of the film.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitra Das |first=Srijana |title=Haider movie review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Haider/movie-review/43971245.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 October 2014 |date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002080405/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Haider/movie-review/43971245.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Sweta Kaushal for ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' noted, "Vishal Bhardwaj's ''Haider'' is a rare Bollywood gem you must watch."<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-shahid-kapoor-s-haider-will-hurt-and-haunt-you/article1-1271010.aspx#sthash.fdXO90Qz.dpuf Movie review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003161203/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-shahid-kapoor-s-haider-will-hurt-and-haunt-you/article1-1271010.aspx#sthash.fdXO90Qz.dpuf |date=3 October 2014 }} ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Writing for ''[[Filmfare]]'', Rachit Gupta felt, "''Haider'' doesn't have an ounce of the commercial thrills and spills that entertain the 100-crore masses. But it does have an undeniable dramatic punch. It is one of the best stories you'll every watch on celluloid. Give this edgy film a chance to entertain you. Because it will do so with aplomb. It's certainly better than the other chutzpah out there."<ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-haider-7348.html Movie Review: Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008131229/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-haider-7348.html |date=8 October 2014 }} ''Filmfare''. Retrieved. 8 October 2014</ref> On the contrary, critic Shubhra Gupta at ''[[The Indian Express]]'' felt the storytelling falters, quoting that, "It is a gorgeous but choppy film that you cannot take your eyes off for fear of losing another exquisite piece of detailing; it is also one that fails to fully keep you with it."<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/haider-review/ Haider review: Fails to fully keep you with it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003045235/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/haider-review/ |date=3 October 2014 }} ''The Indian Express''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref>

===Overseas===
Mike McHill of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "Radical Indian version of Hamlet gives the story compelling political angles and musical surprises. A palpable hit, in any language."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/02/haider-review-a-hit-in-any-language-vishal-bhardwaj Fails to fully keep you with it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424210153/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/02/haider-review-a-hit-in-any-language-vishal-bhardwaj |date=24 April 2016 }} ''The Guardian''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> 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."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/movies/haider-puts-an-indian-twist-on-hamlet.html?_r=0 Haider’ Puts an Indian Twist on ‘Hamlet’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007040541/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/movies/haider-puts-an-indian-twist-on-hamlet.html?_r=0 |date=7 October 2014 }} ''The New York Times''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> At ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Lisa Tsering was more positive on the film, summarizing, "With Haider, Bhardwaj wisely forgoes the rough-edged attitude in his other films to embrace a slicker and more sophisticated style; and some of the film's most effective moments are masterful in their visual storytelling skill."<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/haider-film-review-737780 'Haider': Film Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006031926/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/haider-film-review-737780 |date=6 October 2014 }} ''The Hollywood Reporter''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Writing for ''[[Digital Spy]]'', Priya Joshi praised the movie, calling it a 'masterclass in film-making and performance' and 'an exemplary cinema and a work of great artistic merit.' She added, "Shahid Kapoor is a standard-bearer for a generation."<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/review/a600602/haider-review-shahid-kapoor-is-a-standard-bearer-for-a-generation.html#~oRBDUJL4Dk64jD Haider review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005045810/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/review/a600602/haider-review-shahid-kapoor-is-a-standard-bearer-for-a-generation.html#~oRBDUJL4Dk64jD |date=5 October 2014 }} ''Digital Spy''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> Suprateek Chatterjee of the ''[[Firstpost]]'' praised performances of [[Shahid Kapoor]] and [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], thereby calling Vishal Bharadwaj's film 'best movie so far'.<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-review-shahid-tabu-mesmerise-in-vishal-bharadwajs-best-movie-so-far-1739913.html Haider review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004045124/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/haider-review-shahid-tabu-mesmerise-in-vishal-bharadwajs-best-movie-so-far-1739913.html |date=4 October 2014 }} ''Firstpost''. Retrieved. 3 October 2014</ref> 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. Tabu and Kapoor surrender themselves completely to their roles and are endearingly uninhibited. The pace is never hurried, so be a bit patient and give these superbly talented actors a chance. Just like the cinematography that captures Kashmir's rugged beauty, ''Haider'' will wow you with its raw appeal."<ref>[http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/film/cinema-reviews/film-review-haider-1.1393444 Film review Haider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003182405/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/film/cinema-reviews/film-review-haider-1.1393444 |date=3 October 2014 }} ''Gulf News''. Retrieved. 4 October 2014</ref> 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. Shakespearean tragedy ''Hamlet'' gets a sinfully delightful adaptation by master filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj".<ref>[http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/bollywood-review-shahid-kapoor-lends-a-menacing-agony-to-the-sinful-haider-2014-10-02-1.565008 Bollywood review- Shahid Kapoor lends a menacing agony to the sinful ‘Haider’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305141804/https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/bollywood-review-shahid-kapoor-lends-menacing-agony-to-sinful-haider-2014-10-02-1.565008 |date=5 March 2021 }} ''Emirates 24/7''. Retrieved. 4 October 2014</ref> Ryan Gilbey based at ''[[New Statesman]]'' claimed, "The idea of a Bollywood ''Hamlet'' throws up all manner of preconceptions. But ''Haider'' transpires to be a far less irreverent interpretation than, say, the 2000 US version in which [[Ethan Hawke]] delivered the "To be or not to be" soliloquy from the "Action" section of [[Blockbuster Video]]. Bhardwaj relocates the action to Kashmir in the mid-1990s. If the graft doesn't quite take, it's because the film is so persuasive in portraying the oppression of the Kashmiri people that the woes of Hamlet seem small beer."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/10/pout-or-not-pout-hamlet-goes-bollywood |title=To pout or not to pout: Hamlet goes Bollywood |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=20 December 2014 |work=New Statesman |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan |archive-date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113015237/http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/10/pout-or-not-pout-hamlet-goes-bollywood |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Box office==
''Haider'' collected {{INRConvert|537|m}} from domestic screens after its third week in theatres.<ref name="koimoi.com">{{cite web |title=Haider: 3rd Week Box Office Collections |date=25 October 2014 |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-3rd-week-box-office-collections/ |access-date=4 November 2014 |archive-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210143119/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-3rd-week-box-office-collections/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2016|reason=Koimoi is not considered a reliable source by WP:ICTF, the Indian cinema task force at Bharatpedia}}

