Ishaqzaade

Plot synopsis:
The Chauhans and the Qureshis are two political families whose rivalry and mutual hatred for one another goes back generations. Parma (Arjun Kapoor) is a good-for-nothing local thug, grandson of the patriarch chauvinist, Grandfather Chauhan. His grandfather often takes digs at Parma for being the useless son of his widowed daughter-in-law, and this makes Parma try to prove himself worthy. Zoya (Parineeti Chopra), a practising Muslim who offers Salat five times a day, is the trigger-happy, hot-tempered, only daughter in a traditional Muslim house full of brothers, along with her parents. She desires to go into politics like her father, but this dream is constantly laughed at by her family since she is a woman.
When the local elections take place, Parma and Zoya's canvassing efforts lead to a clash between them, which results in Parma being slapped across the face by Zoya. While Parma is enamored by Zoya's fearlessness, Zoya is intrigued by his charm (including his inability to properly pronounce her name, calling her "Joya" instead of the proper "Zoya"). They fall in love after an series of incidents bring them together, and elope; Parma converts to Islam and changes his name to Pervez. After marriage, Parma and Zoya consummate the marriage by having sex in an empty train. Afterwards, Parma reveals that he tricked Zoya into marrying him. He slept with her in order to take revenge against her clan, and repay the humiliation she caused him by slapping him earlier on. Zoya is left heartbroken and devastated, as Parma joins his family in a celebration of "becoming a man". Zoya attempts to invade the celebration in order to to shoot Parma, but is intercepted by his mother, Parvati, who urges her to calm down. Parvati tells Parma that he must honour his marriage vows and do right by Zoya. Parma's family come to know of Zoya's presence in their home and in the heat of the moment, Grandfather Chauhan shoots Parma's mother when she tries to defend her son and daughter-in-law from the bloodthirsty gang. Parma realizes his mistake and protects Zoya from being murdered by his family.
Parma and Zoya go on the run from their families and take refuge in a brothel. At first, Zoya is still furious with Parma for his deception and even believes that he was trying to sell her to the brothel. She attacks him with a piece of broken glass, cutting his arm badly. The brothel Madame allows them to stay while Parma recovers and Zoya begrudgingly nurses him. He asks her for forgiveness and though she refuses to grant it, she shows that she still loves him through little actions of affection. However, their mutual grief soon brings them together, giving their love a second chance. The two renew their marriage vows in a proper ceremony at the brothel. Zoya decides to try reconciling with her family, and takes Parma to her home to win over her father. They are instead met with hostility and gunshots when Zoya's father puts a gun to her head, threatening to kill his own daughter.
The couple flee as Zoya's father sends his men after them. Zoya and Parma prepare to run away to Jaipur, but when Parma leaves the safety of the bus to get water, their pursuers spot him and seize Zoya. She breaks free as Parma furiously fights to save her. They are reunited briefly, but quickly are found by Parma's former friends and run to the local college, which is closed for Eid. The two rival families decide that Parma and Zoya's marriage is a stab to their respective religious communities and political careers, and they try to kill the couple by joining forces.
Parma and Zoya take refuge on a terrace, engaging in a gunfire battle. With only a few bullets left, Zoya realises that they are outnumbered. She asks Parma to shoot her so that their love can win and they can die in the victory of their love, rather than be riddled with bullets by their own families, and allow hatred to win. The two shoot each other in the abdomen willingly and die in each other's arms, smiling. The goons check if they are dead and go inform the two families, who leave satisfied.
The movie ends with Parma and Zoya's bodies lying on the terrace, and an on-screen message that explains how thousands of lovers like them are killed every year only because of falling in love outside their caste and/or religion.

Tags: violence, romantic

Review:
A story that has been repeated many times is given a fresh look with new comers Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor.
Arjun Kapoor, while I think, doing the role he did, is slightly easier than how Parineeti did justice to so many shades of her character, but still did a stupendous job.The other technicalities of the movie is brilliant.
Art direction, the sets, colors, music (Oh Amit Trivedi, I cannot get enough of 'Pareshan')...I loved the movie.
Habib Faisal's Box-Office Super-Hit 'Ishaqzaade' is a terrific film, that works due to a strong script & excellent performances by its lead cast.
Music by Amit Trivedi is masterful.Performance-Wise: Debutant Arjun Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra are excellent in lead roles.
Parineeti chopra slips into character like a proa fantastic performanceShe is a complete package.
D 1st half is fast paced & entertaining.On the whole, ISHAQZAADE, a volatile and intense story with ample doses of fanatical romance, should appeal to a pan-India audience.
This broadly engaging love story has a winsome pair who deliver dexterous performances, besides popular music and several poignant moments, which should appeal to fans of mainstream films.
