During Mid-day's latest Sit With Hitlist conversation, Vishal Bhardwaj opened up on how Aamir Khan was excited about the character of Langda Tyagi. But later, Vishal asked Saif Ali Khan to play the character in 'Omkara' which is one masterpiece by Vishal Bhardwaj that people will probably never tire of watching. Let's listen in to the director narrate the whole story about how the character of Langda Tyagi was a reference Vishal Bhardwaj took from a person he knew in real life and also how did he end up casting Saif Ali Khan for the role
22 December,2023 06:00 PM IST
For cinephiles, Maqbool is a gift that keeps on giving. But writer-director Vishal Bhardwaj had to forgo his fees for the movie. Does he regret it? Not at all. Join the filmmaker as he recounts how his stubbornness gave Bollywood one of its richest works. From his early days of playing cricket to his method of adapting literary works for the screen, we bring you a front-row view of the genius of Vishal Bhardwaj.
16 December,2023 12:10 AM IST
What if we told you that one of Bollywood’s gifted filmmakers had no intention of foraying into movies? That he would have rather been on the cricket pitch? Vishal Bhardwaj tells us how an injury took him from the world of sports to celluloid. He also talks about how possible collaborations with Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan were discussed but never materialised.
15 December,2023 12:49 AM IST
It’s impossible to imagine anyone except Saif Ali Khan as the shrewd Langda Tyagi. But did you know that Vishal Bhardwaj had first discussed Omkara’s idea with Aamir Khan? Ruskin Bond wrote Susanna's Seven Husbands as a novella on special request from Vishal Bhardwaj. Join the filmmaker as he takes us from Meerut to Mumbai, from Shakespeare to showbiz
14 December,2023 07:01 AM IST
Recently, Omkara starring Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Vivek Oberoi completed 15 years. Check out Saif Ali Khan talking about the director of Omkara, Vishal Bharadwaj in his Haryanvi accent.
29 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Saif Ali Khan and director Vishal Bhardwaj worked together in the film Omkara 10 years ago, where they had also discussed Rangoon. RJ Nikki will share such unknown facts about Rangoon only on Fundoo Duniya, Fultoo Facts..
24 February,2017 10:14 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
