'Dedh Ishqiya' defies censor's rule

Within a week of its release, 'Dedh Ishqiya' runs into trouble with the Censor Board Huma Qureshi and Arshad Warsi in 'Dedh Ishqiya' When Dedh Ishqiya was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification, the board had instructed the makers to blur out a scene where actor Arshad Warsi visits a brothel. But when one of the members of the board watched the film at a screening on Saturday, it was...

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By: Karan Anshuman Film: Dedh Ishqiya Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Huma Qureshi, Vijay Raaz, Manoj Pahwa Director Abhishek Choubey Certification: U/A Rating: *** Dedh Ishiqya has very little to do with the first part. It is a lot more fantasy, a lot less real; a lot more about poetry, a lot less about ubiquitous gas cylinders; a lot more love, without diluting the fellowship established in...

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Madhuri Dixit: Enjoyed playing Begum Para in 'Dedh Ishqiya'

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit says playing Begum Para, the new femme fatale in Abhishek Chaubey's 'Dedh Ishqiya', was challenging but fun."It was a challenging role because I could not go overboard with the character or underplay it. The more complex a character, the more taut a performance needs to be. Playing Begum Para was like a tightrope walk. It had to be just right and I had to constantly keep that in mind," Madhuri told PTI.The...

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