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Kareena Kapoor in her interview to Indian Express today 29th July, Saturday says “Desdemona is Shakespeare’s best written female character and the adopted version Dolly Mishra is as scintillating” What a total ignorance of Kareena on Shakespeare and his other more powerful female characters like Lady Macbeth (Vanity Thy name is Woman) or Cordelia in King Lear or Cleopatra.

Though Othello is a tragedy, there are other great ones by Shake spear like Hamlet and King Lear. I wish some Hindi producer produces King Lear. (Bollywood runs out of ideas always).

Othello is a story of treachery and deceit and is one of the Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies

The Hindi film OMKARA has taken its plot from William Shakespeare’s great tragedy Othello. But Othello is more classic, powerful and thousand of stories and films can be made from it. Already in 1997 ‘Kaliyattam’ in Malayalam is based on Othello.

Omkara (Ajay Devgan) is a combination of greatness and weakness. A principled man of action, he doesn’t see life in midtones. He sees life either as good or evil. Therein lies Omi’s tragic flaw
Kareena Kapoor in her interview to Indian Express today 29th July, Saturday says “Desdemona is Shakespeare’s best written female character and the adopted version Dolly Mishra is as scintillating” What a total ignorance of Kareena on Shakespeare and his other more powerful female characters like Lady Macbeth (Vanity Thy name is Woman) or Cordelia in King Lear or Cleopatra.
But I would sure like to see OMKARA for the Hindi Othello – Ajay Devgan,
Iago (Saif Ali) who poisons Othello’s (Ajay Devgan) mind about her relationship with Cassio (Vivek Oberoi). All of them have done excellently.

And there is Jism Bipasha, sure taken for pleasing the audience with her Jism.

And what coverage by NDTV or HEADLINES TODAY (I do not remember) for this movie review!!

For the title of the film and audience poll was conducted to choose from Omkara, Issak or O Saathi Re.

Omkara characters share the same alphabet or sound in their first name as in the original Othello..

Saif Ali Khan shaved his head for the character of Langda Tyagi.

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In the original play Othello, he prepares to murder Desdemona his wife thinking she is not true to her, assuring himself that he is doing the right thing: The play of Shakespeare has one soliloquy, which makes us wonder at the greatness of Bard of Avon.

It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,
Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars:
It is the cause, yet I’ll not shed her blood,
Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,
And smooth, as monumental alabaster;
Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men.
Put out the light, and then put out the light:
If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,
I can again thy former light restore,
Should I repent me; but once put out thine,
Thou cunning pattern of excelling nature,
I know not where is that Promethean heat
That can thy light relume: when I have pluck’d the rose,
I cannot give it vital growth again,
It must needs wither; I’ll smell it on the tree, (kisses her)
A balmy breath, that doth almost persuade
Justice herself to break her sword: once more:
Be thus, when thou art dead, and I will kill thee,
And love thee after: once more, and this the last,
So sweet was ne’er so fatal: I must weep,
But they are cruel tears; this sorrow’s heavenly,
It strikes when it does love… (Act V.ii)

‘Othello’ is a the problem of “falling out of love”
Though Othello is a tragedy, there are other great ones by Shake spear like Hamlet and King Lear. I wish some Hindi producer (Bollywood runs out of ideas always). His tragedies are mainly Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus.
Sorry, I must rush to the theatre to see OMKARA now!!

ONLY TWO DIALOGUES WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE FILM – FOR WHAT AMERICA WAS, IS AND THEY’RE NATURE.

There is no Holy words or worlds. Only two dialogues are enough to know about American culture and their success.

It was not east. It was the most difficult thing in History – Creation of UNITED STAES OF AMERICA. Though I am an Indian and hate Western culture especially the American ones, I still love America, for their bravery, open talks, honesty, (non) and simplicity in standard of living. Yes they can afford anything to buy – on credit card(s)!!

NOW TO THE TWO FAMOUS DIALOGUES

If you want to shoot, shoot – don’t talk!!

