ALBUM - Omkara

Omkara, is a 2006 crime drama film adapted from Shakespeare’s Othello, co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, supported by Vivek Oberoi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Bipasha Basu.

 

Langda dreams of becoming Omkara's successor after the latter wins the election. But when Omkara appoints Kesu as his lieutenant, Langda feels betrayed and plots revenge.

 

In January 2009, the track "Beedi" was used as the theme tune to a Brazilian TV soap opera called Caminho das Índias, produced by Rede Globo. On the back of this success, "Beedi" received considerable airplay on pop radio stations in Brazil becoming the first Hindi-only song to achieve this. The mini-series' soundtrack, which includes the track, went on to become one of the biggest selling albums of the year. Eventually Bipasha Basu became the talk of the movie for giving 2 blockbuster hit songs, "Beedi" and "Namak", both of which became immensely popular. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 11,50,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.