Bas Ek Pal (Hindi: बस एक पल, Urdu: بس ایک پل) is a 2006 Bollywood film, directed by Onir. The movie stars Juhi Chawla, Urmila Matondkar, Jimmy Shergill, Sanjay Suri, Rehaan Engineer and Yashpal Sharma.

[edit] Plot

Nikhil Kapoor (Sanjay Suri) 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, who's 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 try and 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.

The film's storyline is an unabashed copy of 'Live Flesh', a film by Pedro Almodóvar

[edit] Cast

• Juhi Chawla ... Ira Malhotra
• Urmila Matondkar ... Anamika Joshi
• Jimmy Shergill ... Rahul Kher
• Sanjay Suri ... Nikhil Kapoor
• Rehaan Engineer ... Steve O'Brien
• Yashpal Sharma

[edit] Crew

• Directed by : Onir
• Writing credits : Onir
• Produced by : Manohar P. Kanungo, Shailesh R. Singh
• Original Music by : Pritam Chakraborty, Vivek C. Philip, Amitabh Verma
• Cinematography by : Sachin Kumar
• Film Editing by : Onir
• Art Direction by : Shyam Dey

[edit] Music

Bas Ek Pal
Soundtrack by Tips Music Films
Released	7 August 2006 (India)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Tips Music Films
Tips Music Films chronology
Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar (2006) Bas Ek Pal (2006) Apna Sapna Money Money (2006)

The Bas Ek Pal album contains nine songs, three of them being remixes. The soundtrack is notable for its Western flavor being generaslly praised by critics. The music directors are Vivek Phillip, Mithoon and Pritam, with lyrics written by Amitabh Verma 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 from the soundtrack was voted as one of the best songs of 2006.^[1] The soundtrack was released on 2-channel compact disc and cassette tape^[2] and received good reviews from critics.^[3]

[edit] Box office

The movie failed on the box office, though Juhi Chawla and Jimmy Shergill's natural performances were highly appreciated.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Dishant: Bas Ek Pal Soundtrack". http://www.dishant.com/album/Bas-Ek-Pal.html. 
2. ^ "The Hindu: Bas Ek Pal Cassette — Chords & Notes". http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/09/02/stories/2006090203420200.htm. 
3. ^ Tuteja Joginder (7 August 2006). "Bas Ek Pal". indiaFM. http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12801/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10. 

[edit] External links

• Bas Ek Pal: Official Movie Website
• Bas Ek Pal at the Internet Movie Database

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