Dedh Ishqiya Movie Review : Madhuri, Naseeruddin Sizzle in Delicious Sequel to Ishqiya

Dedh Ishqiya is a sequel to the zany 2010 black comedy Ishqiya. Like its prequel, the idiom and the setting are rural. The spoken language is Hindi with a peppering of heavy-duty Urdu. Thank God for the English subtitles in circuits except the Hindi belt! What's also nice is the contemporary thought woven in (with references to Iphone-5 and hamburgers in New York). So, the desi-yuppies can connect.

Rating :3.5 out of 5

The plot, with many interesting twists, is about the irrepressible team of crooks, Khallu and Babban (Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi respectively). When these two arrive in Mehmudabad, Naseer finds himself magnetically drawn to the local heiress, Begum Para (Madhuri Dixit Nene). And Arshad falls head over heels in love with the Begum's aide, Muniya (Huma Qureshi). The uncle-nephew team chase their love interests and build castles in the air about sex, life and wealth.

The women, Begum Para and Muniya, also have a back-story. Para is the widow of a debauched Nawab who gambled away his wealth on men and wine. Her crazy suitor, Jaan Mohammad ( Vijay Raaz) wants to bail her out.

In their attempt to live happily ever after, Begum and Muniya devise their own Thelma and Louise (the 1991 Hollywood flick) kind of plan. Not willing to give up, Khallu and Baban try hard to fit in.

Vishal Bharadwaj's dialogue keeps you in splits. The free usage of words like sex and chu**yapaa tickle the funny bone. Naseer is back in super-form after straying in outings like Jackpot. Ditto Arshad. Madhuri looks gorgeous but the dhak-dhak girl (now woman) falls short on the oomph meter, as compared to Vidya Balan in Ishqiya. Huma Qureshi is interesting.

Wach: Dedh Ishqiya (Jan 2014) - Theatrical Trailer

Dedh Ishqiya Song "Horn Ok Please" ft Yo Yo Honey Singh

Dedh Ishqiya‘s latest song Horn ok please is total dhamaal number!  Yo Yo Honey Singh renders a fun and a different song after giving back-to-back hits like Lungi dance for Shahrukh Khan’s Chennai Express and Party all night for Akshay Kumar’s Boss. Our guess is that Horn ok please will be to Dedh Ishqiya what Dil toh bachcha hai ji was to Ishqiya.

While the song has a trademark quirkiness of a Honey Singh, it also takes you away from what you have seen of the popular rapper whose demand in Bollywood is increasing with every passing hit. Think of Dedh Ishqiya as a Vishal Bharadwaj film directed by Abhishek Chaubey featuring Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit-Nene and Arshad Warsi and Huma Qureshi in a rural set up,  you wonder where will Yo Yo fit? Joining Honey Singh in this number are Sukhwinder Singh and Anushka Manchanda. Trust us, a glimpse of this track gets us groovy, so we just cannot wait to watch the full song.

And yes, along with Honey Singh’s voice one cannot miss the sizzling chemistry between the Khalu (Naseer) and Baban (Arshad). While the film might hit the theatres only on Jan 10, get ready to rock your New Year’s eve with yet another peppy number from Honey Singh!

Watch: Dedh Ishqiya -  Horn OK Please Feat.Yo Yo Honey Singh & Sukhwinder

Deepika Parties With Rumoured Beau Ranveer Singh and Friend Arjun Kapoor

Deepika Padukone, who is riding high on the success of her recent release 'Ram-Leela', was spotted partying with her rumoured beau Ranveer Singh and friend Arjun Kapoor at the wrap up party of her new movie 'Finding Fanny Fernandes.'

Deepika was a vision in white in a flowing gown with dark lips.

Deepika's rumoured beau and 'Ram' Ranveer Singh surprised all when he stepped out of his car in a clean shaven look. Ranveer was last seen at the Hello Hall Of Fame Awards with his handlebar moustache and stubble. We miss the look though. 

Ranveer's 'Gunday' co-star and friend Arjun Kapoor was looking cool in a wine shirt and jeans. 

Arjun is playing lead opposite Deepika in 'Finding Fanny Fernandes'.

'Barfi' actress Ileana D'Cruz, who is currently shooting for 'Main Tera Hero' with Varun Dhawan, went all black. 

