Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Criminals, crushes and crosses

Dedh Ishqiya (2014)

Directed by Abhishek Chaubey this film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Madhuri Dixit and Huma Qureshi. Two thieves at odds over a stolen necklace get caught up in a poetry competition to win the hand (and estate) of a widowed noblewoman.

Despite this film being a sequel it works perfectly well as a stand alone and has no references to it's predecessor. The plot is not really a comedy as in it is not overly funny but the story is a bit reminiscent of themes commonly explored in Shakespeare's romantic comedies with many characters hiding who they really are. Not much stands out about this film but it is a solid effort that could have done with exploring it's comedic side a little more.

3/5

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