Dedh Ishqiya

Dedh Ishqiya
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Abhishek Chaubey
Produced by	Raman Maroo Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by	Gulzar
Screenplay by	Vishal Bhardwaj Abhishek Chaubey Gulzar
Story by	Darab Farooqui
Starring	Madhuri Dixit Arshad Warsi Naseeruddin Shah Huma Qureshi
Music by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Cinematography	Setu
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Production company	VB Pictures Shemaroo Entertainment
Distributed by	Shemaroo Entertainment
Release date	10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
Running time	148 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹370 million
Box office	₹408 million

Dedh Ishqiya is a 2014 Indian black comedy film directed by Abhishek Chaubey starring Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Huma Qureshi in the lead roles. Produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and by Vishal Bharadwaj, it is a sequel of Ishqiya (2010). It was released worldwide on 10 January 2014.

Khaalujaan "uncle dear" (Naseeruddin Shah) and his nephew Babban (Arshad Warsi), a thief duo, pose as a Nawab and his attendant, and manage to run away with a prized necklace from a jewellery shop. In the police chase they get separated; Babban escapes, while Khalujaan is injured. Months later, Babban traces Khalujan, again posing as a nawab, this time at a poetry contest. It is a mushaira (gathering of poets) organised by Begum Para (Madhuri Dixit), the widowed Begum of Mahmudabad, as per the wishes of her deceased husband. The winner of the poetry contest will win the widowed Begum as bride, and become the Nawab of Mahudabad!

Babban traces Khalujaan on the opening night of the contest. There is another adventurous rascal in the fray, a local MLA-gangster named Jaan Mohammed (Vijay Raaz), who is making the poet Nawab Italwi (Manoj Pahwa) write poetry for him to recite at the contest. The contest proceeds; while Khalujaan has his heart set on Begum Para herself, Babban falls in love with her maid, Muniya (Huma Qureshi). Khalujaan tries to impress the Begum by giving her the prized necklace which he had stole earlier, but on the final day, Begum declares Jaan Mohammed to be the victor. She declares that she will marry him and then he will become the new nawab of Mahmudabad.