Ishqiya
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Ishqiya is a 2010 Indian film starring Arshad Warsi
, Vidya Balan
, Naseeruddin Shah
, and Salman Shahid
in the lead roles. The film is directed by Abhishek Chaubey
in his directorial debut and is produced by Raman Maroo
and Vishal Bharadwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.
Upon release, the film performed much better than expected at the box office. Expectations for the film were low, and it opened to a below-average opening. However, due to excellent reviews and strong word-of-mouth, the film picked up in many places and sustained well. The film was declared an average performer at the box office. It was also selected to be screened at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival
. The producers of the film, Shemaroo and Vishal Bhardwaj
have announced a sequel to the film with the same cast and crew.
) trying to convince her husband, Vidyadhar Verma (Adil Hussain), a local gang-lord, that he should surrender. He agrees, but is soon killed in a gas explosion. Two criminals Iftikhar aka Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah
) and Razzak Hussain aka Babban (Arshad Warsi
) botch up a job and escape from the clutches of their boss Mushtaq (Salman Shahid
), who wants to bury them alive. They land up in Gorakhpur
in Uttar Pradesh
to seek refuge in the house of Vidyadhar Verma.
Instead they meet his widow Krishna, who gives them shelter and tries to seduce both of them in order to achieve her own secret goal. She proposes the kidnapping of Kamalkant Kakkar aka KK (Rajesh Sharma
), a small businessman. The duo reluctantly agree, since they want to escape the clutches of Mushtaq. Khalujan and Babban meantime realize that they are falling for Krishna, but they do not reveal their feelings to each other. Khalujan decides to tell his feelings to Krishna, but is shocked when he sees Krishna and Babban having sex. Khalujan is angry, but keeps quiet. However, when the kidnapping does not go as smoothly as wanted, Khalujan and Babban start fighting.
Meanwhile, Krishna tortures KK and asks him where her husband is hiding, revealing that Verma might be alive. KK finally calls Verma. Both Babban and Khalujan realize that Krishna was just using them. They confront her, whereupon she reveals that KK and Verma were partners in the illegal business and that Verma is still alive. The duo reach KK's factory and are shocked to find Verma. Verma's goons blindfold the duo and take them to a deserted spot. When they take out their blindfolds, Babban sees Nandu (Alok Kumar), a boy he had previously met, pointing a gun at them. However, Nandu leaves them alive and explains the whole story. He tells that Verma had no plans to leave his criminal life, so he faked his death in front of Krishna, so that she would think he is dead.
Khalujan and Babban race back to Krishna's house, where they have left her tied to a chair. Meanwhile, Krishna succeeds in opening the tube of gas cylinder, causing a gas leak. Verma confronts her and she tries to kill both of them by igniting a lighter. Verma assaults Krishna while the duo arrives. Soon, police arrive at the scene too. Verma's goons are killed in a shootout, while Verma is killed in a gas explosion. The duo save Krishna and soon the trio is seen walking away from the burning house.
Unknown to them, Mushtaq is pointing a gun at them. Suddenly Mushtaq's wife calls. The trio are still seen through the gun hole of Mushtaq, thus making their fate unclear, although it can be assumed that Mushtaq left them alive.
, the NDTV
movie critic said, "Ishqiya would have faltered if the performances had not matched the writing but all three leads are absolutely terrific.", while giving the movie 3.5 stars out of 5. Rajeev Masand
of CNN-IBN while giving the film 3.5 on a 5-star rating, called it, "a delicious little film that teeters dangerously between saucy comedy and suspenseful noir....the film sparkles for its inspired writing and uncompromised direction.". Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph
called Ishqiya "a rollercoaster rustic ride through ishq aaj kal" and praised director Abhishek Chaubey calling his "one of the most assured debuts in recent Hindi cinema". Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Ishqiya could have been an average film had it not been for the screenplay.". The Indiatimes
review also gave 3.5 stars out of 5. Taran Adarsh
of bollywood hungama
while giving the film 4 on a 5 star rating scale, said "You can't help but fall in ishq with Ishqiya. Tired of sherbat? Try this spicy jaljeera for a change!".
Won
Nominated
2011 Star Screen Awards
Won
Nominated
2011 Apsara Awards
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2011 Zee Cine Awards
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and the lyrics are penned by Gulzar. The music was released on 1 January 2010. The reception to the music has been positive with "Dil To Bachcha Hai" and "Ibn-E-Batuta" being instant chartbusters. The track "Badi Dheere Jali", based on an Indian classical Raaga
"Lalit
" and the ghazal
"Ab Mujhe Koi" are sung by Rekha Bhardwaj
.
