Vishal Bhardwaj

It was love at first sight for Vishal Bhardwaj when he chanced upon William Shakespeare's Macbeth and found his Mumbai-based gangster drama Maqbool in the tragedy, making the Bard his biggest source of inspiration. Bhardwaj, who has also given Shakespearean tragedies -- Othello (Omkara) and Hamlet (Haider)-- an interesting twist to suit Indian sensibilities, says his instant connection with the author's writings was an accident.