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'Would you do it naked?': Saif Ali Khan recalls Vishal Bhardwaj's request for Omkara scene

July 09, 2026 9:28 am

Saif Ali Khan revealed that Vishal Bhardwaj scrapped a lengthy monologue at the last minute in favour of a more cinematic, visceral scene.

Sharmila Tagore nudged Saif Ali Khan to "wake up" as an actor

Saif Ali Khan says Sharmila Tagore asked him to 'wake-up': 'Not sounding like an interesting actor'

May 15, 2026 11:17 am

In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Saif Ali Khan recalls a precious word of advice from his mother, veteran actor Sharmila Tagore.

Brazilian bridesmaids dance to ‘Beedi’ at friend’s wedding: ‘Indian song every Brazilian knows’

March 17, 2026 6:21 pm

The bridesmaids not only matched the song’s high energy but also recreated the famous hook step originally performed by Bipasha Basu.

Deepak Dobriyal shared screen with Saif Ali Khan in Omkara

Saif Ali Khan was stunned by Deepak Dobriyal’s performance in Omkara, asked Vishal Bhardwaj, 'where he is from?'

October 26, 2025 6:45 pm

Deepak Dobriyal recalls shooting for the first time with Saif Ali Khan in Omkara and how his performance earned appreciation from the entire crew, including Saif himself.

Naseeruddin Shah was sceptical of Omkara, slammed Bollywood for always stealing from Shakespeare: 'We tried to pass it off as our own'

July 12, 2025 2:50 am

Naseeruddin Shah criticised the Bombay film industry for repeatedly lifting stories and tropes from Shakespeare without ever giving him due credit.

Aamir Khan wanted to play Langda Tyagi in Omkara but we felt he was not the right choice, says writer: 'But Saif Ali Khan had a problem with...'

April 26, 2025 12:45 pm

Omkara was an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, which starred Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan, among others.

Filmmaker, writer and composer Vishal Bhardwaj is celebrating the success of 12th Fail as a hopeful sign for smaller films

Vishal Bhardwaj heaps praises on Vikrant Massey's 12th Fail, calls it a silver lining for independent films

February 07, 2024 3:58 pm

Vishal sees 12th Fail’s success as a beacon of hope, stressing that audiences are still open to stories told outside the mainstream, even in these uncertain times

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'Aamir Khan said please consider me for Langda Tyagi': Vishal Bhardwaj recalls overlooking Saif Ali Khan's 'ajeeb performances' to cast him in Omkara

December 17, 2023 8:02 am

Vishal Bhardwaj said that Aamir Khan was excited to play Langda Tyagi in Omkara, and revealed why he cast Saif Ali Khan instead.

Vishal Bharwaj reveals Toronto Film Festival rejected Omkara, said it's 'not a good film': 'Same year, they selected Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Kabul Express'

September 29, 2023 1:45 pm

Vishal Bhardwaj said that mainstream Indian cinema was never good enough to travel across the world, and that an entire generation of filmmakers produced nonsense in which characters would dance around trees and go to Switzerland.

Remake of Omkara, Desi Boyz sequel in the works. Upset fans ask 'why?'

December 22, 2022 11:50 am

Anand Pandit on Thursday announced that he will work on the remake and sequel of the films Omkara and Desi Boyz, respectively, which as per the team 'enjoys huge public recall and have great nostalgic value'

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Haider Shahid, Shraddha, Tabu, Irrfan launch Vishal Bhardwaj’s books

October 01, 2014 11:13 am

The cast of Vishal Bhardwaj's soon-to-release, 'Haider', including Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan and Shraddha Kapoor attended the filmmaker's book launch event that carried the screenplays of Maqbool, Omkara and Haider by Vishal Bhardwaj.