Huma Qureshi, who will be soon seen in 'Dedh Ishqiya', was looking pretty in a black dress with a colourful jacket. 

Ranveer Singh surprised all with clean shaven look.

Ranveer Singh himself looks amused with his new look as he poses for the photogs at the party.

Deepika with film's director Homi Adajania.

A kiss for the leading lady - its Homi's way of saying thanks we guess! 

Also seen here is producer of 'Finding Fanny Fernandes' Dinesh Vijan.

Ranveer Singh is amused as he steps out with Fashion editor and Homi Adajania's wife Anaita Shroff.

Naseeruddin Shah with his "The Coffinmaker' co-actor Randeep Hooda at the party. 

Pankaj Kapur, who will be playing a negative role in 'Shuddhi', comes out with 'Finding Fanny Fernandes' producer Dinesh Vijan.

'Lootera' director Vikramaditya Motwane leaves after the party.

Director Anurag Kashyap, who has just separated from his wife Kalki Koechlin, was also spotted at the party looking casual.

Pics Source: Indian Express

Dedh Ishqiya's Official Trailer Out - Madhuri Dixit Looks Stunningly Refreshing

Dedh Ishqiya, a sequel to the 2010 hit Ishqiya, is based in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, just like the original.

Finally the trailer for Madhuri Dixit-Nene's upcoming movie is out. Dedh Ishqiya uncovered the first promo of the movie on Facebook at 1.30pm on Friday.

Dedh Ishqiya, a sequel to the 2010 hit Ishqiya, is based in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, just like the original.

The film is produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj and directed by Abhishek Chaubey.

In April 2012, Madhuri Dixit signed on for the sequel of Ishqiya, her first film after moving back to the country in November 2011 to play a grey character called Shahi Begum.

Cast:

1) Madhuri Dixit-Nene as Shahi Begum

2) Arshad Warsi as Babban Hussain

3) Naseeruddin Shah as Khalujaan

4) Huma Qureshi as Munira Aslam Zia ul Bano

5) Vijay Raaz

6) Vivek Chauhan as Veer Singh

7) Shraddha Kapoor (Special appearance)

8) Amrita Puri (Cameo appearance)

The film will be releasing worldwide on January 31, 2014.

Madhuri is reportedly going to romance Naseeruddin Shah in the film and plays the character of Begum Para in the film.

Watch: Dedh Ishqiya - Official Trailer - Naseeruddin Shah - Madhuri Dixit

'Dedh Ishqiya' Was Written Exclusively For Madhuri Dixit - Abhishek Chaubey

Bollywood film director Abhishek Chaubey says he always had actress Madhuri Dixit in his mind for the sequel of 'Ishqiya'.

'Dedh Ishqiya' a black comedy thriller film directed by Abhishek Chaubey that stars Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Huma Qureshi in the lead roles.

The film is a sequel to 2010 hit film 'Ishqiya' that featured Vidya Balan in the lead. She bagged the best actress award at various award functions.

The makers revealed that for the role of Begum in 'Dedh Ishqiya' Madhuri was the only choice as the character was written keeping her in mind. Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj was in touch with the actress for the role even before she had shifted back to India from the USA.

"It was a role written exclusively for Madhuri. She plays the Begum. Vidya's character had nothing left in it to take the story forward. So there was no way that I could've included her in 'Dedh Ishqiya'," Chaubey said.

The sequel will see Arshad and Naseeruddin reprising their roles and is said to release next year.

D-Day Movie Review: Is Much Better Than Bollywood Expect From Nikhil Advani?

Director Nikhil Advani’s one-line narrative – ‘To bring back world’s most wanted man to India’ – is given life on the big screen in the most convincing way possible by his stars, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Arjun Rampal. No such luck, though we can happily report that Rampal is aging beautifully. Admittedly he spends most of D-Day gritting his jaw and looking like he can’t figure out what’s going on, but then so does the audience.

From its trailer, D-Day appears to be the desi lovechild born out of a threesome made up of Zero Dark Thirty, Munich and James Bond. There is however a different film whose title it could have borrowed: Clueless. The film begins as a thriller, wanders into heartbreak, gets stuck on revenge, takes a sharp wrong turn with an outlandish twist and ends in no man’s land. This is a shame because D-Day begins promisingly and it’s realising a long-cherished Indian dream: to catch Dawood Ibrahim.