. Shooting starts at the end of 2012. Arshad Warsi
, Vidya Balan
and Naseeruddin Shah
are going to return for the sequel.As per latest update Vidya's will not be part of sequel and Madhuri will enact pivotal role. Naseer will be replaced by Irfan Khan. Arshad will remain intact.
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...
, Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....
, Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
, and Salman Shahid
Salman Shahid
Salman Shahid is an actor who has worked in many stage plays and tv shows. He recently appeared in the Bollywood film Ishqiya. The actor for many years has given Pakistan great comedy shows. His mother Khursheed Shahid was also a well known tv artist while his father Salim Shahid created programs...
in the lead roles. The film is directed by Abhishek Chaubey
Abhishek Chaubey
Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian film director, writer and screenwriter. He directed the 2010 film, Ishqiya.-Early life:Abhishek Chaubey was born in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his tenth standard from St...
in his directorial debut and is produced by Raman Maroo
Raman Maroo
Raman Maroo is an Indian film producer. He is the Managing Director of Shemaroo Entertainment.-References:...
and Vishal Bharadwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.
Upon release, the film performed much better than expected at the box office. Expectations for the film were low, and it opened to a below-average opening. However, due to excellent reviews and strong word-of-mouth, the film picked up in many places and sustained well. The film was declared an average performer at the box office. It was also selected to be screened at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival
Cairo International Film Festival
The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1976 and was the first international film festival held in the Arab world...
. The producers of the film, Shemaroo and Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.-Early life:Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and...
have announced a sequel to the film with the same cast and crew.
Plot
The film starts with Krishna Verma (Vidya BalanVidya Balan
Vidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....
) trying to convince her husband, Vidyadhar Verma (Adil Hussain), a local gang-lord, that he should surrender. He agrees, but is soon killed in a gas explosion. Two criminals Iftikhar aka Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
) and Razzak Hussain aka Babban (Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...
) botch up a job and escape from the clutches of their boss Mushtaq (Salman Shahid
Salman Shahid
Salman Shahid is an actor who has worked in many stage plays and tv shows. He recently appeared in the Bollywood film Ishqiya. The actor for many years has given Pakistan great comedy shows. His mother Khursheed Shahid was also a well known tv artist while his father Salim Shahid created programs...
), who wants to bury them alive. They land up in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...
in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
to seek refuge in the house of Vidyadhar Verma.
Instead they meet his widow Krishna, who gives them shelter and tries to seduce both of them in order to achieve her own secret goal. She proposes the kidnapping of Kamalkant Kakkar aka KK (Rajesh Sharma
Rajesh Sharma
Rajesh Sharma is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently Punjab Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.-Early life:Rajesh Sharma was born in Toronto in Canada, to Devinder and Ranbir Sharma...
), a small businessman. The duo reluctantly agree, since they want to escape the clutches of Mushtaq. Khalujan and Babban meantime realize that they are falling for Krishna, but they do not reveal their feelings to each other. Khalujan decides to tell his feelings to Krishna, but is shocked when he sees Krishna and Babban having sex. Khalujan is angry, but keeps quiet. However, when the kidnapping does not go as smoothly as wanted, Khalujan and Babban start fighting.
Meanwhile, Krishna tortures KK and asks him where her husband is hiding, revealing that Verma might be alive. KK finally calls Verma. Both Babban and Khalujan realize that Krishna was just using them. They confront her, whereupon she reveals that KK and Verma were partners in the illegal business and that Verma is still alive. The duo reach KK's factory and are shocked to find Verma. Verma's goons blindfold the duo and take them to a deserted spot. When they take out their blindfolds, Babban sees Nandu (Alok Kumar), a boy he had previously met, pointing a gun at them. However, Nandu leaves them alive and explains the whole story. He tells that Verma had no plans to leave his criminal life, so he faked his death in front of Krishna, so that she would think he is dead.
Khalujan and Babban race back to Krishna's house, where they have left her tied to a chair. Meanwhile, Krishna succeeds in opening the tube of gas cylinder, causing a gas leak. Verma confronts her and she tries to kill both of them by igniting a lighter. Verma assaults Krishna while the duo arrives. Soon, police arrive at the scene too. Verma's goons are killed in a shootout, while Verma is killed in a gas explosion. The duo save Krishna and soon the trio is seen walking away from the burning house.
