DEDH ISHQIYA- THE FIRST 4 STAR MOVIE OF 2014

DEDH ISHQIYA- THE FIRST 4 STAR MOVIE OF 2014

Dedh Ishqiya is a game changer to say the least, as it is one of the most original and inspired pieces of writing in the last one year. Abhishek Chaubey who also helmed the original ISHQIYA is a force to reckon with for the coming years as he presents a crisp and tight tale of KHALU (Naseer) and BABBAN (Arshad) falling for BEGUM PARA (Madhuri) and MUNIYA (Huma Babe Qureshi) respectively.

I am a huge fan of Vidya Balan but to be fair to the movie she was not missed at all in the sequel as this was a MADHURI show all the way and one of the game changing facts is that Madhuri is here to change the rules of Bollywood again by choosing a script which was written for her and she dazzels all. IFFFFFFFTEKHAAAAAAR. Yaa Alaah.

Naseeruddin Shah is the second game changer who essays the role of Nawab of Chandpur- Ifteqar Hussain with great aplomb, he serenades with his lyrical poetry and cracks you up with his rustic camaraderie with Arshad ‘s Babban.

Arshad Warsi is a treasure with his comic timing and expressions, regaling the audience with a good hearted laughter. Huma Qureshi as the supporting actress and Vijay Raaz as the antihero are strong character actors who hold the audience spellbound. The casting director Honey Trehan should be acknowledged for his sense of casting, it is casting directors like HONEY TREHAN for Vishal Bhardwaj camp and MUKESH CHHABRA for Anuraag Kashyap camp who are showing us some real talent from across the country.

Finally the real star of the movie are the dialogues and the subtle exchanges between the actors penned by the co –producer of the film VISHAL BHARDWAJ (A LEGEND), I enjoyed some of the dialogues so much that for this effort called DEDH ISHQIYA, Vishal ko 7 KHOON MAAF bhi maaf.