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Maqbool

Maqbool

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Maqbool

2003

2h 12m

7.0(70 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Maqbool Miyan

Tabu

Tabu

Nimmi

Pankaj Kapur

Pankaj Kapur

Jahangir "Abbaji" Khan

Om Puri

Om Puri

Inspector Pandit

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Inspector Purohit

Piyush Mishra

Piyush Mishra

Kaka

Ankur Vikal

Ankur Vikal

Riyaz Boti

Ajay Gehi

Guddu

Masumeh Makhija

Masumeh Makhija

Sameera

Pubali Sanyal

Pubali Sanyal

Riyaz Boti's wife

Creative team

Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Abbas Tyrewala
Produced by: Bobby Bedi

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