MUMBAI: Omkara movie turns 15 today. Vishal Bhardwaj's Omkara turned fifteen today (July 28, 2021), actor Vivek Oberoi remembers his shoot days. He expressed that he was envious of Saif Ali Khan. While Vivek was asked to do Omkara, he was keen to do Langda Tyagi's role, but Vishal had Saif in mind for that character which became quite famous among moviegoers.

Vivek quoted "I said I wanted to do that role, but Vishal bhai said, 'You're too young for it'. I said I'll age myself, try and look older. But he needed a more mature face. Until then, I hadn't done an all-out negative role. Langda was so colourful. Then I found out he had Saif in his mind. I thought, 'What a lucky man'. There's a lot of fondness and warmth that we share, but at that moment I was envious."

Vivek on praising Omkara movie's director, Vivek said that it was an amazing experience to work with him, he also said on sharing his experience that he himself and Vishal share a great equation with each other. When asked on how Omkara was given to him, Vivek recounted, "I loved what he had done in Maqbool (2004) and Makdi (2002). He called me one day and said he was planning to make a film on the play Othello. I went over to hang out and he told me the basic story."

"I literally, jokingly threatened Saif 'Dude, shave your head, otherwise I'll do it and play the role!' He eventually did it. Nobody could play it better," revealed Vivek.

Indeed Omkara was a big hit.

Credits- Filmi Beat

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