It can easily be called a violent love story made on a fast moving script with sharp twists coming in its both halves to keep you engaged.
The first half of the film is thoroughly enjoyable as the various characters are introduced in the small town background entertainingly and one feels like watching a winner all the way.
But post intermission the narration dips at many places leading to some weak sequences and a 'could be better' climax from the talented director.Made around the subject of 'Honor Killings' (Hindu-Muslim Issue), ISHAQZAADEY is undoubtedly better than many other big films of 2012 featuring the saleable stars.
With such loosely written characters the film fails to sink in deep in the viewer's heart and one never feels moved emotionally while watching it.Still, the intelligent part of the script is that it moves at such a pace which doesn't allow you to think about these weak chracterisations.
So the writer director very smartly covers up everything and one feels like having watched a fine film while walking out of the theater.
The lead pair does show a great chemistry in their intimate scenes but I didn't feel like watching an intense and passionate love story as a whole with feeling or depth.
And second when Gauhar Khan is seeing them off with her moist eyes.Performances wise it's once again a Parineeti movie all the way after LADIES VS RICKY BEHL.
In her second film only, she goes pretty bold too in her on-screen kisses and is a real treat to watch particularly in the first half.
Apart from the Ishq couple, the supporting cast is fine but Gauhar Khan comes out as the sole winner here, giving a loving performance supported by a well choreographed dance number.
In Born to Hate Destined to Love, you follow Parma and Zoya who seem like an unexpected pair.
Though it has simple and common concept but you guys will really love Arjun Kapoor & Parineeta Chopra's Hardcore Acting..
Coming to the movie, it was like a breath of fresh air....may be the storyline can draw some criticism owing to its "old wine in new bottle" theme(though the director tried his best to spice up the proceedings with some really well written twists and turns), but more than the story, it was the portrayal of the two principle characters that deserves the brownie points....May be we have come across various love stories, but the love story shown here is way different than the others....reason?
The innocence and the immaturity of the two young college going teens (one in the 3rd year, another in the 1st year for 5 years) initially pitted against each other and eventually falling in a love-hate-anger-care bond is what makes the characters so identifiable and relate-able....their interactions, their reactions and the repercussions makes u, as a audience cringe for them....and whilst the movie reaches its crescendo, how these characters while discussing their love for chemistry lab or discussing their future life, eventually emerges as the true ishaqzaades is where the movie is notches above the others in the same genre.....
Acting wise, Parineeti Chopra proved that she belongs to an altogether different league of performers with her feisty performance, with eyes that emote anger and vengeance to the same eyes emoting unconditional love in the next scene shows her versatility as an actress....if not better, then in the same bracket of Vidya's Kahaani Act....!!!!!
And regarding Arjun kapoor, may be he was not at par with Miss Chopra if acting skills are concerned, but he filled up this void with his adorable charm(smile) and terrific screen presence.....Together they were sizzling....!!!!
Far from being a breezy tale of romance set in idyllic locations, the film is instead set in small-town UP where there is little or no respite from the constant strife.Political rivalry rules the town of Almore and right from the word 'Go', writer-director Habib Faisal dives in and shows us the lawless land from differing perspectives.
Faisal touches a number of sensitive themes like the religious disparity, social stigma and political opportunism and the resulting mix thickens the plot and makes the film authentic and realistic.
Amit Trivedi's music is alternately zingy and poetic, while Hemant Chaturvedi's visuals capture the small-town sights and locations with grittiness.On a whole, Ishaqzaade is not just a film.
The hate spreads through their families too, with Qureishi's daughter Zoya (Parineeti) and Chouhan's grandson Parma (Arjun) hating each other since they were kids.
The lead actors, Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor do well as newcomers.
A bizarre film that it is, you will either love or hate Ishaqzaade and there is nothing in between.
Coming back to the film, personally I have no inclination to love stories specially the once made by Yashraj film but it is the authenticity of Faisal's work which struck me.
Hardly interiors of rustic crude India has been explored to churn out love stories and characterization of Parma-Zoya is just marvelous.
Without making it look like a fairy tale Faisal dared to show the raw reality and thanks to Aditya Chopra as producer for showing the "real" India which is rare in Yashraj films.
Faisal showed competency with screenplay in his earlier films (Brilliant Do Dooni Char & different Band Baja Baraat) and Ishaqzaade is no exception.
She played the confident Zoya who stood tall in a patriarchal society with high self esteem with precision and executed the vulnerable side of Zoya with equal conviction in the second half.Even though it is too early but still I feel if she gets the right opportunity she would leave a mark as one of the finest actress of Hindi cinema.
