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	* ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997)		* ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997)
	* ''[[India – A Love Story]]'' – A TV series from [[Brazil]] with the "Beedi" theme song taken from ''Omkara''.		* ''[[India – A Love Story]]'' – A TV series from [[Brazil]] with the "Beedi" theme song taken from ''Omkara''.

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{{Infobox film
| name = Omkara
| image = Omkarapromoposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| producer = [[Panorama Studios|Kumar Mangat Pathak]]
| screenplay = Vishal Bhardwaj<br>[[Robin Bhatt]]<br>[[Abhishek Chaubey]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Othello]]''|[[William Shakespeare]]}}
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]]<br>[[Kareena Kapoor Khan]]<br>[[Saif Ali Khan]]<br>[[Konkona Sen Sharma]]<br>[[Vivek Oberoi]]<br>[[Bipasha Basu]]
| music = Vishal Bhardwaj
| cinematography = Tassaduq Hussain
| editing = Meghna Manchanda Sen
| studio = [[Shemaroo Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Eros Entertainment]]<br>Big Screen Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
| released = {{Film date|2006|07|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br>[[Khariboli dialect|Khariboli]]
| budget = {{INR}} 260 million<ref name=boi>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=306 |title=Omkara |website=Box Office India |access-date=9 July 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}} 424 million<ref name=boi/>
}}

'''''Omkara''''' is a 2006 Indian [[crime drama film|crime]] [[drama film]] adapted from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Othello]]'', co-written and directed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KDAlDwAAQBAJ&q=omkara+tragedy&pg=PA230 |title=The Shakespearean World |isbn=9781317696193 |last1=Levenson |first1=Jill L. |last2=Ormsby |first2=Robert |date=27 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdNCBAAAQBAJ&q=omkara+tragedy&pg=PA100 |title=Bollywood Shakespeares |isbn=9781137375568 |last1=Dionne |first1=C. |last2=Kapadia |first2=P. |date=27 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/29/books.filmnews |title=A matter of caste as Bollywood embraces the Bard |work=The Guardian |last=Ramesh |first=Randeep |date=29 July 2006 |access-date=9 July 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> It starred an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Vivek Oberoi]] and [[Bipasha Basu]] in the lead roles. The director [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] himself composed the entire music for the film, including the [[film score|background score]], with lyrics by [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A matter of caste as Bollywood embraces the Bard: Big budget remake of Othello — with song and dance — starts new trend |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/29/books.filmnews |work=The Guardian |date=29 July 2006 |location=London |first=Randeep |last=Ramesh |access-date=20 May 2010}}</ref> The film is set in [[Meerut]], a city in [[Western Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Moor of Meerut |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?232205}}</ref>

''Omkara'' is the second film in Bhardwaj's trilogy of Shakespeare adaptations, which began with 2003's ''[[Maqbool]]'' and was completed with 2014's ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]''. The film was showcased in the [[Marché du Film]] section at the 2006 [[Cannes Film Festival]] along with a book on the making of ''Omkara''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1218777/A-book-on-the-making-of-Omkara-to-be-released-at-Cannes |title=A book on the making of Omkara to be released at Cannes |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://test.santabanta.com/bollywood/10657/omkara-arrives-at-cannes-too/ |title=Omkara arrives at Cannes too|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018142842/http://test.santabanta.com/bollywood/10657/omkara-arrives-at-cannes-too/|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was also selected to be screened at the [[Cairo International Film Festival]], where Bhardwaj was awarded for Best Artistic Contribution in Cinema of a Director. The film also won 3 awards at the [[Kara Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/happenings/20061226-0.html |work=Apun Ka Choice |title='Omkara' shines in Cairo and Karachi |access-date=26 December 2006}}</ref> an award at the [[Asian Festival of First Films]], 3 [[National Film Awards]], and 9 [[Filmfare Awards]].

== Plot ==
Omkara "Omi" Shukla is an enforcer for a gang that commits political crimes for the local politician Tiwari Bhaisaab. Ishwar "Langda" Tyagi and Keshav "Kesu Firangi" Upadhyay are his closest lieutenants. Langda gatecrashes a ''[[baraat]]'' and challenges Rajju, the groom, to try and stop Omkara from abducting the bride, Dolly Mishra. Rajju fails and the wedding never takes place.

