Maqbool
2004 2h 12m movie Film India

Maqbool

मक़बूल

Synopsis

मक़बूल

The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Maqbool. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Crime + Drama in India

137 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Maqbool itself).

The 2003–2005 India Window

Maqbool holds position #22 of 143 India films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Kadhal Konden
    #1

    Kadhal Konden

    ★ 7.9 · 2003
  2. C.I.D. Moosa
    #2

    C.I.D. Moosa

    ★ 7.8 · 2003
  3. Black
    #3

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  4. Thanmathra
    #4

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  5. Kaazhcha
    #5

    Kaazhcha

    ★ 7.6 · 2004
  6. Manassinakkare
    #6

    Manassinakkare

    ★ 7.6 · 2003
  7. Anniyan
    #7

    Anniyan

    ★ 7.5 · 2005
  8. Aayitha Ezhuthu
    #8

    Aayitha Ezhuthu

    ★ 7.5 · 2004

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Maqbool premiered alongside 47 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 47 other India films in 2004.

The 433rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

43
Reviews
76th
Review-volume percentile
77th
Popularity percentile

43 audience reviews — more than 76% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 77th percentile among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
43
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #445 of 1,983 India films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Crime productions specifically: #74 of 283 (top 26%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesKaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures
Runtime2h 12m
Release DateJanuary 30, 2004
IMDbtt0379370