Unknown to them, Mushtaq is pointing a gun at them. Suddenly Mushtaq's wife calls. The trio are still seen through the gun hole of Mushtaq, thus making their fate unclear, although it can be assumed that Mushtaq left them alive.
Cast and characters
- Vidya BalanVidya BalanVidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....
as Krishna Verma, 30 years old, femme fatale, small-town girl, mysterious woman and forgotten widow; Krishna is a bundle of contradictions. She was seen as a woman madly in love, as an object of desire, as a vision of purity and engaging herself in a lustful bout with another man. - Naseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
as Khalujan/Khalu/Iftikhar, 51-year-old Khalujan is a pure romantic at heart. He is a bit of an odd cookie in the world of crime. Sure, he has a sharp mind and body and has been toughened up over the years living in the world of guns and gangsters; yet, he is very emotional and tender at the core. He wants to go back to his village and wants to settle down in a quiet, peaceful country life existence. Only, life had other plans for him. Love happens to him. Krishna happens to him. - Arshad WarsiArshad WarsiArshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...
as Razzak Hussain aka Babban, 32-year-old Babban is in more ways than one, the antithesis of the kind of man his uncle is. If Khalujan is all heart and soul, Babban is all flesh and blood. He is hot-blooded, lustful and scoffs at the idea of true romantic love. Babban is cynical, indifferent to finer things in life and tough as nails. Through the course of the film, Babban discovers what it is to love and to be betrayed. It makes the dormant softer side of him come alive. Perhaps for the first time in his life, Babban cares, for Krishna. - Salman ShahidSalman ShahidSalman Shahid is an actor who has worked in many stage plays and tv shows. He recently appeared in the Bollywood film Ishqiya. The actor for many years has given Pakistan great comedy shows. His mother Khursheed Shahid was also a well known tv artist while his father Salim Shahid created programs...
as Mushtaq Bhai, Master of Khalu and Babban; a cold-blooded criminal who is chasing the duo after they botched up his job, causing him loss of money. Due to him, the duo has to take refuge in Vidyadhar Verma's house. - Adil Hussain as Vidyadhar Verma/Shyam Prasad Kulshreshtha, Husband of Krishna
- Rajesh Sharma as Kamalkant Kakkad aka KK, Founder of KK steel company, partner of Vidyadhar Verma in arms business; runs his arms business in garb of steel foundry.
- Anupama KumarAnupama KumarAnupama Prakash Kumar , better known as Anupama Kumar, is an Indian film actress and model. Having appeared in more than 300 ad films, she made her debut as an actress in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and got widely noticed for her performance in Tamil film Pokkisham, Vamsam, Ayyanar,...
as Manju Kakkad, Wife of KK; a typical wife of a rich businessman and a clueless person in all the drama. - Alok Kumar as Nandu, A 15 year old boy and acquaintance of Babban.
- Gauri MallaGauri MallaGauri Malla is a leading Nepali actress. In 2002, she was awarded Nepal's "Motion Picture Award" for best leading female. In 2003, she won the "Best Supporting Actress Award" at the first ever Lux Film Awards in Nepal.-Filmography:-External links:...
as Mamta (Nepali actress), Niece of a beauty parlor owner; runs a brothel in garb of beauty parlor; KK is her regular customer. - Anisa Bano as Tai
- Jai Singh
Crew
- Production design - Nitin Chandrakant DesaiNitin Chandrakant DesaiNitin Chandrakant Desai, is a noted Indian art director and production designer of Indian cinema turned film and television producer, most known for his work in films like, Lagaan , Jodhaa Akbar , Devdas and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam...
- Executive producer - Sanjay Mehta (Sukarma Films)
- Costume design - Payal Saluja
- Associate director - Ajit Ahuja
- Assistant director - Sujata Venkateswaran
- Sound designer - Sajith Koyeri, P.M. Satheesh
- Workshop and dialect coach - Vikas Kumar
Box office
In just three days, the gross box office collections of the film in India crossed Rs. 15 crore on 522 screens. Friday morning shows opened with 40-60 percent in key areas like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune , Indore and evening settled down to 65-70 percent with average occupancy cultivating first day gross box office of Rs. 3.85 crore, with glowing reviews ranging from 3-4 star ratings and strong word-of-mouth from audience, Saturday showed an impressive jump of 25-30 percent and settled down to Rs. 5 Crore, Sunday showed further jump of 30 percent compared to Friday and 8-10 percent compared to Saturday, garnered further Rs. 5.40 crore cultivating to cumulative an astounding opening gross weekend collection of more than Rs. 14 crore at the box office. After five weeks Ishqiya grossed Rs. 22,05,00,000 and was declared an average performer by the box office.Critical reception
The film opened to positive critical response. Accolades were received for the performances by the three central characters, like Anupama ChopraAnupama Chopra
Anupama Chopra is a noted author, journalist and film critic. She has written several books on Indian cinema and has been a movie reviewer with NDTV and India Today.-Career:...
