Critically Acclaimed Omkara … Out now on Shemaroo Home Video

  • IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,August 30 2006]

Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello now on Home Video.

Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. is proud to announce the home video release of “Omkara”, a film which has received acclaim worldwide for its excellence in every aspect of film making. Shemaroo has today released VCDs and DVDs of the movie four weeks after its theatrical release.

A Shemaroo Films presentation and produced by Kumar Mangat, the film is Vishal Bhardwaj's third interpretation of a literary classic after Maqbool which was based on William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Chatri Chor which was based on Ruskin Bond’s The Blue Umbrella.

The VCD has been released with English sub-titles, however since the film has extensive regional dialect from North India, Shemaroo has also released VCD with Hindi subtitles so that the audiences can enjoy its brilliant dialogues and performances.

On this occasion Shemaroo’s Vice President Mr. Hiren Gada said “We are extremely proud to release Omkara on home video. Omkara has been acclaimed worldwide for its epic portrayal of Othello in the rugged semi-urban Indian backdrop. It is a movie people would like to add to their collection.”

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