As Rajpal Yadav gyrates energetically to “Dama dam mast kalandar” at a wedding in Pakistan, D-Day opens with two men subtly setting a plan in motion. We don’t know what’s going on or why they’re doing what they are, but Advani has the audience’s attention. Swiftly it becomes clear that the target of the stratagem is a don who is believed to be responsible for all the recent terror attacks in India, including 26/11.

Iqbal (Rishi Kapoor) is a terror-monger modelled on Dawood Ibrahim. When we meet him, he’s sitting pretty in Pakistan and getting ready for his son’s wedding to a cricketer’s daughter. When a bomb blast tears through Hyderabad, the patriotic head of India’s Research & Analysis Wing decides he’s going to take a leaf out of the American military playbook and send a covert team to apprehend Iqbal. The project is titled Operation Goldman. The team is made up of two R&AW plants in Pakistan — Wali (Irrfan), who has been pretending to be a barber in Karachi and massaging an ISI agent’s head for 9 years in hope of uncovering intelligence, and Aslam (Aakash Dahiya), an ex-murderer. These two are joined by Zoya (Huma Qureishi), an explosives expert, and Rudra (Arjun Rampal), a rogue Indian soldier who can match camels’ strides and kill people in the messiest possible manner.

In order to stay inconspicuously undercover, Rudra shacks up with a prostitute who has literally been scarred (Shruti Haasan, with a fake scar). While waiting for the big day, he smoulders, smooches and commits a couple of murders in broad daylight in order to establish he is an impressive soldier and a romantic. He brutally beats up an ISI agent in a bus (while Wali is following the bus in an open-air auto, pointing a gun at the grappling duo). Then, in order to win fulfill his lover’s wish, Rudra follows the man who had disfigured the prostitute’s face and (with a witness present) kills him in a way that leaves Rudra drenched in blood.

Did I mention all this is happening in Pakistan and Rudra is undercover?

He’s not the only one breaking the law in the name of patriotism. Zoya also has to prep for the operation by committing one sexual act — sadly, her partner is nowhere near as lovely as Rudra’s — and one murder. Wali and Aslam are the only ones who don’t indulge in random acts of violence at this stage (although they more than make up for it in the latter half of the film).

By and large, the acting in the film is competent. Kapoor, weighed down by a patently fake moustache, hams occasionally but manages to mix bombast and menace to create his take on Dawood Ibrahim. The script doesn’t allow Irrfan’s character the luxury of being logical, so the actor attempts to give his role some emotional heft. The role of his Pakistani wife, Nafisa, is played by the lovely Shriswara. Qureshi is convincing, but barely utilised. It’s better than the scenes of mindless violence that are Hassan’s character’s lot.

However, even if D-Day is ultimately a boys’ bash and Zoya is sidelined, at least Qureshi’s role relies less on the usual clichés that make conventional Bollywood heroines boring. Advani attempts to be balanced in terms of politics and religious sentiments too. Unfortunately, while he gets A for effort, he also gets a F for credibility.

Still, if you don’t look for realism in its ludicrous version of how politics, governments and covert teams work, the first half of D-Day is actually quite fun. Everything seems to be coming together: performance, strategy, stunts, music, cinematography. The script tries to mesh facts with its fiction by referring to actual terror plots and it’s effective in parts. As pulpy drama goes, D-Day is true to genre until interval and without nauseating jingoism.

Then comes the second half, also known as the altar at which logic, causality and common sense are sacrificed. People yell, tyres screech, bullets are fired and a twist is thrown into the mix. (After all, the Indian agents have to do something to entertain themselves while completing Operation Goldman. So, among other things, they stand in the middle of a deserted highway and yell at each other like squabbling, hormonal teenagers in an American road movie.)

The Indian government washes its hands off the patriots in R&AW, disowns the undercover agents, leaving them to die or be captured. Almost no one in Pakistan recognises the Indians even though their mug shots have been published and circulated widely by the Pakistani military and police. Buying stuff like guns and RDX is no big deal either. It is quite staggering how much violence D-Day believes can be explained away with, “It’s happening in Pakistan.”