Dolly's father, advocate Raghunath Mishra, is enraged with Omkara and at one point threatens to kill him. To sort out the misunderstanding, Bhaisaab arranges for Dolly to appear before her father; she clarifies that she eloped with Omkara and was not abducted. Her father remains disgusted that she is in love with a man from a lower caste and leaves the village in shame.

Omkara eliminates a powerful electoral rival by exploiting an [[Multimedia Messaging Service|MMS]] sex scandal. Bhaisaab is elected for [[Lok Sabha|parliament]] and Omkara is promoted to the candidate for the upcoming [[Vidhan Sabha|state]] elections. Omkara appoints Kesu over Langda as his successor once he enters politics himself, as he feels Kesu, who hails from the upper classes and is college-educated, stands a better chance of winning over the younger, educated voting crowd than Langda, who is rustic and dropped out of school.

Langda, disappointed with Omkara's poor judgment and jealous of Kesu, his younger, less-experienced superior, decides to take revenge. He first causes a violent brawl between Kesu and Rajju by taking advantage of Kesu's low threshold for alcohol, which damages Omkara's faith in Kesu. Langda has Kesu convince Dolly to mollify Omkara, but at the same time uses Kesu's visits to Dolly as evidence to suggest to Omkara that the two of them are having an affair. Langda additionally has Indu, his wife and Omkara's sister, steal an expensive piece of jewelry that Omkara gifted to Dolly, and encourages Kesu to gift it to his girlfriend Billo.

Billo is later used to lure Kichlu, a rival gang enforcer, out of hiding, so Omkara's gang can assassinate him. Omkara arrives at the ambush and spots Billo wearing the missing jewelry; he murders Kichlu and his gang in a rage, and forces Langda to unambiguously tell him whether Kesu and Dolly are having an affair. Langda insists that they are, making a number of additional false claims to support his story.

Convinced of the affair, Omkara smothers Dolly to death on their wedding night. Elsewhere, Langda attempts to have Kesu assassinated, but the bullet merely grazes his arm. Indu hears gunfire and rushes to Omkara's aid, where she finds Dolly's corpse and the recovered jewelry. She confesses to having stolen the jewelry for Langda, making Omkara realize that Langda is responsible for his fatal misunderstanding of the situation. Indu slashes Langda's throat in retribution, while Omkara commits suicide and dies next to his wife.

== Cast & Characters ==
{|class="wikitable"
!Actor
!Character in the movie
!Character in the play
|-
| [[Ajay Devgn]]
| Omkara 'Omi' Shukla
| [[Othello (character)|Othello]]
|-
| [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| Dolly Mishra
| [[Desdemona]]
|-
| [[Saif Ali Khan]]
| Ishwar 'Langda' Tyagi
| [[Iago]]
|-
|[[Konkona Sen Sharma]]
|Indu Tyagi
|[[Emilia (Othello)|Emilia]]
|-
|[[Vivek Oberoi]]
| Keshav 'Kesu Firangi' Upadhyay
|[[Michael Cassio|Cassio]]
|-
| [[Bipasha Basu]]
| Billo Chamanbahar
| [[Bianca (Othello)|Bianca]]
|-
| [[Deepak Dobriyal]]
| Rajan 'Rajju' Tiwari
| [[Roderigo]]
|-
| [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
| Bhaisaab
| [[Doge of Venice|Duke of Venice]]
|-
| Kamal Tiwari
| Advocate Raghunath Mishra
|[[Brabantio]]
|}