The lady playing Parma's mother was exceptional in her portrayal of the character and even after the end credit rolls you will feel for her and mothers like her in rural India who are subdued and crashed breaking their self esteem.
ISHAQZAADE is an action-romance film directed by Habib Faisal starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeta Chopra in the lead.The film revolves around two family groups that make up the city, Almore: the Qureshis and the Chauhans.
The son of the Chauhan family, Parma (Arjun Kapoor) is willing to do anything to make his dad win the election while Zoya (Parineeta Chopra), the daughter of the Qureshi family is trying to make her dad the next MLA.
The rest of the movie forms a tale of family politics, love and hatred.So I recently saw this movie on download, because when I saw the trailer and poster of this film I wasn't sure it was going to be a good movie.
and after hearing this I'm pretty sure you understand by now that I had a great time watching Ishaqzaade.
Ricky Bahl as a gullable and spoiled girl and now we see her as a fierce person who won't stop to shoot you down if you get in her way.The songs in this movie is pretty good.
The movie is devoid of modern sophistication and I loved its rustic sensibility, where it scores big time.
Arjun Kapoor gives a confident debut performance, playing Parma with a nice touch of cynical ambiguity.
This girl's sure got what it takes to become a leading heroine whether it's screen presence or acting chops and, following her nice act in Ladies Vs. Ricky Bahl, this one proves she is a good new find.
Hopefully we get better things to see from these two actors and Faisal himself, who is a very good director who just has to work with better scripts..
There was a time when hero & heroine shown in the movies were most pious & nicest people or even if Hero was Gangster but good at heart like Sunny Deol in" Jeet" but now things have changed.
Newcomer Arjun Kapoor is brilliant no doubt he got the acting gene from his family and it's nice to see that he decided to debut with daring role.
In all things good, only thing lacks in Ishaqzaade is its second half which is fast but the story or situation changes in every 10mints and it makes you wonder how they want to live or run off without having any money in hands.
Sometimes it's good to watch masala movies with great performances & songs..
This was definitely the best movie ever made and I ever watched in my whole entire life Songs are really impressive good romance by the the couple Arjun kapoor was superb in his debut performance parneeti who is the cousin sister of priyanka does well other unknown actors did fine in their performances This movie was brilliant and entertaining as well good storyline good screenplay Overall my rating is 4/5.
Having said that about the movie I must say that I really liked Parineeti's performance.
The acting is bad, but I don't blame Arjun Kapoor or Parineeti Chopra – characters are badly fleshed out, story line is aimless, and motivations of everyone in the movie are unclear.
parma or joya (zoya) they won the game RIP both of them, i see these r new actors but did a really good job in acting and expressing feelings, too many gun shots but it was a little thrill all over the movie, violence , hell yeah it comes with politics, giving it 10 out of 10 it will stay in my mind forever i guess,,.
The only silver lining was stupendous performance by new comers Arjun Kapoor and Parineeta Chopra..
The only silver lining was stupendous performance by new comers Arjun Kapoor and Parineeta Chopra.In the midst of politics , gang-wars and hooligans two people from different cast and community fall for each other.
The story is same as old wine in a new bottle but its the script which could have salvaged the film from falling into pit.
Attempt was good showing the reality in the climax portraying the honor killings taking place in north India but drama fizzles out in the second half and doesn't give you an emotional feeling like the actual story and you walk out of the theater with mixed feelings.
Parineeta Chopra was loud in the initial reel but calms down and gives a good performance towards the end.So , Overall , an average flick which could have been made better but looses the steam afterwards !!
It's not a movie you need to run to the theater for, unless you wanna watch the gorgeous/pretty/beautiful Parineeti scorch the screen.Acting: 8.5/10 Story-Screenplay-Direction: 5/10 Technical Aspects: 8/10 Is it worth your time and money??: Hmm That's a tough one.
But this movie proves yet again, if the screenplay has power,then A Old story can be equally enjoyable on screen as many times you watch it.
Arjun Kapoor din ever look like a new comer, this is one of the most powerful debut after Ranvir Singh's Band Baja Baraat.
Shame on Yashraj films, who have continued to thurst some mindless stuff on the viewers,since Fanaa.Police don't seem to exist in the town of Almor, only thing people are interested in is winning elections, by engaging into dirty tricks, and use of guns and fire,as if they were toy guns.The script writer is totally confused as to the chemistry between Parma and Zoya, are they interested only in the physicality of their attraction towards each other,or do they really love till death do us part ?It's all a matter of convenience for the script writer.
