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Synopsis: Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Haider - a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father's disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle. Intense drama follows between mother and son as both struggle to come to terms with news of his father's death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible for the gruesome murder, what follows is his journey to avenge his father's death.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Vishal Bhardwaj
Production: UTV Communications
  14 wins & 32 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
160 min
2,865 Views


You are home!

Not a word of your arrival...

You've lost so much weight...

- Grown a beard too...

Have you...

written your thesis?

Why are you so quiet?

Say something?

My angel...

- These are hard times.

It's a time for patience.

The Koran tells us.

- God is with the patient.

I've filed a petition in court

It will take some time...

God-willing, all will be well soon.

It doesn't look like it though.

What?

The two of you seem quite happy...

with my father's disappearance.

What?

The two of you seem very happy...

with my father's disappearance.

- Haider...

Have you lost it?

What are you saying?

Exactly what I see...

dear uncle...

Has your musical been on for a while?

Or did this romantic production begin..

After father's disappearance?

Sis-in-law...

How dare you!

Is this the way to talk to your mother?

Is this what you learnt in college?

- S is-in-law...

Let his father return!

He's a boy...

Let it be...

It will affect your health...

Come along...

Sis-in-law...

Haider...

I am sorry.

Haider... I will explain...

Sis-in-law...

My angel...

Sis-in-law...

Haider...

Come back...

It is time for curfew now.

My angel...

The army will grab him too.

Please! Stop him!

He will be fine.

Please get him back.

Sis-in-law...

I'll manage it...

Don't worn].

Hello!

Whom do you want?

Salman?

Just a moment.

Telephone.

Hello!

Whom do you want?

This call is for you.

Hello...

Whom do you want?

Salman or Salman?

Or Salmanl?

Do you mind taking the trouble...

to introduce yourself?

Your daddy!

Superintendent of Police...

Pan/ez Lone

Sir... Sorry sir!

Pan/ez sir...

- Hello sir...

Do we pay you to sing and dance?

I apologise, sir!

Do you know Haider?

Haider Meer.

Yes sir! I know him very well.

We did high school together.

- Find him!

You'll find him around the lake...

Take him home

to keep an eye on him...

Yes, sir!

Have a good day...

You rascal! Didn't I tell you...

to disconnect the phone before

brother Salman's movie.

- No... not that.

- Want some of this?!

Do you want some of this?

Slop!

Where are you going?

What's in the bag?

Check it...

- Yes, sir.

Your identity card?

And raise your hands...

Frisk him...

Hello Captain.

Salman...

and Salman!

Hello Major!

Haider... How are you?

When did you get back?

- You know him?

Know him?!

He's my sweetheart

Come on, let's get out of here

before curfew sets in.

Or some Major will be welcoming us...

in a military camp.

Let me carry the bag.

Haider, come.

Goodbye, Colonel.

Seated?

Let's go.

In Kashmir, God in heaven...

and the army rules the earth.

- And the army has a bible...

AFS PA:

The Armed Forces Special Power Act.

Khurram, my son is innocent.

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Basharat Peer

Basharat Peer (born 1977) is a Kashmiri journalist, script writer, author, political commentator, and separatist, hailing from Kashmir and currently based in New York City. He is currently an Opinion editor at The New York Times (International).Peer is a fellow of the Open Society Institute in New York, a George Soros initiative. He maintains that both India and Pakistan are occupying forces in Kashmir and often calls the Indian-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir as Indian-occupied Kashmir. more…

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