Haider (film)

Haider
Directed by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Produced by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Based on	Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Starring	Shahid Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor Irrfan Khan Tabu Kay Kay Menon
Music by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Release dates	September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	50 crore (US$8.0 million)

Haider is an upcoming Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu and Irrfan Khan in a guest appearance.^[1][2][3] The film is scheduled to release on 12 September 2014.^[4] The film is based on drama Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare.^[5] The film is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.^[6] The film is completely based on past and present of Kashmir.^[7][8][9] 'Hamlet' is the third installment of Vishal Bhardwaj's Shakespearean trilogy after Macbeth (Maqbool) and Othello (Omkara).^[10] Shahid Kapoor is co-producing Hamlet with an equal partnership of 33.33 percent along with Vishal and UTV who also co-produce the film.^[11] However, Shahid would not be taking the credit as a producer. He decided to turn a producer because he has immense faith in the project.

Cast

• Shahid Kapoor ^[12]
• Shraddha Kapoor as press reporter^[13]
• Tabu^[14]
• Kay Kay Menon^[15]
• Irrfan Khan^[16]

Production

Development

The budget of the film is 50 crore (US$8.0 million).^[17]

Filming

A large part of shooting of the film was done in Srinagar in Kashmir which started on 8 November 2013.^[18][19][20] The film was earlier slated to release on the same day of Ranbir Kapoor's release 'Jagga Jasoos'. ^[21] There were some protests while the shoot of the film was going on in Kashmir University.^[22] The last schedule of shooting for 'Haider' began in Kashmir in January 2014.^[23][24][25] Bhardwaj has reportedly assured J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that the film would have nothing to harm the local sensibilities and the political aspirations.^[26][27]

Locations of shooting

Haider was shot in folllowing places in Jammu and Kashmir

• Pahalgam
• Kehribal area,Anantnag
• Mattan,Anantnag
• Aishan Sahab Zaina Kadal Bridge,Old Srinagar
• Nishat Bagh,Srinagar
• Dal Lake
• Qazigund,Anantnag district
• Martand Sun Temple,Anantnag
• Residency Road ,Srinagar
• Press Colony/Enclave,Srinagar
• Naseem Bagh(Kashmir University Garden),Hazratbal

Shooting disruption at Kashmir University

On 24 November 2013,during shooting of film,students of Kashmir University,Hazratbal disrupted the filming, objecting to the hoisting of the national flag atop a makeshift bunker.^[28][29] They faced protests over shooting of a sequence of a fidayeen attack on the University campus at Hazratbal.Eyewitnesses said that a group of University students gathered at the picturesque Naseem Bagh, within the campus, and began whispering and gesticulating upon sighting the set — a make-shift bunker with the Indian national flag atop it. Even as the shooting had been scheduled on a holiday, the crowd began swelling with the entry of over 50 students from two hostel buildings.The Police on duty initially foiled the students’ attempt to disrupt the shooting with the detention of a couple of the youths who asked the managers to pull down the Indian flag and be careful that nothing objectionable (to the anti-Indian crowd) was filmed on the campus. Even when the Tricolour was pulled down under pressure, the students shouted at an actor for smoking around the set. However, in a while, the crowd began shouting anti-Indian and pro-Azadi slogans, besides booing the crew. Soon the unit packed up and withdrew. Srinagar Senior Superintendent of Police Ashiq Bukhari told that a thin group of the students objected to the National Flag. “The film unit packed up without picking up a clash with the students. It was not a big demonstration. Police did not interfere, other than providing reasonable security to the actors and the crew.A spokesman of the proscribed Kashmir University Students’ Union(which has been banned by the varsity authorities) said in a statement that the demonstrators forced the film unit to bring down the Indian flag and also forced actor Irrfan Khan to put out his cigarette on the “smoke-free campus”. He alleged that two of the “protesters” were arrested by the police but let off later. “The students came out of the hostels and raised pro-freedom and anti-India slogans in the campus. After the situation got out of control, Proctor Naseer Iqbal managed the release of both the students and promised prompt action against the security personnel.

The shooting of the film was also halted briefly for a second time in South Kashmir in January 2014,when a spectator threw firepot(Kangri) towards the actors.^[30] Later Anantnag MP Mirza Mehboob Beg assured the director and cast of full support and security.^[31] Later ,Irrfan Khan said "The incident is not really scary. What is really scary is what the local Kashmiri people have suffered for decades,".^[32][33]

Post-Production

Dolly Ahluwalia is designing costumes for Shahid Kapoor in Haider.^[34]

Soundtrack

Raja Bilal,a young Kashmiri composer is composing a song with the traditional Kashmiri instruments including the 'Tumbaknari', 'Sarangi' 'Rabab' and 'Nout' for Haider.^[35]

References

External links

• Haider at the Internet Movie Database
• Haider (film) at Bollywood Hungama