Dedh Ishqiya: Male Bonding. Review on Dedh Ishqiya

DEDH ISHQIYA: Male Bonding

Probably, after MUNNA BHAI series' Munna-Circuit jodi, now Khalujaan-Babban have taken over.(Khalu like aalu, bhalu, kaalu, lalu, wagerah, wagerah.) Khalu in Urdu stands for maternal aunt's husband. Such raw and boiling "chemistry" can put the chill out from this winter. Naseeruddin Shah(63, Iftekhar/Khalujaan) by merely being in a frame makes it classic.

Arshad Warsi(45, Razzaq Hussain/Babban) is the most under-rated actor, who still hasn't got his due. Had Amitabh invested his billions in Arshad instead of the perennial struggler, he'd've recovered his investment with handsome gains by now.

You need to have a sound knowledge of Urdu language to grasp the subtleties and fineries of this beautiful language. Otherwise everything'll go over the head and one may not enjoy the bickerings and tu-tu main-main. Absolutely brilliant. Dialogues are simply delectable. You will remember them long after. Cinematography too is mind-blowing.

I know Photoshop is an excellent makeup software. But what should I do when I am against makeup itself. I prefer natural beauty. And what can one say about the Photoshop queen Madhuri(46, Begum Para). She looks like Babban's mother but tries looking like Huma Qureshi(27, Muniya) babe(mother/aunt-niece jodi.) That charming smile isn't the same.

Time and again "comebacks" can take its toll. Why can't she rest and watch the younger heroines' movies. After her insensitive and gross Saifai 1-crore nautanki, she may've been consigned to where she should be. She may have "lost" a chunk of her fan-following and wonder if a few hundreds will patronize it.

The movie's chances r grim. I pity her and sympathize with her desperation. Women-centered flicks never fared well barring a few. She must have invested heavily in this movie and the next "comeback" GULABI GANG. She is ready to give "tough" competition to TV vampish tai and sasu ma and. Couldn't she learn something from Sadhna! I must appreciate her optimism to go on re-inventing herself. I wonder if her kids will know her through her screen presence only as mother is'shooting'.

Shraddha Kapoor and Amrita Puri are in item numbers that are not exactly needed. Although the movie boasts of six songs, none are actually hummable.

Vijay Raz(50, Jan Mohammed, politician) is in a class of his own. Words don't do justice to what he brings to screen. Kudos. He is ably assisted by Ravi Gosain(Liyaqat Ali) and Manoj Pahwa(50). Marvellous actors dotting the Indian acting scene instead of the crass moneyed non-actors.'

DI may not compete with its prequel ISHQIYA(2010) but it is an excellent encore to male bonding. Naseer-Arshad will win many awards for their roles. They tug at the heart-strings. I will wait for Part 3 too if this male team remains. But they should avoid Photoshop heroines. Makeup stage tak OK hain heroines le le. Har din aisi film nahin aati.