Ishqiya

Go and watch 'Ishqiya'. I liked it. Blame it on my north Indian sensibilities, camaraderie with all the cuss words (few used for the first time in our cinema), love for hinterland or sheer beauty of the UP/MP ishtyle dialogue delivery. 
Of course, the story has gaping holes!  Vidya Balan's lip gloss, eye liner, backless choli are trifle childish. Some twists in the plot are nothing but a simple desire to be 'cute'. But in the larger scheme of things (116 mins of film) one can be little benevolent and ignore this for Abhishek Chaubey's directorial debut. Vishal Bhardwaj comes from Meerut and most of his films (Maqbool, Omkara & now Ishqiya) carry strong hinterland sensibilities. One must watch Vishal's films for a very accurate representation of Muslims in our villages/small towns (their language, dialogue delivery and mannerism). It comes from some very astute observation of Muslim milieu. Chaubey is really courageous to go and shoot a film in a dusty unadorned small town when every NKOTB (New Kid on the Block) is rushing to Mykonos, Sydney, New York (BTW, Switzerland is as old as Yash Chopra).  There are only handful of film makers today who are making a serious attempt to bring in small towns (like Gorakhpur) to metrowallahs consciousness.
Even if you can't empathize with the subject, watch this film for some very fine acting from Naseer and brilliant comic timing from Arshad. Some of the best lines in recent Hindi cinema (yes, better than 3 Idiots) come from Arshad Warsi. Watch it for the cinematography of Mohana Krishna, even Gorakhpur looks scenic. 
And above all go for the song - Dil toh bacha hainji. It's an outstanding song, pure magic. It is in the league of 'Mera Kuch samaan from Izzazat.' No wonder Gulzar finds Pancham in Vishal Bharadwaj's composition. Use of the accordion and a very European folk feel blends seamlessly with the soft soothing voice of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. I would love to see it again for this song alone.