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Ishqiya (2010)

Ishqiya poster
Original title
इश्क़िया
Directed by
Abhishek Chaubey
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 80 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two small-time crooks get tangled up with a mysterious widow in a remote village. Their scheme to steal a fortune leads to betrayal and dangerous games.

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What happens

Ishqiya (transl. Passionate) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language slapstick black comedy film directed by debutante Abhishek Chaubey and produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bhardwaj. The film stars Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi. The film was released on 29 January 2010. The film opened to positive critical reception and performed moderately well at the box office. It was selected for screening at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival. A sequel Dedh Ishqiya was released in January 2014 with the same cast and crew, sans Vidya Balan, who was substituted by Madhuri Dixit and Huma Qureshi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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