Omkara
2006 2h 35m movie Film India

Omkara

ओमकारा

“An Adaptation Of Shakespeare's Othello”

Synopsis

ओमकारा

“An Adaptation Of Shakespeare's Othello”

Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, but their lives and those of their associates as well.

Crime + Drama in India

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

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The 2005–2007 India Window

Omkara holds position #43 of 157 India films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Umrao Jaan
    #1

    Umrao Jaan

    ★ 8.2 · 2006
  2. Like Stars on Earth
    #2

    Like Stars on Earth

    ★ 8.0 · 2007
  3. Black
    #3

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  4. Thanmathra
    #4

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005
  5. Pudhupettai
    #5

    Pudhupettai

    ★ 7.7 · 2006
  6. The Fall
    #6

    The Fall

    ★ 7.6 · 2006
  7. Amal
    #7

    Amal

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  8. Arabikkatha
    #8

    Arabikkatha

    ★ 7.6 · 2007

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Omkara premiered alongside 45 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 45 other India films in 2006.

The 551st India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

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

Audience Engagement

72
Reviews
87th
Review-volume percentile
83rd
Popularity percentile

72 audience reviews — more than 87% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
72
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #696 of 1,983 India films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Crime productions specifically: #111 of 283 (top 39%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesBig Screen Entertainment, Shemaroo Entertainment
Runtime2h 35m
Release DateJuly 28, 2006
IMDbtt0488414