Ishqiya Movie Reviews

Get ready for tangy, pungent, sizzling and spicy stuff. Be forewarned, ISHQIYA isn't the fluffy, candyfloss, saccharine sweet story of lovers breaking into songs in mustard fields. In ISHQIYA, you just don't know what turn the story may take next. Not just the story, even the characters here are so impulsive and unpredictable. You need to have a strong stomach to absorb ISHQIYA. It's high on drama, it's wild, it's real

Every scene is a delight and Vidya has proved once again that she will not shy from locking lips if the script demands. And the demand of the script here was huge. Her lip lock with Arshad Warsi is pure, animal passion. It captures the mood of the moment. Just like the lip lock with Madhavan in GURU, which was full of warmth. From GURU to ISHQIYA there have been many lip locks, but I guess Vidya is second to none. Every actor delivers and everyone involved in the making of this movie deserves credit. Adil Husain as Krishna's husband and Master Alok Kumar as Nandu, deserve special mention.

C****ium sulphate is her favoured cuss. She knows her sections of the Indian Penal Code. She’s the Bonnie Parker to two Clyde Barrows (Naseer, Arshad), simultaneously playing both the men. She gets wants she wants. She holds the gun, and is still femininely attractive (or at least as gorgeous as Vidya Balan can possibly get). For a film set in a male-dominated, almost misogynist middles of India, you’re instantly struck by the leading lady, who comes across the most powerful character.

It won't be fair to unnecessarily compare Ishqiya with Omkara. As a first timer, Abhishek Chaubey's direction is a welcome change. Though we find him losing his grip once in a while, Abhishek's choice of the subject and handling of the same makes it a worth watch. The change of events during the kidnap drama and the heated argument that follows thereafter are fascinating. Even the passionate lovemaking sequence between Arshad and Vidya has been dexterously captured. The saucy lingo spit out by Babban and Khalu may make you feel uncomfortable, but it only makes the characters look more real.

Allow for little nonchalance here, a little self-indulgence there and Ishqiya is definitely one of the most assured debuts in recent Hindi cinema. We recommend you catch this Abhishek Chaubey film for a rollercoaster rustic ride through ishq aaj kal. Otherwise you may just end up being called ‘ch***yam sulphate’!

Ishqiya is a zany little black comedy that may be completely desi in its idiom, its lingo, its landscape. Yet, when it comes to drama, it is totally Hollywood. Debutant director Abhishek Chaubey tells his story with a panache that falters only in the end. Ironically, if he hadn't faltered in winding up this delectable little tale of a wicked trio, with nothing to lose not even their morals -- he would have created a masterpiece.

Vidya is in a completely opposite role to her recently released Paa pleasantly shocks with her range and uninhibited act. Pakistani actor Salman Shahid last seen in Kabul Express is impressive. The village kid playing Arshad’s buddy is too good. Vishal Bharadwaj’s music of the film is already topping the charts with the pick of the lot being Dil To Bachcha Hai Jee and Ibn-e-Batuta. Vidya’s hilarious in the Ibn-e-Batuta number. Watch Ishqiya for its crazy zany characters and excellent direction.

In Ishqiya, director Abhishek Chaubey combines elements of his guru Vishal Bharadwaj (the rawness of the script) with that of Quentin Tarantino (the background score and wild characters), which results in an edgy, stylised comic thriller. His dialogues may make some people squirm in their seats, but will be a hit among the majority. In fact, talking in a Bhopali accent and sayin *******am sulphate might become the ‘in’ thing soon. Ishqiya, among other things, is a great start for director Abhishek Chaubey. The film — with its great music, superior performances and memorable dialogues — cannot be missed, unless you are under 18 years of age. This is pure ‘adult’ fun.

Rarely are grace and profanity cited in the same breath. Debutant filmmaker Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya, however, is a privileged exception. Regardless of its colourful language, simmering sexuality, ribald humour and unabashed reverence for the offensive, the drama has enough lyricism, layers and eccentricity to stereotype it as grim or gawky. Produced, co-written (along with Chaubey and Sabrina Dhawan) and composed by Vishal Bhardwaj

Wooooah. What a fun and fabulous film, totally naughty and wicked. Even if you didn’t already know, Ishqiya merely starts and you know you are in vintage Vishal Bhardwaj territory. The dialogue is razor sharp, the accents are in strong colloquial Hindi, the look mean and rugged, the music melodious and magical, and suddenly, the bright supermarket chains and glossy remixed songs of branded India seem far, far away. This is the other India, and it still seems to exist.

I know its only January but I think its safe to say that Ishqiya is the most crackling film you’ll see this year. It’s feisty and sly and very, very sexy. Which is astounding considering that it is set in Gorakhpur. But in the hands of debutant director Abhishek Chaubey, the badlands of Eastern UP are simmering with dirty deeds and dark desires. This desi noir is so feverish, it makes everything else look anemic in comparison. Written by Vishal Bharadwaj, Chaubey and Sabrina Dhawan, Ishqiya gives us a love triangle unlike any we’ve seen before.

It's the time for triumphant threes. First it was the Idiots, now this trio Naseer, Arshad and Vidya enthralls with this tale of love, lust and betrayal. Ishqiya has a universal appeal. Anyone who loves to hear stories and drown themselves in the sights and sounds of a place will be delighted. The performances will have you gasping for more.