Ishqiya
Ishqiya is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, with cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bhardwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.
Plot
Ishqiya starts with Krishna Verma (Vidya Balan) trying to convince her husband, Vidyadhar Verma (Adil Hussain), a local gang-lord, that he should surrender. He agrees but is soon killed in a gas explosion. Two criminals, Iftikhar aka Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Razzak Hussain aka Babban (Arshad Warsi), botch up a job and escape from the clutches of their boss, Mushtaq (Salman Shahid), who wants to bury them alive. They land up in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh to seek refuge in the house of Vidyadhar Verma.
More details
author | Gulzar |
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contentLocation | Uttar Pradesh |
director | Abhishek Chaubey |
editor | Namrata Rao |
genre | comedy-drama crime romance |
keywords | burn criminal life fall fight gas explosion gorakhpur hide kidnap kill new identity new life open small business walk want |
musicBy | Vishal Bhardwaj |
producer | Raman Maroo |
productionCompany | Shemaroo Entertainment |
publisher | Boney Kapoor Hindustan Times |
theme | black comedy crime comedy dance |