, the NDTV
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
movie critic said, "Ishqiya would have faltered if the performances had not matched the writing but all three leads are absolutely terrific.", while giving the movie 3.5 stars out of 5. Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for CNN-IBN. Masand started his career as an entertainment correspondent at the young age of 16...
of CNN-IBN while giving the film 3.5 on a 5-star rating, called it, "a delicious little film that teeters dangerously between saucy comedy and suspenseful noir....the film sparkles for its inspired writing and uncompromised direction.". Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph
The Telegraph (Kolkata)
The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...
called Ishqiya "a rollercoaster rustic ride through ishq aaj kal" and praised director Abhishek Chaubey calling his "one of the most assured debuts in recent Hindi cinema". Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Ishqiya could have been an average film had it not been for the screenplay.". The Indiatimes
Indiatimes
Indiatimes is the Internet subsidiary of The Times of India Group, under which, some of the largest websites in India - The Times of India, The Economic Times, Navbharat Times and Maharashtra Times operate....
review also gave 3.5 stars out of 5. Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
of bollywood hungama
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....
while giving the film 4 on a 5 star rating scale, said "You can't help but fall in ishq with Ishqiya. Tired of sherbat? Try this spicy jaljeera for a change!".
Awards and nominations
58th National Film Awards58th National Film Awards
The 58th National Film Awards is presented to the best of Indian Cinema released during the year 2010.-Feature Films:Films made in any Indian language shot on 16 mm, 35 mm or in a wider gauge or digital format but released on a film format or video/digital but certified by the Central...
- Won National Film Award for Best Female Playback SingerNational Film Award for Best Female Playback SingerThe National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer winners are given below. Lata Mangeshkar is the oldest winner in this category, whereas Anjali Marathe is the youngest winner; while K. S. Chithra been awarded for the maximum number of times .-Superlatives:...
- Rekha BhardwajRekha BhardwajRekha Bhardwaj is an Indian playback singer. She is the wife of famous Director-Producer-Music Composer Vishal Bharadwaj. She is known in the industry for her distinctive style of singing. She is also very good musician... - Won National Film Award for Best Music DirectionNational Film Award for Best Music DirectionThe National Film Award for Best Music Direction are given annually. In years 1994, 1995 and 2010, an award for Best Background Score was instituted by the Jury, which was won by Johnson and by Ilaiyaraaja . Ilaiyaraaja and A. R...
- Vishal BhardwajVishal BhardwajVishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.-Early life:Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and... - Won National Film Award for Best AudiographyNational Film Award for Best AudiographyThe National Film Award for Best Audiography winners:...
- Kamod Karade;2011 Filmfare Awards56th Filmfare AwardsThe 56th Filmfare Awards were held on January 29, 2011 at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, honouring the best in film for the year 2010. The nominations were announced on January 13. The date of the function was unusual because generally the awards are hosted on the last Saturday of February...
Won
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji"
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Gulzar - "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji"
- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance - Vidya Balan
Nominated
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Vidya Balan
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Arshad Warsi
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Vishal Bhardwaj
2011 Star Screen Awards
Star Screen Awards
The Star Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony in India honoring professional excellence in film. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself.- History :...
Won
- Star Screen Award for Best Actor - Female - Vidya Balan
- Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor - Male - Arshad Warsi
- Star Screen Award for Best LyricistStar Screen Award for Best LyricistThe Star Screen Award for Best Lyricist is a Star Screen Award given annually in January by a panel of distinguished judges.-Winner:...