===India===
The film was released in nearly 3050 screens all over India where it collected {{INR convert|41.4|m}} on its release date (Thursday).<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-day-1-thursday-box-office-collections/ Haider: Day 1 (Thursday) Box Office Collections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305141804/https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons&ver=5.6.2 |date=5 March 2021 }} Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref> The collections showed 14% rise pulling up collections to {{INRConvert|56.3|m}} on first Friday and made a cumulative business of {{INRConvert|97.4|m}} in two days of its release at the Indian box office.<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-picks-up-on-day-2-1st-friday-at-the-box-office/ Haider Picks Up On Day 2 (1st Friday) At The Box Office] Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref> It collected {{INRConvert|53.8|m}} on first Saturday of release.<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-has-a-good-run-on-day-3-1st-saturday-at-the-box-office/ Haider Has A Good Run On Day 3 (1st Saturday) At The Box Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010194907/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haider-has-a-good-run-on-day-3-1st-saturday-at-the-box-office/ |date=10 October 2014 }} Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref> In the opening three days, the film earned {{INRConvert|155|m}}.

===Overseas===
Taking into account the first weekend post its release, the film earned {{US$|375000|2022}} in the US. The previews on Thursday, a day prior to release date were {{US$|41000|2022}}. Collections on subsequent two days were {{US$|138000|2022}} on Friday and {{US$|200000|2022}} on Saturday. In [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|AGC areas]], the film collected {{US$|320000|2022}} during first three days of release. The collections in UK for the same days were {{US$|94000|2022}}. The film churned a cumulative $1 million in the three days, overseas.<ref>[http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/haiders-1st-weekend-overseas-box-office-collections/ Haider's 1st Weekend Overseas Box Office Collections] Retrieved. ''Koimoi''. 6 October 2014</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of accolades received by Haider (film)}}

At the [[62nd National Film Awards]], ''Haider'' won 5 awards, including [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] and [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogue]] (both [[Vishal Bhardwaj|Bhardwaj]]). At the [[60th Filmfare Awards]], ''Haider'' received 9 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Bhardwaj), and won 5 awards including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Shahid Kapoor), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Menon) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Tabu).

==References==
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==External links==
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