Haider : Textualizing Tragic Flaw in 20th Century Indian Cinema

Abstract

There is no denying the fact that Indian cinema has always followed print and the written works by the major authors of different ages of literature. Later, Cinema emerged as a potent medium of expression of literary works and also of cross-cultural parleys and a platform for evocative discussions pertaining to hegemonies and politics. The present paper studies astonishing similarities and comparison between the Indian film Haider directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and Hamlet written by Shakespeare. The movie is an intriguing film on revenge, love and about the Kashmir Valley. The paper also encapsulates and comments upon the ability of the cinema to render the human experiences in a unique way through its technocratic quotient and imagistic jugglery which enthralls the audience like literature.