Dedh Ishqiya follows the poetic and dramatic journey of two poachers, Khalujaan Naseeruddin Shah and his nephew Babban Arshad Warsi. They get away with stealing a prized royal necklace. But during a police chase, they get separated and meet months later at a palace in Lucknow, where Khalujaan is competing with Urdu poets to win the heart of a widowed heiress named Begum Para Madhuri Dixit. While Khalujaan gets closer to Begum, Babban finds himself warming up to Begums confidant, Muniya Huma Qureshi, a brash, mysterious and sensuous young woman. But the story takes a turn when Begum Para gets kidnapped after she announces the person she wishes to marry.

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi, Vijay Raaz, Bhuvan Arora, Manoj Pahwa, Ravi Gossain, Salman Shahid

Director: Abhishek Chaubey