Dedh Ishqiya Reviews | Movies in Theaters Now

Director: Abhishek Chaubey

Writer: Vishal Bhardwaj (dialogue), Vishal Bhardwaj (screenplay)

Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance

Rating: 7.9/10

Date of Release: 10 January, 2014

Dedh Ishqiya is an Indian drama thriller with a spice up of comedy. The plot starts with iftekhar and Babban who are recently released from a jail of india but they have not yet learned to mend their ways and change their life style. So falling prey of their old habits they steal a very expensive necklace and then they both head for a very rich state that is mahmudabad. 

While in mahmudabad, iftekhar falls in love with the widow of the nawab of mahmudabad. She is shown to have an immense interest in Urdu poetry and hence she arranges a competition of urdu poetry in her court were iftekhar goes and competes with all other poets of Urdu. Meahwhile babban falls for the nawab’s widow’s friend and a smart assistant called manniya. Both manniya and babban decide to kidnap nawab and this is where all the fun starts that Ashqiya is known to have. 

This plot filled with drama and comedy as well as the wild performances of heart throb of India i.e. Madhuri madam has everything that it takes to make dedh ishqiya a must watch movie. Especially the mujra that Madhuri dixit performs with her sleek and swift dance moves and the acting of Huma Khan as her assistance is priceless.

Moreover the movie is set into the past which makes it more worth watching and interesting. Everything from the direction, production, screenplay, and makeup to back ground scores is impeccable and no wonder has made dedh ishqiya the most watched new released movie.