The movie is dark, but it towers above the rest of Bollywood and surely beautiful! Vishal Bharadwaj's direction is top-notch.
Pankaj Kapur is brilliant as ever. Its pretty sad when you see him doing silly roles on TV. The way he has sunk Abbaji character into himself is truly amazing! A very powerful presence.
Irfan Khan is impressive.
Tabu shines ! She is by far the only one that comes to mind (in Bollywood) who combines beauty and brain! An acting prowess in the likes of Shabana Azmi added with glamour! A very rare combination indeed. I wish the directors take more advantage of this explosive combination and create some masterpieces in coming years.
Music: I cannot fall short of praise for Vishal Bharadwaj for his multi faceted persona, a producer-director-writer-musiccomposer : where do you see so much rolled into one? Maachis music still echoes in my ear. A true gem in Bollywood.
In Maqbool, Sultan Khan's voice has been used so beautifully. His voice is just intoxicating. 'Dheemo Re' is beautiful. The song 'Jhin Minni' has some signature style of Rehman. Few other songs like Chingari display a nice collage of western instrumentation and Indian classical infused vocals.
Gulzar's screenplay is excellent. Cinematography is above avg (could be better). Naseerudding Shah and Om Puri have done perfect justice to the little roles they were given.
There are some scenes that will make you cringe! This is a matured Bollywood product, and to be watched with same expectation! A serious, no-farce product from Bollywood off late.
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