Omkara

Gangster husband doubts committed wife's pre-marital relations with his co-gangster. Result of this age-old suspicion wipes out the gang in the end. This Indian picture is a capture of Shakespearean Othello and applied to the daily intra-gang rivalry in the Hindi heartland Uttar Pradesh.

Ajay Devagan, Shaif Ali Khan and Vivek Oberoi with Kareena Kapoor, Konkana Sen and Bipasha Basu try to give viewers a flavour of violence with a wonderful theme. Naseeruddhin Shah plays the politician role with ease. To enter Lok Sabha with money and muscle as his only credentials, Shah hires Ajay and gang for eliminating his competitor in the party for the parliamentary seat. As expected, Shah enters the portals of parliament. But there is not a single frame of reference to what he does to people as a M.P except his victory procession and blue beacon light fitted vehicle occasionally taking rounds.

The well-advertised movie starts with threat to a man who is waiting for his baraat to start. He was warned not to go ahead with his marriage and allow the bride to marry the gun-wielding guy. A busload of people was terrorized by a gunshot. Finally the groom in waiting takes a moped and informs brides family about the mishap. Shah strikes a compromise solution between both sides in his usual style. The movie rolls on with the typical north Indian political conversations with adequate dirty words in circulation. Shaif and Konkona have put in their best cine foot forward. Ajay with an innocent look on his face is an odd selection for this hard role. There is a kind of artificiality in his performance. This movie is not for the faint-hearted viewers who are averse to bloodshed and vulgar vocabulary. But anyone who is interested in understanding the dust and din of Indian politics should watch this highly hyped Bollywood release.