| Ishqiya | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Abhishek Chaubey |
| Written by |
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| Story by | Gulzar |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mohana Krishna |
| Edited by | Namrata Rao |
| Music by | Songs: Vishal Bhardwaj Background Score: Hitesh Sonik |
Production companies | Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures Shemaroo Entertainment |
| Distributed by | BSK Network and Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹19.0 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹25.0 crore[3] |
Ishqiya (transl. Passionate) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, with cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bhardwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.[4]
The film performed moderately at the box office. It was selected for screening at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival.[5] 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.[6]
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- ^ "Ishqiya at Cairo film fest". NDTV. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ Kunal M Shah (19 March 2011). "Ishqiya 2 announced". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.