Ishqiya

Ishqiya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhishek Chaubey
Written by
Story byGulzar
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMohana Krishna
Edited byNamrata Rao
Music bySongs:
Vishal Bhardwaj
Background Score:
Hitesh Sonik
Production
companies
Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures
Shemaroo Entertainment
Distributed byBSK Network and Entertainment[1]
Release date
  • 29 January 2010 (2010-01-29)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget19 crore[2]
Box office25 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]

  1. ^ "Watch Ishqiya for its rustic appeal". Hindustan Times. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ishqiya – Movie – BOI". Box Office India. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Domestic Box Office Research And Analysis 2010 By Suniel Wadhwa". Boxofficeindia. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "New Movies | Latest Movies | Latest Bollywood Movies | Hollywood Movies | New English Movies - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Ishqiya at Cairo film fest". NDTV. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  6. ^ 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.

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