Friday, 2 August 2013

B.A. Pass - Movie Review


B.A. Pass is a 2013 Hindi Neo noir film, produced and directed by Ajay Bahl, and starring Shilpa Shukla, Shadab Kamal, Rajesh Sharma, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in lead roles. It is distributed by Bharat Shah's VIP films banner. The film is based on 2009 short story, The Railway Aunty by Mohan Sikka. 
The movie was earlier scheduled to be released on 12 July 2013 but now will release on 2nd August 2013.The date was postponed because of an another major release, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, on July 12, 2013.
A young small town boy moves to Delhi to stay with his aunt and finish his college. Soon he is seduced by a mysterious married woman known to him as Sarika ‘Aunty’. Set amidst the neon-lit by lanes of Delhi’s Paharganj unfolds an erotic human drama between the two. A relationship based on lust, lies and deceit is forged. As the young boy gets more and more entrenched into his surroundings he discovers a city that thrives on corrupting even the most naive and innocent.

  • Shilpa Shukla as Sarika
  • Shadab Kamal as Mukesh
  • Rajesh Sharma as Khanna
  • Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Johnny
  • Vijay Kaushik as Phupha ji
  • Anula Navlekar as Chotti
  • Happy Ranjit as Phd
  • Amit Sharma as Amit
  • Geeta Aggarwal Sharma as Bua Ji
  • Raveena Singh as Sonu


Scripting
The screenplay was written by Ritesh Shah, based on a short story, The Railway Aunty by Mohan Sikka, published in 2009 anthology, Delhi Noir edited by Hirsh Sawhney.
Casting
Director Ajay Bahl, had two choices for the lead role, Richa Chadda and Shilpa Shukla, whose worked he had like in Khamosh Pani, but Shukla had recently done,Chak De! Indiaand he didn't want a known face, so he went for Chaddha, however when she was asked by Anurag Kashyap to act in Gangs of Wasseypur, he suggested that she do Kashyap's film, and himself opted for Shukla.


The film was shot by director-cinematographer, Ajay Bahl in the bylanes of PaharganjBarakhamba Road and Sarai Rohilla area of Delhi, and the principal photography which started in July 2011 in Delhi, after two months devoted to look test, was completed in January 2012.


Neha Gupta of Bollywood3 rated B A Pass 3.5/5 and also stated that the film is more than just another erotic story. It is more of a realistic and undaunted tale that exposes the truth behind the lives of the week and vulnerable. 


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