Madhuri Dixit film Dedh Ishqiya to hit screens this weekend

After a gap of seven years, Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit is back to woo moviegoers with Dedh Ishqiya. Releasing on Thursday in the UAE, the film, not a regular masala film, has loads of entertaining elements, including the actress in never-seen-before avatar.

Even though the film is a sequel to 2010 “Ishqiya”, it is apparently different in its treatment and subject.

Although director Abhishek Chaubey dropped Vidya Balan, seen in the original, he has retained Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah for the part two. Huma Qureshi joins them in the cast.

Shah and Warsi will reprise their roles of Khalujaan and Babban respectively from the original.

Made on a budget of approximately Rs15 crore, the women-centric hinterland drama has been jointly produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and Vishal Bharadwaj, who has also co-scripted the film.