Haider – The Hamlet Eulogy

Re-read the "Hamlet" (the adaptation). Came across this piece

"Hamlet remains unconvinced that the Ghost has told him the truth, but the arrival of a troupe of actors at Elsinore presents him with a solution. He will stage a play, re-enacting his father's murder, and determine Claudius's guilt or innocence by studying his reaction. The court assembles to watch the play; Hamlet provides a running commentary throughout. After seeing the Player King murdered with poison in the ears, Claudius abruptly rises and leaves the room: proof positive for Hamlet of his uncle's guilt."

And all this was represented in this 4 min long song. Penned in one of the most perfect way. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_73kIBWN6rU

It takes real genius to transform something from what Shakespeare envisioned to a modern day ballad; keeping the message strong and impactful.

Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others." The play seems to have been one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime and still ranks among his most-performed, topping the performance list of the Royal Shakespeare Company and its predecessors in Stratford-upon-Avon since 1879. It has inspired writers from Goethe and Dickens to Joyce and Murdoch, and has been described as "the world's most filmed story after Cinderella".

It needed a very traditional yet a modern treatment. Not sure how others would have treated it but a craftsmen like Vishal Bhardwaj, using the tools of metaphors, dark humor, soliloquies, monologues and emotions does perfect justice to this piece of literature.

Decide for yourself if you want to watch because such piece of art is tough to be portrayed on a commercial canvas these days.