- Gulzar - "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji" - Star Screen Award for Best Male Playback - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji"
Nominated
- Star Screen Award for Best Actor - Male - Naseeruddin Shah
- Star Screen Award for Best Music Director - Vishal Bhardwaj
- Star Screen Award for Best Background Music - Vishal Bhardwaj
- Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback - Rekha Bhardwaj - "Ab Mujhe /Badi Dheere"
- Star Screen Award for Best LyricistStar Screen Award for Best LyricistThe Star Screen Award for Best Lyricist is a Star Screen Award given annually in January by a panel of distinguished judges.-Winner:...
- Gulzar - "Ibn-e-batuta" - Star Screen Award for Best EditingStar Screen Award for Best Editing-1990s:*1994 Hum Aapke Hain Kaun - Mukhtar Ahmed*1995 Haqeeqat - Kuldeep Mohan*1996 Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin - Renu Saluja*1997 Virasat - N. Gopalakrishnan*1998 Soldier - Hussain A. Burmawala...
- Namrata Rao - Star Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director - Abhishek Chaubey
2011 Apsara Awards
Won
- Apsara Award for Best Actress - Vidya BalanVidya BalanVidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....
- Apsara Award for Best Lyricist - Gulzar for "Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji"
Nominated
- Apsara Award for Best Film - Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj
- Apsara Award for Best Screenplay - Vishal Bharadwaj, Abhishek Chaubey and Sabrina Dhawan
- Apsara Award for Best Story - Abhishek Chaubey
- Apsara Award for Best Music - Vishal Bharadwaj
- Apsara Award for Best Playback Singer (Male) - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji"
- Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) - Naseeruddin Shah
2011 Zee Cine Awards
Zee Cine Awards
The Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. It was first held in 1998 in Mumbai. Since then, it has gained substantial popularity as a notable awards ceremony to the Indian population as well as to the viewers of Zee Network.In 2004, the ZCA went...
Won
- Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female - Vidya Balan
- Zee Cine Award for Best LyricistZee Cine Award for Best LyricistThe Zee Cine Award Best Lyricist is chosen by the jury and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.The award is given in the current year but the winner is awarded for his/her work in the previous year.The winners are listed below:-...
- Gulzaar - "Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji"
Nominated
- Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Song of the Year - "Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji"
- Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male - Naseeruddin Shah
- Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut DirectorZee Cine Award for Most Promising DirectorThe Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director is an Indian film award which began in 2005.In 2002, Zee Cine tried to acknowledge debut directors by creating a Zee Cine Special Award for Debut Director. In 2005, the category for most promising director was made official, chosen from five possible...
- Abhishel Chaubey
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Vishal BhardwajVishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.-Early life:Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and...
and the lyrics are penned by Gulzar. The music was released on 1 January 2010. The reception to the music has been positive with "Dil To Bachcha Hai" and "Ibn-E-Batuta" being instant chartbusters. The track "Badi Dheere Jali", based on an Indian classical Raaga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
"Lalit
Lalit (raga)
Lalit is a raga in Hindustani classical music. It is commonly described as serene and devotional and is performed at dawn.The swara of Lalit put emphasis on the minor second and minor sixth , and include natural and sharp fourth , but omit the commonly used perfect fifth...
" and the ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
"Ab Mujhe Koi" are sung by Rekha Bhardwaj
Rekha Bhardwaj
Rekha Bhardwaj is an Indian playback singer. She is the wife of famous Director-Producer-Music Composer Vishal Bharadwaj. She is known in the industry for her distinctive style of singing. She is also very good musician...
.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dil To Baccha Hai Ji" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 5:36 |
| 2 | "Ibn-E-Batuta" | Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed... , Mika Singh |
3:40 |
| 3 | "Ab Mujhe Koi" | Rekha Bhardwaj | 5:43 |
| 4 | "Badi Dheere Jali" | Rekha Bhardwaj | 7:04 |
| 5 | "Dil To Bachcha Hai (Remix)" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo is known for his contributions in the music department for Indian films. His range of work includes playback singing, vocal arrangements, musical arrangements, background scores, music programming, production... |
4:02 |
| 6 | "Ibn-E-Batuta (Nucleya Remix)" | Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh | 4:21 |
| 7 | "Ibn-E-Batuta (Remix)" | Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh | 4:14 |
Sequel
A sequel to this film, named Dedh Ishqiya is under the stage of pre-productionPre-production
Pre-production or In Production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance.- In film :...
. Shooting starts at the end of 2012. Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...
, Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....
and Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
are going to return for the sequel.As per latest update Vidya's will not be part of sequel and Madhuri will enact pivotal role. Naseer will be replaced by Irfan Khan. Arshad will remain intact.