Ishqiya (A)--------------my Rating: 2.5/5* It is romantic drama with certain twists and turns..... * Cast have done their role perfectly especially Naseeruddin shah and arshad warsi..... * Locations were superb and Direction was average....Songs were not impressive but manages in low BGM... - Story was fine with some twists but they are illogically.... - Dialogues were bold and non sense vulgar language but they are funny.....On the movie is a one time or not watch movie.....Ishqiya is a story about love arising in characters, portrayed uniquely according to their own personal traits. The situations in the plot lead the characters to experience the emotion creeping into their lives in the most unexpected manner.

I was under the impression that 'Ishqiya' was a Vishal Bharadwaj film. It was only after watching the film that I discovered Abhishek Chaubey to be the director. The movie does have a Bharadwaj feel to it. Though Bharadwaj still has a strong ties to it (as producer, music director and co-writer just to name a few), Chaubey has done a competent job and he's proved to learn a lot from his mentor.Set in a remote village in Uttar Pradesh, this black comedy follows the story of two thieves and a hot but not-to-be-messed-with widow. Surrounding them are gangsters and arms dealers. The story is full of twists and layers. I like that Chaubey has kept much of it raw. For example, the use of language isn't toned down (or tamed). The dialogues are witty and full of dark humour. 'Ishqiya' moves at a steady pace.Next to the solid editing, 'Ishqiya' is beautifully shot. The stunning landscape is captured beautifully but it never distracts from the story. The energetic soundtrack is excellent. It works great as a standalone and fits the film fine.In addition, 'Ishqiya' benefits from three superb performances. It is no new news what a crafted actor Naseeruddin Shah is and here's another solid proof. Arshad Warsi is proving to be a versatile comic actor but even in the more intense sequences he succeeds. Vidya Balan is spellbinding and perhaps she delivers her best performance to date. She conveys a lot through her silence and her chemistry with Shah and Warsi is sizzling.'Ishqiya' reminds me of those exciting spaghetti western movies that deal with themes of greed, betrayal, love and revenge. It's got plenty of energy to engage the viewer and enough for us to come back and revisit.

"In our village, kids learn how to operate a firearm much before they could how to wipe their butts", a matter-of-the-fact verbal bullet from a 15-year old boy, with thrice the maturity for his age. Ishqiya's essence is captured in its telling it like it is portrayal of some lawless badland in Eastern Uttar Pradesh where you really have to project outward toughness to avert an untimely death. This ruthlessness is reinforced by several shady characters, mentions of caste warfare, a local warlord who wrote the script of his own accidental death to get rid of a clingy wife, a steel businessman who also smuggles firearms in the covers, and two small-time city crooks who enter this paradise of aberrant, untrustworthy people and blend in quite easily with their slightly urbanized brand of deceitfulness. There's also plenty of symbolism here with depiction of gas cylinders and the absence of any real protagonist in the entire story. Each individual character has shades of grey and has been given adequate space to develop in sync with the plot. To say that the film's screenplay is brilliant would be an understatement, in fact it's after so many days I recall having seen a screenplay that actually outdoes the script. Ifthiqar and Babban Hussain are two petty thieves who're hiding for cover after running foul with Mushtaq-a big gangster. With some quick thinking, the two manage to contrive an escape and enter this village where they seek refuge with the widow of an old friend, called Krishna. Sparks fly and both men (an uncle and his nephew) take turns to seduce the woman. The younger one, Babban wins this affair much to the anger of the older suitor who hasn't lost his touch with gentle romance. Krishna, however, turns out to be the one who can play both of them for her own interest. Together, they plot a kidnapping sequence which goes awry and leads the plot to a climax. There's plenty of raw sexual chemistry in the film - Vidya Balan as the widow Krishna does quite well in this department. I was a bit surprised to find an element of sado-masochism in quite a few scenes, this has rarely been explored by Indian cinema in the past. The love-making scene between Krishna and her husband was on the theme of slave concubine (bandi) with her Emperor (Jahanpanah). In another scene, you have an adulterer male character in the blindfolds, tied to the bedpost with a cat-eyed dominatrix whipping him gently.Overall, Ishqiya is a must-watch thanks to its huge amount of unpredictability. Even though you don't really feel sympathy for any of the characters because of their antagonizing ways, you'd love the eventual outcome.

Watched Ishqiya yesterday, and I am still in awe!When I first watched Makdee, I wondered, how could anyone call it a movie for children. It had that raw element in it, which afterwords became signature for Vishal Bhardwaj films. Each movie different than other but similar in some things. Maqbool, Omkara, Kaminey and Ishqiya. Each one having different story lines but similar kind of execution. Using typical lingo of the locality the movies are set in, Mumbai, UP, Bihar etc, which makes you feel the characters are really from that soil, ambiguous and abstract but at the same time witty and razer sharp dialog, amazing cinematography and above all that Indian audiences' favorite - awesome music. Vishal Bhardwaj is turning out to be a legendary story teller of our time. Standing in the lines of Ashutosh Govarikar, Anurag Kashyap, Neeraj Pandey, Shimit Amin, Dibaker Banerjee. They make movies which are realistic, raw, and true to their souls. And fortunately these are not famous only in the multiplexes but now they are adored by masses.Now to the Ishqiya. OK I got carried away by VB mania and forgot that it is directed by Abhishek Chaubey. But it is so similar to all the VB's work that it carries his particular touch. Well story and dialog are by VB..so it kind of is his movie... ;). Direction and execution of the movie is top notch. It doesn't let you blink your eyes or scratch your ears for a moment for you may miss some witty one liner or some awesome expression on the face of the characters.Ishqiya is set in a villege of UP. It is always said in media, about Mafia raj and dirty politics in that part of India. Ishqiya shows it in a dark comic way. It is a story of three characters, Iftikhaar a.k.a. Khalujaan, Babban and Krishna and their journey through various situations. All the lead actors have acted like they are born that way. Vidya Balan looks really sexy and really dangerous in the movie. She is like master of puppets and carries her role with ease. Naseer sir...no need to say anything. Arshad has already shown he can take such challenges in the movies, like Sehar and Waisa Bhi Hota Hai part2. Here he stands out with such a high caliber actor as Naseer Sir and delivers whatever is expected from him. Cinematography is also outstanding. Use of very bright colours and extraordinary lighting, gives it a nice raw look. And the expletives used in movie are proper Hindi swearing...boy o boy, film makers are becoming really daring in Bollywood. I like that. I would rather hear these swearing than listening to those heavy dialog from Hindi movies in 90s. I will always prefer "Tumhara Ishq Ishq aur Humara Ishq sex' over that.Music is awesome and never hindering the movie mood. Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji..not only watch it for it is a nice song but its picturisation is so nice that you will almost feel love in the air. There are lot of twists and turns in the story and has a nice compact ending but when the movie is about to end, you don't worry about the conclusion but you are amazed at the way it has been brought to the place it came. Bravo Abhishek Choubey. May he also becomes someone whose movies we will always be waiting for.