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Haider

2014 · 150 min

A haunting, emotionally charged tragedy that immerses you in its tense, sorrowful world.

Directed by
Vishal Bhardwaj
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon
Overview
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.

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Directed by
Vishal Bhardwaj
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by
Vishal Bhardwaj, Basharat Peer
Starring
Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, Shraddha Kapoor, Narendra Jha, Irrfan Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Lalit Parimoo
Music
Vishal Bhardwaj, Mehdi Hassan
Cinematography
Pankaj Kumar
Runtime
150 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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