Omkara is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film adapted from William Shakespeare's Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

[2][3][4] It stars an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi and Bipasha Basu in lead roles.

Omkara was released on 28 July 2006, and proved to be a commercial failure at the box office, due to its dark theme and strong language which kept away family audience.

Omkara "Omi" Shukla (Ajay D.) is an enforcer for a gang that commits political crimes for the local politician Tiwari Bhaisaab (Naseeruddin).

Langda gatecrashes a baraat and challenges Rajju, the groom, to try and stop Omkara from abducting the bride, Dolly Mishra (Kareena).

Langda, disappointed with Omkara's poor judgment and jealous of Kesu, his younger, less-experienced superior, decides to take revenge.

Omkara was shot over a period of 4 months across various locales, including Lonavala, Lucknow University, Allahabad, Satara, Mahabaleshwar, Mumbai; and Wai, Maharashtra, where bulk of the shooting took place.

Members of the production team included stunt coordinator Jai Singh, costume designer Dolly Ahluwalia, choreographers Bhushan Lakhandri and Ganesh Acharya along with chief assistant director Ajit Ahuja.

[12][better source needed] Omkara had a fairly good performance at the box office in India and received widespread critical acclaim all over.

Many believed that it was not required and would lead to distancing the movie from the family audience,[17] while some applauded it for authentically showing the rustic setting of the story.

The language and A certificate narrowed the audience but in turn brought accolades for the creators of the movie for valuing creativity over commercial success.

The track "Beedi" was used as the Baganiya Song called "Hariya" which was sung by Zubeen Garg and Anamika Tanti in the album Jhumka in 2007.

In January 2009, it was also used as the theme tune to a Brazilian TV soap opera called Caminho das Índias, produced by Rede Globo.

On the back of this success, "Beedi" received considerable airplay on pop radio stations in Brazil becoming the first Hindi-only song to achieve this.

According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1,150,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.