The real surprises, however, come right at the end. First, the conclusion presents a very alarming vision of “new India” (Rudra’s words, not mine), in which self-respect is a warm gun. Second, thanks to D-Day, there’s finally something against which the ISI and R&AW can, for once, present a united front: Bollywood’s inane depiction of intelligence agencies and their operations. Finally, with the last shot of the film, you realise that if this was how the story had to end, the film could have ended after the first 10 minutes. That means you have to sit through about 143 minutes of D-Day for no good reason. Sometimes, good things don’t come to those who wait.

Rating: 4 Out Of 5

Watch: D-Day - Official Trailer

Who Is The Next B-Queen?

Bollywood is always on a lookout for fresh faces and new talent. The burden of elevating the glam quotient of our films lies on the shoulders of the leading ladies, which makes it important for filmmakers to launch new female leads every other Friday.

The current lot of top heroines - Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Vidya Balan - is gradually getting choosy. Most of them have been around for a decade or close to a decade and they know overexposure could spell doom in an industry where heroines have a short shelf life.

That is where the new hot lot comes in. Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandes, Richa Chaddha, Nargis Fakhri and Huma Qureshi are making their way to the top. Each of these girls is trying to carve a niche with a distinct image.

Most of these actresses have signed at least two to three films with prominent banners.

It is also interesting to note that each of these actresses is trying to experiment with roles and trying out newer scripts in order to acquire a USP. Bollywood has always been a male dominated bastion where nearing - 50 heroes constantly look for heroines half their age to keep up a youthful image. That is where a makeover in the heroinesâ € ™ roster becomes essential every few years. Filmmakers seem to be in the mood for a glamour overhaul for heroines at this point.

Alia Bhatt

Each actresses trying experiment roles trying scripts order acquire has been male dominated bastion nearing-constantly heroines keep is heroines' essential Filmmakers for Alia emerged as the child-woman of Bollywood. Her chirpy, stylish role in Student Of The Year came as a whiff fresh air in B-town and the actress instantly got attention of an accomplished filmmaker like Imtiaz Ali who cast her in Highway.

Coming up: Imtiaz Ali's Highway opposite Randeep Hooda and the Karan Joharproduced 2 States opposite Arjun Kapoor.

What works: Alia became an overnight youth sensation because she presented a perfect blend of innocence and chic in her debut role as rich brat Shanaya in Student Of The Year. The raw appeal is being tapped by Imtiaz Ali while Alia is trying to give a spin to her image by playing a Tamil beauty in 2 States opposite Arjun Kapoor, based on Chetan Bhagatâ € ™ s best seller.

What goes against: With her baby face and westernised image, Alia could easily get typecast. She will have to focus on mature roles at the same time because the candyfloss roles will dry out with advancing age. To establish herself as a complete package, she will have to carefully pick roles that are different from her image.

Huma Qureshi

Huma instantly became talk of the town with her raw appeal and unconventional look when she made her debut in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs Wasseypur, where she played small town Muslim girl Mohsina.

Coming up: Nikhil Advani's D-Day and Vishal Bhardwaj's Dedh Ishqiya. Michael Winterbottom's Trishna yet to release in India.

What works: Huma has emerged as the quintessential sex symbol of cerebral cinema, oozing effortless sensuality in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs Of Wasseypur. Her unusual attractiveness was tapped in her role of Mohsina, even as she appeared in gaudy outfits as against the designer wear mostly donned by her rivals.

What goes against: Huma's best has been seen so far only in Anurag Kashyap films. She needs to explore good options with other filmmakers to avoid being tagged as belonging to the Kashyap camp. She also needs to watch her weight to remain in the race...

Jacqueline Fernandez

Wannabe Katrina Kaif with her own charm

Ex-Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline has wholly banked on the exotic glamour quotient that made Katrina Kaif a superstar. It has worked for her so far, considering she has already done six films in four years. Sajid Nadiadwala's Kick starring Salman Khan and Vicky Singh's Roy opposite Ranbir Kapoor.

What Works: Race 2 proved she can up the glam quotient sufficiently to steal the thunder even in a multi-starrer. The fact that Salman Khan gave his nod to cast her in his next film, Kick, also works positively for her.

What goes against: So far, she has been just another version of Katrina Kaif who has ruled the roost for a decade now. Jacqueline needs to give the foreign import image a twist if she wants to survive.

