We gave you a sneak peek yesterday with the posters and now we finally get to see Shahid Kapoor as Haider. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, Haider, which also stars Shraddha Kapoor, is his take on Hamlet and is the third in his Shakespearean trilogy, which he feels he was destined to make.
Calling Shahid the ‘finest actor in his age group’ the director said in a recent interview, “Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, has some really long monologues and so does Haider. Listening to Shahid deliver those wordy pieces on my headphones I was reminded of Naseer (Naseeruddin Shah) and Pankaj Kapur.”
Check out the trailer!
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.
Haider key cast includes, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon, Tabu, Irrfan and is directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. The film releases on Oct. 2, 2014
