Dedh Ishqiya

2014 2h 32m HI

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 49

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Naseeruddin Shah
Khalujan
Madhuri Dixit
Begum Para
Arshad Warsi
Babban Hussain
Huma Qureshi
Munniya
Vijay Raaz
Jaan Mohammad
Manoj Pahwa
Noor Mohammad Italvi
Salman Shahid
Mushtak Bhai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abhishek Chaubey
Writers: Vishal Bhardwaj, Darab Farooqui, Abhishek Chaubey
Languages: Hindi, Urdu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Urdu.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, shot by Satyajit Pande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Naseeruddin Shah and Madhuri Dixit and Arshad Warsi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2675978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abhishek Chaubey directs. Satyajit Pande behind the camera. Vishal Bhardwaj scores. Sreekar Prasad cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Urdu.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Urdu.
4Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, shot by Satyajit Pande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Naseeruddin Shah and Madhuri Dixit and Arshad Warsi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2675978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.