Ishqiya is a 2010 Hindi film starring Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan and Naseeruddin Shah in the lead roles. The film is directed by debutant Abhishek Chaubey [1] and is produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj. The movie was released on 29 January 2010.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Set in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, the movie is a tale of romance between individuals caught in a web of crime, suspense, passion and deceit. Two thieves, Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi), are on the run from their boss, Mushtaq (Salman Shahid). After every known person in the world turns them down they seek refuge with an old friend Verma, but instead meet his widow, Krishna (Vidya Balan) who is staying alone in her old house. There are factionist groups formed on caste in the area who have been fighting for generations. Krishna gets drawn to Khalujan because of his gentlemen behavior who appreciates Krishna's singing. Krishna comes up with a plan to help them to repay their debts to Mushtaq. Khalujan and Babban steal a car and abduct a relatively less known millionaire in the area and demand a ransom. As they plan their escape, their time spent together draws the duo to her, Khalujan with his vision of old-fashioned love and Babban with his lascivious heart. Babban manages to win over Krishna and Khalujan finds out about their intense relationship and is disturbed. With difficulty they manage to abduct the millionaire. Krishna cheats on the duo and takes away the abductee who knows Krishna from the past.
[edit] Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Khalujan/Khalu. 51-year-old Khalujan is a pure romantic at heart. He is a bit of an odd cookie in the world of crime. Sure, he has a sharp mind and body and has been toughened up over the years living in the world of guns and gangsters; yet, he is very emotional and tender at the core.He wants to go back to his village and wants to settle down in a quiet, peaceful country life existence.Only, life had other plans for him. Love happens to him. Krishna happens to him.[3]
- Arshad Warsi as Babban Hussain. 32-year-old Babban is in more ways than one, the antithesis of the kind of man his uncle is. If Khalujan is all heart and soul, Babban is all flesh and blood. He is hot-blooded, lustful and scoffs at the idea of true romantic love. Babban is cynical, indifferent to finer things in life and tough as nails. Through the course of the film, Babban discovers what it is to love and to be betrayed. It makes the dormant softer side of him come alive. Perhaps for the first time in his life, Babban cares, for Krishna. [4]
- Vidya Balan as Krishna Verma. 30 years old, femme fatale, small-town girl, mysterious woman and forgotten widow: Krishna is a bundle of contradictions. She was seen as a woman madly in love, as an object of desire, as a vision of purity and she engaging herself in a lustful bout with another man. [5]
- Salman Shahid as Mushtaq
- Anupama Kumar as Manju
- Gauri Malla as Mamta (Nepali actress)
[edit] Crew
- Production Design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai
- Costume Design: Payal Saluja
- Associate director - Ajit Ahuja
- Assistant director - Sujata Venkateswaran
- Sound designer - Sajith Koyeri, P.M. Satheesh
[edit] Box Office Collection
IShqiya got a good start in Delhi-UP, Mumbai-Pune, Bihar belt and has collected around Rs 3 crore on Friday.The current estimation is that the flick is likely to garner around Rs 8 to 10 crore in its first weekend itself.
Reviews
Accolades are being received for the performances by the three central characters. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN while giving the film 3.5 on a 5 star rating, called it, "a delicious little film that teeters dangerously between saucy comedy and suspenseful noir....the film sparkles for its inspired writing and uncompromised direction." [8]. The Indiatimes review also gave to 3.5 stars out of 5
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