Bad Launch-Pad. For a debut movie, this was too week to sustain in Urban Cinema and too strong for the rural Theaters.Ishaqzaade is a film we can live without in our already complicated life.Had everything that is required to make a movie big, had nothing to make a movie work/hit, Arjun Kapoor as of now doesn't seem a "Lambi Race ka Ghoda", neither is Parineeti Chopra looking like the next big thing, the Yash Raj Banner can do so much to help to launch two newcomers.4.5/10 Tag P.
Like that "chand" in film We should understand that love has no cast , color.
So in a way, watching the movie made me feel as if something too big was missing in it.
If you are a fan of watching Ram Gopal kind of action movies you will like Ishaqzaade a lot.
Indian Cinema Back to old coming of age love stories.....
Ishaqzaade may mark the return of old passionate love stories.
Ishaqzaade may mark the return of old passionate love stories.
The lead actors have come up with good performances.
Arjun Kapoor Is Confident, cool and looks like another star has arrived in the town.
GO Watch how New Actors are Shining and Hats off to Director for giving a good movie after Do dooni Chaar.
As someone said Everything Depends on Execution, its the Execution of Romeo-Juliet Story which makes Ishaqzaade an Awesome Experience.If you think its 100% Frame to Frame copy of Romeo Juliet than you are 100% Wrong, they have changed the Entire thing here except for the Basic Theme,that is- Pure Love.
Both the Families have a Candidate Ready for Upcoming Elections.The Boy (Arjun Kapoor) is From the Chauhan Family and is Hindu and The Girl (Parineeti Chopra) is From Qureshi Family and She is Muslim.
As i Said, the Execution is Brilliant so Full Points to the Director Habib Faisal,He Exactly Knows How he wants the Film to Progress and Flow Smoothly and Attractively.Acting Department- Parineeti Chopra Yet again Steals the Show and Acts Convincingly as Aggressive,Bubbly and Vivacious Zoya and Looks Cute and Stunning.
Arjun (Parma) leads one and Parineeti (Zoya) the other.
On the other hand, both the families are after the death of the love birds, who keep running from one place to another.How the movie ends, is no surprise.Arjun as a newbie does well.
Ishqzaade is based in UP, where politics and gang war is famous amidst this a love story is based, though not new but the handling is good I excepted nothing out of the movie but the film is better then what I expected.
The second half focuses on solving mistakes, several twists, chases and a sad ending which surprisingly from Yashraj films who earlier changed sad endings to happy endings in CHANDNI though DEEWAAR did have a sad ending but mostly in love stories their films ended on a sweet note.Direction by Habib Faisal is good, the film does have a few flaws but the handling is good Music Amit Trivedi is good, Pareshan is the best song, title song is good too and others tooAmongst actors Arjun Kapoor does a good job for his unusual debut, he plays his character well, a few rough edges and dialogue delivery needs work but yet he leaves a mark The best part is Parineeti Chopra after impressing in a side role in LADIES VS RICKY BAHL she does a great job as a lead, In fact her performance is one of the best in recent times from youngsters Gauhar Khan is decent as the item queen rest are mostly unknown faces all leave a mark especially Arjun's dada.
Another spellbinding story comes from Habib Faisal....The first thing that should come into your mind after you watch Ishaqzaade is that, though a love story, it is more a story of Zoya, portrayed by Parineeti Chopra.
The love it portrays turns out to be a present day perception of Laila-Majnu, but without the tag-line of 'timeless love'....Instead it carries the tag-line of 'the strength of love...."Ishaqzaade ki tarah pyaar kiyethe....Ishaqzaade ki tarah nibhayenge" is what should have come into the mind of Zoya, instead of what she actually said....Parineeti Chopra was outstanding....Arjun Kapoor acted well...but, more than his acting, he surely will win the hearts of many spinsters.....The most outstanding element of the whole film is how it is presented....Music and Editing plays a huge role in this presentation.....even the Production Design was top notch....in all, Ishaqzaade is the type of films that Bollywood should look forward to....catchy story, no melodrama, and a rustic yet urban presentation.....
The man who plays Parma is a mediocre actor at best (at least based on his acting skills showcased in this film which I believe is his first foray into acting) Parineeti Chopra (who plays Zoya) is a decent enough actress two or three films in but she is starting to get type cast in these sort of fiery-angry-female roles.
Ishaqzaade is the latest romantic movie release of the Yash Raj Films banner,and this time instead of being rom-com, they delivered us with a rom-action.
Yes, Ishaqzaade reprises the classic formula of hindu boy falling in love with Muslim girl(although in the movie it's the opposite).
Arjun Kapoor makes an eye catching debut, Gauhar Khan fits in her role as a glove and the chemistry between the lead actors is fantastic.
Watch it for the songs and Parineeti, she might be the next big thing.