Nargis Fakhri

Latest Whiff of Exotic Oomph.

Nargis aims to get into the foreign - import bracket that became hot after Katrina Kaif.

Coming up: Shoojit Sirkar's Madras Cafe starring John Abraham, David Dhawan's Tu Mera Hero with Varun Dhawan and Rumi Jaffery's Shaukeen remake opposite Akshay Kumar. She has a three-film deal with Akshay's banner.

What works: The Half-Pakistani, half-Czech ex-model is relatively a fresh face and that should work for her.

What goes against: She is already 33 years old, not a great age to start off as a glam girl in an industry that constantly searches for new PYTs. Also, she needs to do something about her deadpan expressions that we saw in her debut film. Rockstar.

Parineeti Chopra

Versatile youngster with screen presence

Parineeti impressed with a relatively small role in her debut film, Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl before winning a special National Award for her second film, Ishaqzaade.

Coming up: Shaad Ali's Kill Dil opposite Ranveer Singh, Karan Johar's Hasee Toh Phasee opposite Siddharth Malhotra, Manish Sharma's next.

What works: With just two films, she has proved she is a skilled actress. She is wisely staying out of the glamour race and is positioning herself as a new-age mix of Vidya Balan and cousin Priyanka Chopra.

What goes against: She lacks the glamour of her star cousin Priyanka. In Bollywood, as we have seen in the case of Konkona Sen Sharma or Mahie Gill, simply banking on acting skills never lets you thrive.

Parineeti needs to take a few glamour tips from Priyanka.

Sonakshi Sinha

Desi Diva image with the right bloodline

Sonakshi's traditional image has worked in her favour. Being a star daughter, she got a smooth entry into films as also the support coming from salman Khan & Akshay Kumar. Back-to-back hits have established her as a saleable star.

Coming up: Vikramaditya's Motwane 's Lootera, Milan Luthria's Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Again, Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullet Raja, Prabhudeva's Rambo Rajkumar, besides Pistol and Welcome 2.

What works: Being the traditional actress has become a USP in an era when every other budding actress is trying to acquire an ultra-modern westernized image.Most of her upcoming films cast her in an indian image that has worked for her so far. She has also revealed a promising range as an actress till now.

What goes against: Sonakshi's disastrous item dance Thank God, It's Friday in Himmatwala showed her inability to be to be uber glamourous which, if you want to be a superstar heroine, is very much needed to Bollywood. She could get typecast with a traditional image after a while...

Richa Chadda

Poster girl of experimental cinema

One scene as Dolly in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! was sufficient for Richa to reveal her talent. She has emerged as the new poster girl of art cinema, one who can pull off any experimental role.

Coming up: Mrigdeep Lamba's Fukrey, Navneet Behal's Tamanchey, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela.

What works: Richa's realistic portrayal in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs Of Wasseypur series gave her the spotlight. She experiments with roles and does nor desist from mouthing cuss-word or going for steamy scenes if the script so demands.

What goes against: Bollywood's requirement of leading ladies largely comprises glamour and Richa needs to prove she can fit that bill, too. To prove her glamour quotient, she recently did a bikini shoot for a film magazine.But she seemed ill at ease in the photographs. She needs to push the envelope and show her acting prowess hasn't yet been fully tapped.

Madhuri Dixit and Naseeruddin Shah To Get intimate In Dedh Ishqiya!

Director Abhishek Chaubey says it wasn’t a cakewalk to shoot the passionate scene...

Madhuri Dixit and Naseeruddin Shah, actors par excellence, will be showing some of their jalwa together in Dedh Ishqiya. While Mads is known for adding that aesthetic value to whatever she does, Shah is known for creating a realistic effect in his performances. So even if it’s a lovemaking scene in this Abhishek Chaubey venture, we can already imagine Ms Dixit and Naseer saab do absolute justice to such passionate moments. And it’s a double treat of sorts as Huma Qureshi and Arshad Warsi too will be seen hopping into the bandwagon.

If you are looking for more masala – we hear there will be a mazedaar mujra sequence by the graceful Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 judge in the film. We wonder why the director is saying that shooting intense romantic scenes is a difficult task. With such talented and professional actors on board, we can only imagine the tension levels to drop by a few notches…

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