His collaboration with Vishal Bhardwaj cemented his transformation. In Omkara (2006), Khan played Langda Tyagi, a jealous, physically unkempt Iago. This was a radical departure. By disfiguring his screen image (limp, prosthetic nose, coarse dialect), Khan signaled that his star text could absorb degradation for artistic credibility. Omkara won him the National Film Award for Best Actor, legitimizing him as a serious actor in the eyes of critics and the emerging multiplex audience. Concurrently, Being Cyrus (2005) and Ek Hasina Thi (2004) showcased his appetite for dark, compact thrillers—genres outside the masala framework.
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