Ishqiya - A tale of love, lust and lies
'Ishiqiya' is the stuff cinema lovers wait for. Quirky, funny and very earthy it has an interesting plot, great characters and soulful music. Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Vidya Balan's roles seem tailor made for them. Not a family watch though!
ISHQIYA IS a moody tale of love, lust and lies. A whimsical trio gets caught in twisted circumstances and complicate their lives further by acting upon impulses.
The plot is quite simple, the first few minutes of the movie sets the mood, perspective, character and relationships. The movie starts with two thieves – Khalu Jan (Naseeruddin Shah) and his nephew Babban (Arshad Warsi) who try to escape from their boss, Mushtaq (Salman Shahid). The two thieves Babban and Khalu Jan run away with 25 lakh of Mushtaq’s money and plan to escape to Nepal with the help of an old friend. When they reach his place they find his widow Krishna (Vidya Balan).
Krishna however has other plans for them and when Mushtaq chases them here and demands his money the thieves discover it is gone. Now they must execute a kidnap with Krishna to raise money to pay Mushtaq back. The plot thickens from there on and the movie veers into the realm of emotion.
All the characters in the movie have different layers on them. And one can never guess the fate of all the characters. The movie explores basic human emotion that of desire, greed, betrayal, and revenge in intimate detail. The story revolves around a small town of Uttar Pradesh. Rural life is introduced very effectively in the movie.
One of the best aspects of the movie is its casting. Each one of the actors seems to have been made for their respective roles. Debutant director Abhishek Chaubey has managed to extract powerful and gripping performances from his cast. The actors here all rise above the script and spring a surprise.
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, one of the most versatile actors is back in a role tailor made for him. He is without a doubt the perfect performer and he has proven that time after time. Some of his scenes were a pure delight to watch.
Arshad Warsi is back in form after a long time. He is perfect as the crook, who realizes the meaning of love and betrayal.
Vidya Balan is certainly in a never seen before role. As beauty with brains, her acting is flawless. She is the surprise package of the movie. She leaves her mark in a natural performance.
Adil Husain as Verma and Master Alok Kumar as Nandu are the other actors that deserve a special mention. All the actors get into the skin of the character completely, making the film all the more convincing.
Abhishek Chaubey, the debutant director has learnt well from his guru, Vishal Bharadwaj and made a very confident debut indeed.
Vishal Bhardwaj's musical score has his quality stamped all over. With Gulzar saheb’s earthy lyrics, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s poignant voice and Vishal Bharadwaj’s sheer magic the movie gives one of the most mesmerizing numbers in recent times – ‘Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji’ . Another lilting melody, ‘Ibne Batuta’ is already a rage with listeners.
Despite being a multidimensional plot, screenplay written by Abhishek Chaubey, Vishal Bhardwaj and Sabrina Dhawan is spellbinding. Vishal Bharadwaj’s dialogues are very crude. Strictly a no no for family viewing. Cinematography is simply superb, right from the first frame to the last. Editing deserves full marks.
The movie is all about rural, but beautiful India. Totally away from the glamour, foreign locales, item songs … If you are ready for it, ‘Ishqiya’ is worth a watch.
One of the best aspects of the movie is its casting. Each one of the actors seems to have been made for their respective roles. Debutant director Abhishek Chaubey has managed to extract powerful and gripping performances from his cast. The actors here all rise above the script and spring a surprise.
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, one of the most versatile actors is back in a role tailor made for him. He is without a doubt the perfect performer and he has proven that time after time. Some of his scenes were a pure delight to watch.
Arshad Warsi is back in form after a long time. He is perfect as the crook, who realizes the meaning of love and betrayal.
Vidya Balan is certainly in a never seen before role. As beauty with brains, her acting is flawless. She is the surprise package of the movie. She leaves her mark in a natural performance.
Adil Husain as Verma and Master Alok Kumar as Nandu are the other actors that deserve a special mention. All the actors get into the skin of the character completely, making the film all the more convincing.
Abhishek Chaubey, the debutant director has learnt well from his guru, Vishal Bharadwaj and made a very confident debut indeed.
Vishal Bhardwaj's musical score has his quality stamped all over. With Gulzar saheb’s earthy lyrics, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s poignant voice and Vishal Bharadwaj’s sheer magic the movie gives one of the most mesmerizing numbers in recent times – ‘Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji’ . Another lilting melody, ‘Ibne Batuta’ is already a rage with listeners.
Despite being a multidimensional plot, screenplay written by Abhishek Chaubey, Vishal Bhardwaj and Sabrina Dhawan is spellbinding. Vishal Bharadwaj’s dialogues are very crude. Strictly a no no for family viewing. Cinematography is simply superb, right from the first frame to the last. Editing deserves full marks.
The movie is all about rural, but beautiful India. Totally away from the glamour, foreign locales, item songs … If you are ready for it, ‘Ishqiya’ is worth a watch.
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.Dear friend Ibne Batuta means son of Batuta. Few more details,Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta, also known as Shams ad - Din, was born at Tangier, Morocco, on the 24th February 1304 C.E. (703 Hijra). He left Tangier on Thursday, 14th June, 1325 C.E. (2nd Rajab 725 A.H.), when he was twenty one years of age. His travels lasted for about thirty years, after which he returned to Fez, Morocco at the court of Sultan Abu 'Inan and dictated accounts of his journeys to Ibn Juzay. These are known as the famous Travels (Rihala) of Ibn Battuta. He died at Fez in 1369 C.E.
Ibn Battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time. He also travelled in Ceylon (present Sri Lanka), China and Byzantium and South Russia. The mere extent of his travels is estimated at no less than 75,000 miles, a figure which is not likely to have been surpassed before the age of steam.
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