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Vivek Oberoi on 15 years of 'Omkara': I wanted to play Langda Tyagi
Updated On: 29 July, 2021 09:20 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The film`s characters Langa Tyagi (Saif Ali Khan), Kesu Firangi (Vivek Anand Oberoi), Omi (Ajay Devgn), Dolly (Kareena Kapoor) and other pivotal roles played by Naseeruddin Shah, Deepak Dobriyal, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bipasha Basu among others had left an impact with the audiences.
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Vivek Oberoi. Pic/Yogen Shah
Vishal Bharadwaj`s critically acclaimed directorial film `Omkara` completed 15 years on Wednesday. Released in 2006, `Omkara` was inspired by William Shakespeare`s celebrated novel `Othello`. The film`s characters Langa Tyagi (Saif Ali Khan), Kesu Firangi (Vivek Anand Oberoi), Omi (Ajay Devgn), Dolly (Kareena Kapoor) and other pivotal roles played by Naseeruddin Shah, Deepak Dobriyal, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bipasha Basu among others had left an impact with the audiences.
Remicinsing the days of shooting `Omkara`, actor Vivek, 45, shared interesting anecdotes. "When Vishal bhai (brother) and Ajay had called me for the film, we sat together to read the script and loved it. Vishal bhai said that he saw me as Kesu Firangi. But I wanted to play Langda Tyagi. He said I was too young to play Langda Tyagi. As history would have it, Saif went on to play Langda Tyagi and win multiple awards as the best actor in a negative role, and I went on to play Kesu Firangi and went on to win multiple awards for the best supporting actor," Vivek told IANS.
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