Dedh Ishqiya

Dedh Ishqiya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhishek Chaubey
Screenplay by
Dialogues by
  • Vishal Bhardwaj
Story byDarab Farooqui[1]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySatyajit Pande (Setu)
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music bySongs:
Vishal Bhardwaj
Background Score:
Clinton Cerejo
Production
companies
Distributed byShemaroo Entertainment
Release date
  • 10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
Running time
148 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹ 370 million[3]
Box office₹ 408 million[3]

Dedh Ishqiya (transl. One and a half passionate) is a 2014 Indian black comedy film directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz. Produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and by Vishal Bharadwaj, it is a sequel to Ishqiya (2010).

Dedh Ishqiya was released worldwide on 10 January 2014, and proved to be a commercial failure[4] at the box office.[5] It received positive reviews from critics[6] upon release. At the 60th Filmfare Awards, Dedh Ishqiya received 5 nominations, including Best Actress (Dixit) and Best Female Playback Singer (Rekha Bhardwaj for "Hamari Atariya Pe").

  1. ^ "Movie review: Madhuri Dixit makes a scintillating comeback with Dedh Ishqiya – Hindustan Times". 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "DEDH ISHQIYA (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Dedh Ishqiya – Movie – BOI". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ (https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2068)
  5. ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". Box Office India. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ^ (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dedh_ishqiya)