Bollywood Macbeth

Maqbool. Dir. Vishal Bharadwaj. Perf. Irfan Khan and Tabu. 2003. DVD. Music Today, 2004.

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Vast, immeasurable amounts of work have prevented me from posting as often as I'd like (though, perhaps, still too often for your tastes) this month. I thought I'd try to get out of the habit of not positing by concentrating for a while on Macbeth. Although I'm not sure how long I can keep it up—indeed, I am in I am in grading stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er—I can but try. I dare do all that may become a blogger; who dares do more is none.

With that, we have a short clip from the Bollywood version of the play: Maqbool:

Note: For more, click here.

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Links: The Film at IMDB.

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(and to support Bardfilm as you do so).

Shakespeare in Asia—on Shakespeare's Birthday!

Shakespeare Performance in Asia. MIT Shakespeare Electronic Archive. 23 April 2009 {URL}.

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Today is Shakespeare's birthday—and the day he died—and St. George's Day—and I didn't think that I could pass it up, even though I haven't been able to post for a month due to crazybusyoverwhelmingitis.

Fortunately, I recently learned of a marvelous resource that is worth telling you about: The Shakespeare Performance in Asia website. Shakespeare in Asian has been an interest of mine for a decade or so; my favorite film on the subject is A Dream in Hanoi (for which, q.v.). The website lists it—and many, many more Shakespeare-in-Asia-related materials.

In any case, Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! Age still cannot wither you, nor custom stale your infinite variety!

Cheers!