Cast: Shadab
Kamal, Shilpa Shukla,Rajesh Sharma
Director: Ajay
Bahl.
Producer: Ajay
Bahl (Tonga Talkies)
Genre: Neo Noir
Music:
Alokananda Dasgupta
Duration: 95 min.
Rating: 3.5/5
Review: B.A.
Pass is a dark
story exposing the cold side of the heart that lies beneath that serene,
courteous coat of middle class life in Delhi. Shadab Kamal is a teenage
boy who has lost his parents in an accident and is forced to leave his small
town in Punjab for Delhi into an aunt’s home in Paharganj railway officers’
colony. Shilpa Shukla plays the role of an insatiable wife of his uncle’s
boss (Rajesh Sharma)
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Somewhere towards the end
of the protagonist Mukesh's descent into a self-created hell, we see him
standing shamelessly at the roadside soliciting sex, being picked up by three
drunken burly men. A little later Shadab Kamal sobs in the bathroom blood
dripping to his feet in a trail of tell-tale brutality.
That was a film about the
porn industry in the 1970s. B.A.Pass is set in presentday Delhi. Paharganj, to
be more precise.Bustling with sights sounds smells of doom and despair it is a
gripping story of a young financially-challenged man's journey into a world of
prostitution. We could say, we've never seen this before. And we would be as
close to the truth as this film tries to get. Every minute detail has been covered with perfection. The
sex is rough and leaves bruises and scratches lingering over the body, enough
for the young lad to sulk into depression at the receiving end. This movie is
very impactful as all the characters go hand in hand with the movie making it
even more believable
B A Pass is a stark and
brutal saga of seduction and betrayal. It is that unusual work of cinema which
explores the darkest depths of the human consciousness without losing sight of
the light that underscores life. Such films rarely come around and should
never be missed!
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