=== Character Outlines ===
* '''Omkara "Omi" Shukla''' – Omkara is a hardened [[wikt:goon|goon]], equivalent to a ''[[caporegime|capo]]'', a man with principles who sees life in extremes, either as good or evil. He is the illegitimate child of a higher-caste [[Brahmin]] man and a lower-caste woman.
* '''Dolly Mishra''' – Dolly is a playful, innocent, young woman, smitten by Omi. She is the one who expresses her love for him and lays the basis of their relationship. Throughout the narrative, other characters are shown to doubt her innocence, including her father. Omi finds her personality ambiguous, resulting in the tragic end.
* '''Ishwar "Langda" Tyagi''' – Langda (which means [[limp]] in Hindi) is the catalyst in the story. He had been a loyal right-hand man to Omi for years and expected to be the next ''bahubali.'' Kesu's promotion gives a crushing blow to his ambitions and brings out the evil in him. His jealousy and hatred towards his kin is further encouraged by chiding remarks from Rajju.
* '''Indu''' '''Tyagi''' – Indu leads a bittersweet life as Langda Tyagi's wife. She becomes an unwitting aid in her husband's plan.
* '''Keshav "Kesu Firangi" Upadhyay''' – Kesu is Omi's other deputy. His [[epithet]] comes from his knowledge of English. He is college-educated and [[urban culture|urban]], known to be somewhat of a [[casanova]]. He is important to Omi for his political contacts in the students. After admitting to having "known" a string of women, he falls in love with Billo and proposes marriage. He is shown to be impatient and easily frustrated with a low threshold for alcohol.
* '''Billo Chamanbahar''' – Billo is a singer/dancer who melts hearts with just her looks. She sees Kesu as a future companion, though keeps him hanging on. She makes an easy tool for Langda to manipulate.
*'''Rajan "Rajju" Tiwari''' – Son of a respectable ''[[Thakur (Indian title)|thekedar]],'' he is head-over-heels in love with Dolly. He tries to win her affection throughout the movie.
* '''Tiwari Bhaisaab''' – Bhaisaab is an influential and powerful politician that many characters defer to. He is an outwardly sophisticated man, with a ruthless interior. He is a politician to the bone and rules the region with an iron fist, picking up enemies as he progresses his career. He is a father figure for Omkara as well as the political head honcho.

====Supporting Cast====
* Kuldeep Kumar as Golu, Langda's son
* [[Manav Kaushik]] as Surendra Kaptaan
* [[Pankaj Tripathi]] as Kichlu

== Shooting Locations ==
''Omkara'' was shot over a period of 4 months across various locales, including [[Lonavala]], [[Lucknow University]], [[Allahabad]], [[Satara (city)|Satara]] [[Mahabaleshwar]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Wai, Maharashtra]], where bulk of the shooting took place. Even though most of the shooting took place in Maharashtra, sets were erected with precise details to create an authentic [[Uttar Pradesh]] village.

== Production ==
Members of the production team included stunt coordinator Jai Singh, costume designer [[Dolly Ahluwalia]], choreographers Bhushan Lakhandri and [[Ganesh Acharya]] along with chief assistant director Ajit Ahuja.

The title of the film was decided by a popular vote. Moviegoers had a choice among ''Omkara'', ''Issak'' and ''O Saathi Re'', all of which had already appeared as the film's song titles. [[Sushmita Sen]] was the first choice for Kapoor's role. [[Aamir Khan]] was originally considered for Saif Ali Khan's role. Bhardwaj and Aamir were going to collaborate on an earlier project but due to creative differences, the film was shelved. Bhardwaj thought about casting Khan in this film but decided against it and approached Saif.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aamir-wanted-to-play-Langda-Tyagi-in-Omkara-Vishal-Bhardwaj/articleshow/17360222.cms |title=Aamir wanted to play Langda Tyagi in Omkara: Vishal Bhardwaj – Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=29 October 2016}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''Omkara'' had a fairly good performance at the box office in India and earned critical acclaim all over. The movie grossed $16,466,144 worldwide in its total run at the box office. Even though the movie received rave reviews, the dark theme and strong language kept away family audiences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060827/asp/look/story_6661797.asp |title=The Telegraph – Calcutta : Look |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=27 August 2006 |access-date=6 October 2011}}</ref> It was, however, a grand success abroad. The film quickly entered the UK's Top 10 and did very well in [[Australia]], [[South Africa]] and the [[United States]].

