Brilliant and touching

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

There is, probably, always something tragic and twisted in "the world's most filmed story, Hamlet," after Cinderella and Haider is the latest. To contextualize Hamlet after four centuries that, too, with complex Freudian concept (though kept subtle) is indeed a herculean task. Although coincidental, there seems a strong parallelism of the dynamics of changes between the writings of Shakespeare and socio-political discourses of Kashmir. Around four centuries ago, it seems as if Shakespeare knew how Kashmir, like his plays, would turn from an idealistic honeymoon destination to a tragic spot (from "most beautiful to most dangerous place on earth").The realist cinema, like naked art is always disturbing, and Haider being realistic is mainly because it engaged a well-informed insider, Basharat Peer, to frame its screenplay. Apart from the controversies, it is essential to understand what 'Haider' offers different from the Bollywood's earlier discourses depicting Kashmir. Read the full review by clicking on the link below: http://www.countercurrents.org/bhat080515.htm

Haider the VB version of William Shakespeare's Hemlet. This man VB(Vishal Bhardwaj) is real magician,he know how to take out juice from the script and how to best utilize Shahid Kapoor in row. Kashmir problems are very well casted in the story.and fetch knowledge to those who are unaware of day to day life in Kashmir. As per me every inch of the movie is the outcome of perfection.great performances by actors, thanks to Shahid,Tabu,Irfan,Kay Kay Menon.Music is very close to heart and background score is again give complement to screens. Kashmir shown in the movie is beautiful which actually drag you from screen to fresh hills. Choreography for the song Bismil is at its best,generally you will see such type of work in Ashutosh Gwarikor's movie but here at Haider you will find some fine work in choreography, Best thing; awesomestoryline and acting performance. Weak thing:movie little bit allow you to take Quick nap in middle.When you have khan then please allow some more time to him on screen. Why to watch: if you really want to know how is the life of Kashmir's and what are there daily requirement which is generally not as per our requirement.

Vishal Bharadwaj has an excellent reputation in the Hindi film industry, but his films clearly aren't for everyone. You could never sit with the entire family and watch Omkara, Saat Khoon Maaf, Kaminey or Haider but he does what he does pretty well. Haider is no doubt one of his better films, but it's a story that loses you way too many times. Not that I glance away from the screen that much, but some of the dialogues aren't clear enough for the average movie watcher to understand. Shahid Kapoor delivers his best work to date. He eases into the role of Haider and shows what he is really made of. It seems that only Bharadwaj can bring out the best in him because his other films clearly don't bring out anything in him! His on screen presence with Tabu is excellent and one of the best mother-son combinations in recent times. Tabu is back with a bang and it's great to see her in a different avatar to what we've seen in the past. She is a powerhouse of acting talent, and Haider allows her to portray this. KK Menon is also back with a bang, and does an excellent job in the negative role. Shraddha Kapoor looks beautiful, and delivers another good role to her already growing portfolio of good work. Irrfan Khan is just too good and I wish he had a more meatier role. The music of the film is really good - Khul Khabi and Aao Na are my favourites. Not sure what Vishal is doing with the song Jhelum though?! On the whole Haider is a good film, but certainly not one that I would put forward to win any best film awards. It does deserve two awards - Best actor for Shahid and Best supporting actress for Tabu.

Rather hard-hitting, but lacks the uniform macabre of Vishal Bhardwaj​'s previous two adaptations of William Shakespeare​'s dramas (especially "Omkara"). Even its grandeur of screen writing and production design over the conflict striven Kashmir, couldn't engage it enough into becoming an eventual let down. Hauntingly mellifluous music by Bhardwaj, and so-far career best by Shahid Kapoor, and a sublime Tabu​ are embellishments to an otherwise lackluster production. The film is surreal on several occasions, and even uses its cast and plot quite ably, but loses track on the attempt of becoming too-much- of-everything. A reluctant 7/10.