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Haider: Finally Vishal get's back his groove

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After a series of capers, Vishal Bhardwaj seems to have got back into his familiar zone and with this film, his trilogy on Shakespeare now seems complete. Maqbool(Macbeth), Omkara(Othello) and now Haider(Hamlet). It brings in a set of films, uniquely set in different time zones, backdrop and perspective. Yet, they all connect and brings in the dark, edgy and the uncertain side of this species called Humans. Maqbool was very Mumbai and the seedy underbelly of the crime capital, with a brilliant star cast to boot. The who's who of Indian cinema. A very young Irrfan, the magnificent Tabu and the fabulous duo, Om Puri and Naseer. Omkara was experimentative with a complete new set of star cast, which I think (purely personal) was unable to do justice in the same league as would have been expected. Yet, Saif stood out in the film and so did the sublime Deepak Dobriyal. The rustic UP backdrop was a stark contrast to the seedy underbelly of Mumbai in Maqbool, and did so well to the l