Can you name this film which won 5 National Awards?
Bollywood has made many films based on books, some of which got a good response from the audience while many flopped at the box office. In 2014 also, a film based on a book was released in theatres, whose story was very sensitive and touched the hearts and minds. The film we are talking about is a political crime-drama, which is counted among the best films released in the last few years. This film is ‘Haider’ directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Actors like Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and KK Menon were seen in this political crime-drama.
Film based on Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’
The film is based on Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’, in which the audience was stunned to see the style shown by Bollywood’s chocolate hero Shahid Kapoor. The story of this film was adapted to suit modern society and served to the audience and the film got a tremendous response from the audience. This was the film which also broke Shahid Kapoor’s chocolate hero image.
The film received 6 National Awards
There is an anecdote related to this film, which is quite famous. The anecdote is related to Shahid Kapoor. Actually, the actor memorized a 6-page monologue for the climax of this film and recited this dialogue in front of thousands of people. The hard work paid off and Haider won not one or two but 5 National Awards. Vishal Bhardwaj won the National Award for Best Screenplay and Best Music Director, Sukhwinder Singh got the Best Male Playback Singer Award for ‘Bismil’ and the remaining 2 awards were given for Best Choreography and Costume Design.
KK Menon was not the first choice of the makers
Shahid Kapoor was praised a lot for this film. Even today, Haider is counted among the best films of Shahid’s career. Shahid Kapoor also received his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for this film. Apart from Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Tabu and KK Menon played important roles in the film. However, KK Menon once told that Manoj Bajpayee was the first choice of the makers for the film.
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