Dedh Ishqiya – When the Sequel trumps the Original

Dedh Ishqiya (Love 1.5) is that rare breed of movie where the sequel is actually better than the original. Ishqiya which released to rave reviews in 2010 as an original, homegrown black comedy, produced with the blessings of auteur-producer Vishal Bharadwaj, marked the debut of Abhishek Chaubey. The film’s appeal lay in its indie feel versus the typical Bollywood masala, the rustic background of real India versus the glamorous sheen of urban India as portrayed in a standard Indian flick and i...