''Omkara'' was universally acclaimed and was praised for its taut script, dramatic sequences and its lead performances. Kareena Kapoor's and Ajay Devgn's performance was considered to be the finest of their films, yet it was Saif Ali Khan's performance that was labeled as the real milestone of the film and drew the most and unanimous critical praise as Langda Tyagi. Director Vishal Bhardwaj says it was [[Aamir Khan]] who was keen to star in the role of Langda Tyagi initially, but finally it was Saif Ali Khan who bagged the role. Konkana Sen, who eventually won a National Award for her performance, was also highly praised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aamir-khan-wanted-to-play-langda-tyagi-in-omkara-vishal-bhardwaj/1036152/ |title=Aamir Khan wanted to play 'Langda Tyagi' in Omkara: Vishal Bhardwaj |work=The Indian Express |date=26 November 2012 |access-date=26 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20060712-1.html |title=Saif Ali Khan breaks his lover-boy image in 'Omkara' : Bollywood News |publisher=ApunKaChoice.Com |date=12 July 2006 |access-date=6 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/06/25/11600/index.html |title=Konkona thanks Vishal Bhardwaj for the National Award |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |date=25 June 2008 |access-date=6 October 2011}}</ref>

== Language ==
All the dialogues in the film are delivered in a strong input of the [[Khariboli]] [[dialect]] other than [[Hindi]], including the use of swear words, generally absent from mainstream Hindi cinema. The movie received an [[Central Board of Film Certification#Rating System|A Certificate]] from the [[Central Board of Film Certification|censor board of India]]. Critics and audiences were divided in their opinions about the foul language. Many believed that it was not required and would lead to distancing the movie from the family audience,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-01/news-interviews/27815905_1_film-box-office-language |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016193024/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-01/news-interviews/27815905_1_film-box-office-language |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2012 |title=Families stay away from Omkara |access-date=28 May 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 August 2006}}</ref> while some applauded it for authentically showing the rustic setting of the story. The language and A certificate narrowed the audience but in turn brought accolades for the creators of the movie for valuing creativity over commercial success.

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Omkara
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
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| length = 36:16
| label = [[Eros Music]]
| producer = Hitesh Sonik, [[Clinton Cerejo]]
| prev_title = [[The Blue Umbrella (2005 film)|The Blue Umbrella]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Nishabd]]
| next_year = 2007
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The music is composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and the lyrics are penned by [[Gulzar]]. The music was released on 8 July 2006. The official soundtrack contains 8 tracks. In 2007, the track "Beedi" was used as the Baganiya Song called "Hariya" which was sung by [[Zubeen Garg]] and [[Anamika Tanti]] from the album '''Jhumka'''. In January 2009, it was also used as the theme tune to a Brazilian TV [[soap opera]] called ''[[Caminho das Índias]]'', produced by [[Rede Globo]]. On the back of this success, "Beedi" received considerable airplay on pop radio stations in Brazil becoming the first Hindi-only song to achieve this. The mini-series' soundtrack, which includes the track, went on to become one of the biggest selling albums of the year. Eventually, [[Bipasha Basu]] became the talk of the movie for giving 2 chartbuster songs, "Beedi" and "Namak", both of which became immensely popular. According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', with around {{formatnum:1150000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-date=24 June 2010 |publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

=== Track listing ===
Music Director – [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! 'Title !! Artist(s) !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Omkara" || [[Sukhwinder Singh]] || 5:22
|-
| 4 || "O Saathi Re" || [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] || 5:30
|-
| 3 || "Beedi" || [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Nachiketa Chakraborty]], [[Clinton Cerejo]], [[Vishal Dadlani]] || 5:05
|-
| 2 || "Jaag Ja" ||[[Suresh Wadkar]] || 4:29
|-
| 5 || "Namak" || [[Rekha Bhardwaj]], Rakesh Pandit || 6:52
|-
| 6 || "Naina" || [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] || 6:49
|-
| 7 || "Laakad" || [[Rekha Bhardwaj]] || 5:36
|-
| 8 || "The Tragedy of Omkara" || [[Instrumental]] || 1:35
|}

== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of accolades received by Omkara (2006 film)}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Bollywood}}
* ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997)
* ''[[India – A Love Story]]'' – A TV series from [[Brazil]] with the "Beedi" theme song taken from ''Omkara''.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{wikiquotepar|Omkara}}
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|omkara}}

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