Dedh Ishqiya

Dedh Ishqiya
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhishek Chaubey
Screenplay by
Dialogues by
  • Vishal Bhardwaj
Story byDarab Farooqui
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySatyajit Pande (Setu)
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music bySongs:
Vishal Bhardwaj
Background Score:
Clinton Cerejo
Production
companies
Distributed byShemaroo Entertainment
Release date
  • 10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget 370 million
Box office 408 million

Dedh Ishqiya (transl.One and a half passionate) is a 2014 Indian slapstick black comedy film directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz. Produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and by Vishal Bharadwaj, it is a standalone sequel to Ishqiya (2010).

Dedh Ishqiya was released worldwide on 10 January 2014, and proved to be a commercial failure at the box office. It received positive reviews from critics upon release. At the 60th Filmfare Awards, Dedh Ishqiya received 5 nominations, including Best Actress (Dixit) and Best Female Playback Singer (Rekha Bhardwaj for "Hamari Atariya Pe").