Dedh Ishqiya

2014

2h 28m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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83%

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6 Reviews

75%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

Out from jail, Khalujaan and Babban steal a necklace made with royal jewels.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Fun it is for some time, and then it starts to slide. This one should have been a humdinger, but it falls short.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 8, 2017

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David Chute

Variety

The exhilarating Dedh Ishqiya is the young writer-director Abhishek Chaubey's worthy sequel to one of the sharpest Bollywood comedies of recent years.

Dec 8, 2017

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Sweta Kaushal

Hindustan Times

The film brings such grace to the dialogues, frames, set-up and songs of a movie. It does look a bit unrealistic but then, isn't cinema all about suspension of disbelief?

Dec 8, 2017

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Saibal Chatterjee

NDTV

Notwithstanding the title, there are no half measures in Dedh Ishqiya.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 8, 2017

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Mihir Fadnavis

Firstpost

Dedh Ishqiya is smarter, funnier, richer and way more gorgeous than its predecessor.

Dec 8, 2017

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Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Reuters

Naseeruddin Shah, as the romantic fool who isn't past manipulating his own nephew for his own ends, reminds you why he is one of India's best actors.

Jun 6, 2017

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Audience Member

'Dedh Ishqiya' is a film that's way more fun than the original, which loses it all from me whenever I watch it. It's a sharply made black comedy which is Abhishek Chaubey's best Hindi film yet, which benefits from splendid performances especially by Madhuri Dikshit, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi. Huma Qureshi is also compelling. This is above all a thrilling and enchanting world, and you'll easily buy into it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Like the first film, it's somewhat of a jumbled mess in style with characters that are hard to like.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Compelling twist in a mentally insane storyline. That only Bollywood can devise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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flixster f

As good as one and a half (out of five)!!!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Gandikota A

It's story might not win awards for originality, and that aside, Dedh Ishqiya is one of the rare black-comedy/thriller that simply refuses to bend to Bollywood norm and full marks for that! The movie is indulgent in quite a few places, but the brilliant acting, excellent dialogues and handsome execution make this an out-and-out winner you shouldn't miss!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/14/14

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Audience Member

This is by far the best Bollywood movie of 2014. And yes, its better than Queen. The cinematography, production values and sound recording is excellent (and matches Hollywood standards). For a moment, i felt like i was watching a Hollywood movie. The direction, music and performances (from nearly everyone.. even the hakeem) have taken this movie to an another level. Highly recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Abhishek Chaubey

Director

Madhuri Dixit

Begum Para

Arshad Warsi

Razzaakh Hussain alias Babban

Naseeruddin Shah

Ifthekhar alias Khalujan

Huma Qureshi

Muniya

Vijay Raaz

Jaan Mohammad

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Synopsis

Out from jail, Khalujaan and Babban steal a necklace made with royal jewels.

Director: Abhishek Chaubey
Producer: Raman Maroo, Vishal Bhardwaj
Screenwriter: Vishal Bhardwaj, Abhishek Chaubey, Gulzar
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2015
Runtime: 2h 28m