Cast : Irrfan Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu Tabu
Synopsis : Haider is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeares Hamlet, set in Kashmir. It is the third installment of Bhardwajs Shakespeare trilogy after Maqbool (2003) and Omkara (2006).
Haider - a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his fathers 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 fathers death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible for the gruesome murder, what follows is his journey to avenge his fathers death.
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