Cast:Naseeruddin Shah- Khalujan
Vidya Balan -Krishna Verma
Arshad Warsi -Babban
Salman Shahid -Mushtaq
Adil Hussen Rajesh Sharma Anupama Kumar Manju Gauri Mala Mastar Alok Kumar Anisha Bano Jai Singh Nijjar
Crew:
Playback Singer Sukhwinder Singh Mika Singh Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rekha Bharadwaj Clinton Cerejo .
Production Designer Nitin Desai Costumes Designer Payal Saluja Sound Designer Kaamod Kharade P. M. Satheesh Shajith Koyeri Action Director Jai Singh Nijjar Background Music Hitesh SonikStory Vishal Bharadwaj Screenplay Vishal Bharadwaj Abhishek Chaubey Sabrina Dhawan Dialogue Vishal Bharadwaj Executive Producer Sanjay Mehta Cinematographer Mohana Krishna Editor Namrata Rao Music Director Vishal Bharadwaj Lyrics Gulzar Ajinkya Iyer
Co-Producer Ketan Maroo Mansi Maroo Rekha Bharadwaj
Producer Vishal Bharadwaj Raman Maroo
Director Abhishek Chaubey
After Classic Westerns and Curry Westerns, the likes of Vishal Bharadwaj seem to have designed a desi sub-genre where the bucolic Bihar backdrops are credibly carried off by the rural realms of Maharashtra’s Wai village. Call it ‘Wai-stern’ or whatever, but from Omkara to Ishqiya this rough-and-tough sub-genre has often been an antidote to candyfloss cinema, while still having a heart and in the right place. 
Seeking its spirit from the 1969 Hollywood classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and having a soul of its own, Ishqiya is the story of two rouges Khalujaan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) who are evading their boss Mushtaq (Salman Shahid). Nowhere to go, they seek refuge in a friend’s house and instead meet his widow Krishna (Vidya Balan).As they plan their escape, their time spent together draws the duo to her, Khalu with his tinted vision of old-fashioned love, and Babban with his lustful eye. The threat of imminent death forces them on a path of violence and betrayal. Set in a rural landscape, Ishqiya explores basic human emotions as influenced by desire, greed and revenge.
The chemistry between Vidya Balan and Arshad Warsi is sensuously sauntered through sexual symbolism as well as physical intimacy. In contrast, the affinity between Vidya Balan and Naseeruddin Shah is more delicately developed amidst the old world charm of classic songs of Hemant Kumar and S.D.Burman. Contrarily R.D.Burman’s sharp-and-seductive number ‘ Dhanno ki aankho mein ’ is employed to signify the lust in Arshad Warsi’s character. Salman Shahid (last seen in Kabul Express ) is an interesting character and Adil Hussain makes for a strong negative lead.
However, due to lack of star power and glamour, the movie will not appeal to a wide section of the audience. Ishqiya is also about a different India, away from the glamour, the gloss, the malls, foreign locales and eye-candy girls dancing in night clubs. So that youth audience making hit on box office.
Seeking its spirit from the 1969 Hollywood classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and having a soul of its own, Ishqiya is the story of two rouges Khalujaan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) who are evading their boss Mushtaq (Salman Shahid). Nowhere to go, they seek refuge in a friend’s house and instead meet his widow Krishna (Vidya Balan).As they plan their escape, their time spent together draws the duo to her, Khalu with his tinted vision of old-fashioned love, and Babban with his lustful eye. The threat of imminent death forces them on a path of violence and betrayal. Set in a rural landscape, Ishqiya explores basic human emotions as influenced by desire, greed and revenge.
The chemistry between Vidya Balan and Arshad Warsi is sensuously sauntered through sexual symbolism as well as physical intimacy. In contrast, the affinity between Vidya Balan and Naseeruddin Shah is more delicately developed amidst the old world charm of classic songs of Hemant Kumar and S.D.Burman. Contrarily R.D.Burman’s sharp-and-seductive number ‘ Dhanno ki aankho mein ’ is employed to signify the lust in Arshad Warsi’s character. Salman Shahid (last seen in Kabul Express ) is an interesting character and Adil Hussain makes for a strong negative lead.However, due to lack of star power and glamour, the movie will not appeal to a wide section of the audience. Ishqiya is also about a different India, away from the glamour, the gloss, the malls, foreign locales and eye-candy girls dancing in night clubs. So that youth audience making hit on box office.
Rating: ***
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