Bas Ek Pal
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Bas Ek Pal is a 2006
Bollywood
film, directed by Onir
. The movie stars Juhi Chawla
, Urmila Matondkar
, Jimmy Shergill
, Sanjay Suri
, Rehaan Engineer and Yashpal Sharma
. The film's storyline is an unabashed copy of Live Flesh, a film by Pedro Almodóvar.
) decides to come back from the USA to Mumbai
. When he arrives, he meets Anamika Joshi (Urmila Matondkar
) in a night club and instantly falls for her; she, however, doesn't even introduce herself. The next time they meet, he is in the company of his friends Rahul (Jimmy Shergill
) and Steve (Rehaan Engineer), while Anamika shows up with Farhad. A discussion takes place, Farhad draws out a gun, resulting in a fight. The gun ends up in Nikhil's hand, and Rahul gets shot.
Farhad, whose dad is a senior police officer, quietly leaves for Australia; Rahul gets paralysed and loses the use of his legs; and Nikhil is arrested and held in a cell. Rahul refuses to speak with him, and he has no way of contacting Anamika to prove his innocence. Three years after having been imprisoned, Ira Malhotra (Juhi Chawla
) comes to hear his side of the story and helps bail him out. Now Nikhil gets to meet Rahul and Anamika and eventually finds out that he was lured into a trap by a killer, who is still at large.
flavor being generally praised by critics. The music directors are Vivek Phillip, Mithoon
and Pritam
with lyrics written by Amitabh Varma and Sayeed Quadri. Pritam
copies Yuri Mrakadi's "Arabiyon Ana" already lifted by him in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena to create the song "Hai Ishq." The song "Tere Bin
" was voted as one of the best songs of 2006. The soundtrack was released on two-channel compact disc
and cassette tape and received good reviews from critics.
Bollywood films of 2006
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2006:-Top grossing films:The top ten grossing films at the Indian box office in 2006.-2006:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film, directed by Onir
Onir
Onir is an Indian film director, editor, writer and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother... Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.-Life and career:...
. The movie stars Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
, Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...
, Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Shergill
Jasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
, Sanjay Suri
Sanjay Suri
Sanjay Suri is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.He made his debut in 1999 with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. He went on to star in many supporting roles but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats in 2003, where audiences started to recognize him as a seasoned actor...
, Rehaan Engineer and Yashpal Sharma
Yashpal Sharma (actor)
Yashpal Sharma is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan , Gangaajal , Ab Tak Chhappan , Apaharan and Singh is Kinng and his role as Kuwar Singh in Zee's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan.-Early life...
. The film's storyline is an unabashed copy of Live Flesh, a film by Pedro Almodóvar.
Plot
Nikhil Kapoor (Sanjay SuriSanjay Suri
Sanjay Suri is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.He made his debut in 1999 with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. He went on to star in many supporting roles but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats in 2003, where audiences started to recognize him as a seasoned actor...
) decides to come back from the USA to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. When he arrives, he meets Anamika Joshi (Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...
) in a night club and instantly falls for her; she, however, doesn't even introduce herself. The next time they meet, he is in the company of his friends Rahul (Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Shergill
Jasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
) and Steve (Rehaan Engineer), while Anamika shows up with Farhad. A discussion takes place, Farhad draws out a gun, resulting in a fight. The gun ends up in Nikhil's hand, and Rahul gets shot.
Farhad, whose dad is a senior police officer, quietly leaves for Australia; Rahul gets paralysed and loses the use of his legs; and Nikhil is arrested and held in a cell. Rahul refuses to speak with him, and he has no way of contacting Anamika to prove his innocence. Three years after having been imprisoned, Ira Malhotra (Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
) comes to hear his side of the story and helps bail him out. Now Nikhil gets to meet Rahul and Anamika and eventually finds out that he was lured into a trap by a killer, who is still at large.
Cast
- Juhi ChawlaJuhi ChawlaJuhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
... Ira Malhotra - Urmila MatondkarUrmila MatondkarUrmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...
... Anamika Joshi - Jimmy ShergillJimmy ShergillJasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
... Rahul Kher - Sanjay SuriSanjay SuriSanjay Suri is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.He made his debut in 1999 with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. He went on to star in many supporting roles but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats in 2003, where audiences started to recognize him as a seasoned actor...
... Nikhil Kapoor - Rehaan Engineer ... Steve O'Brien
- Yashpal SharmaYashpal Sharma (actor)Yashpal Sharma is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan , Gangaajal , Ab Tak Chhappan , Apaharan and Singh is Kinng and his role as Kuwar Singh in Zee's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan.-Early life...
Crew
- Directed by: OnirOnirOnir is an Indian film director, editor, writer and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother... Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.-Life and career:...
- Writing credits: Onir
- Produced by: Manohar P. Kanungo, Shailesh R. Singh
- Original Music by: PritamPritamPritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
, Vivek Phillip, MithoonMithoonMithoon Sharma is an Indian film music composer and singer. He is the son of Naresh Sharma who has scored background music for more than 200 movies.-Singer:... - Cinematography by: Sachin Kumar
- Film Editing by: Onir
- Art Direction by: Shyam Dey
Music
The Bas Ek Pal album contains nine songs, three of them are remixes. The soundtrack is notable for its WesternWestern world
The Western world, also known as the West and the Occident , is a term referring to the countries of Western Europe , the countries of the Americas, as well all countries of Northern and Central Europe, Australia and New Zealand...
flavor being generally praised by critics. The music directors are Vivek Phillip, Mithoon
Mithoon
Mithoon Sharma is an Indian film music composer and singer. He is the son of Naresh Sharma who has scored background music for more than 200 movies.-Singer:...
and Pritam
Pritam
Pritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
with lyrics written by Amitabh Varma and Sayeed Quadri. Pritam
Pritam
Pritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
copies Yuri Mrakadi's "Arabiyon Ana" already lifted by him in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena to create the song "Hai Ishq." The song "Tere Bin
Tere Bin
Tere Bin is a song by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam. It is featured in a Bollywood movie Bas Ek Pal. Music was composed by Mithoon and lyrics was penned by Amitabh Varma. It is considered as one of the best songs of Atif Aslam. It remained for many months in the lips of the youngsters...
" was voted as one of the best songs of 2006. The soundtrack was released on two-channel compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and cassette tape and received good reviews from critics.
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Hai Ishq" | KK and Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... |
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| "Zindagi Hosh Main" | KK and Zubeen Garg Zubeen Garg Zubeen Garg is a singer and composer from Assam, India, in the Bollywood and Assamese music scene. He plays dhols, guitar, dotora, mandolin, keyboard and various percussion instruments.-Background:... |
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| "Bas Ek Pal" | KK and Dominique Cerejo Dominique Cerejo Dominique Cerejo is an Indian female playback singer best known for the song "Yeh Tumhari Meri Baatein" from Rock On!!. She has sung in over thirty bollywood soundtrack albums... |
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| "Ashq Bhi" | KK and Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... |
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| "Dheeme Dheeme" | KK and Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... |
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| "Tere Bin Tere Bin Tere Bin is a song by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam. It is featured in a Bollywood movie Bas Ek Pal. Music was composed by Mithoon and lyrics was penned by Amitabh Varma. It is considered as one of the best songs of Atif Aslam. It remained for many months in the lips of the youngsters... " |
Atif Aslam Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with... |
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