These are words of the character by Ugly (Eli Walla). This is a famous dialogue in the film mentioned at the start. The situation the. Preparedness for danger, (Ugly is hunted and to be shot). Ugly is enjoying a clean bath in a tub in a motel and suddenly the man enters who is after Ugly to kill him, finds him and because he is in a bathtub he thinks, he is sure to shoot him. So he is casual and raises the gun and talks of various ugly things done to him by Ugly. Ugly coolly shoots him from them bathtub (he is prepared for any danger even while taking bath and has gun loaded and ready to shoot) – So That is.

The Wild West is all about Preparedness for Danger and No Preaching or unwanted dialogues!! The same logic continues today in the Practical, Politician, Businessmen or the common men. May be Rome was built in a day, but never America. It was a nation formed, founded on firm Ethics, Principle and they still follow to this day.

Now look at one of dialogues of Good Clint Eastwood)

‘What if I miss my aim?’

For those who have seen the movie they understand the humour, seriousness and the perfection and authenticity of Good (All three are after wealth – treasure hunt).

For others here is the situation:
Ugly is a wild west man and always a wanted criminal by Sheriff for some dollars. Good (Clint Eastwood) agrees into a novel agreement with Ugly. That he will catch and hand over him to the Sheriff and collect the reward money. And go away.

The Sheriff will announce all the crimes done by Ugly and order him to be hanged. Now comes the agreement. Good from a distance with Rifle shoot at the rope meant for hanging Ugly at the right time, make Ugly fall exactly (or make him run sometimes) on his Horse’s back. Then both go to a far away place and share the reward,

Being Ugly, Eli Walla will speak very bad language that he is doing everything, not afraid, takes pain and that Good only shoots at the rope!! So why should Good get half of the reward?

The Good will say ’What if I miss my aim;?

Even though I am an Indian I love American’s practical behaviour and straight talk.

I really love the West, which is what America even now. WIN/WIN Policy. During my college days I used to read many western novels and used to wonder about their money and Gold hunt, Cowboys establishing farm houses. Their bravery and shoot for right purpose.

If it is for a bad purpose – no dialogues. Like Bad’s character who has no mercy for and only after money. Win/Lose Policy.

I do not know American history, Civil war, Sheriffs etc. but many films that I have seen gives FAIR Opportunity to the Clever, Good and Courageous people from anywhere in the world. And being The Good, The Bad and The Ugly they also know how to protect their country and be creative. They create a product to sell to the World.

Ford, Carnegie Einstein and Roosevelt are the cowboys and the GOOD, BAD and UGLY ones (Sorry there are more!!).

I am afraid of the character Good (Clint Eastwood) only. The name is given as Good. Where as he is the most practical, clever, ruthless (against the Bad and Ugly). And Good is what America is made of.

So America has to be understood carefully. China has understood. Japan has understood.. And so many developed countries. I find India has it’s. Own way handling Good, Bad and Ugly.

But now there is a new face. We know it. We will shoot them before they even think of touching the case of the Gun. Not in the military sense. May be even that.

But I am more worried about the Arab, Islamic and other nations who know nothing of the way USA was formed; it’s history, Boston Tea Party, Wild West. They enjoy all that inventions and military power given to the World by Americans. But want to destroy them and the Nations supporting, in the name of Religion, forgetting other Great contributions given to the world by Americans.

In the History, Dharma has always won. Not Violence or terrorism.

Wherever, Whatever they are, if they use wrong methods and threat, think can create fear and destroy innocent and even the mighty ones, just by wrongly interpreted faith in religion afraid or to be afraid of to talk straight it (Their cause of Jihad) will fail BY ALL MEANS. Jihad is not planting bombs in BOMBAY SUNURBAN TRAINS. We are not afraid. We know enough methods to tackle you. But we believe in SARVE JANA SUKINO BAVANTHU (All the beings in the World should live in Harmony and Peace) – No Brahma Astram. Which means once we get angry you have no place to go.

Your own people of violence will turn against you and end in killing each other. Dharma is easy to understand but difficult to preach or even follow.

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