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Haider

Haider

20147.22h 30m

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.

Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by Basharat Peer, Vishal Bhardwaj, William Shakespeare
Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Vishal Bhardwaj, Ronnie Screwvala
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $11.5M

Top Cast

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor

Haider Meer

Tabu

Tabu

Ghazala Meer

Kay Kay Menon

Kay Kay Menon

Khurram Meer

Shraddha Kapoor

Shraddha Kapoor

Arshia Lone

Narendra Jha

Narendra Jha

Dr. Hilal Meer

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Roohdaar

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Hussain Meer

Lalit Parimoo

Lalit Parimoo

Pervez Lone

Aamir Bashir

Aamir Bashir

Liyaqat Lone

Sumit Kaul

Sumit Kaul

Salman 1

Themes & Keywords

death of fatherrevengekashmir conflicthamletavenge

About Haider

Haider is a crime, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of death of father, revenge, kashmir conflict, hamlet, avenge. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, it stars Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon. 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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