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| Directed by | Onir |
| Written by | Irene Dhar Malik Onir Ashwini Malik (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | Manohar P. Kanungo Shailesh R. Singh |
| Starring | Juhi Chawla Urmila Matondkar Jimmy Sheirgill Sanjay Suri Rehaan Engineer Yashpal Sharma |
| Cinematography | Sachin K. Krishn |
| Edited by | Irene Dhar Malik |
| Music by | Songs: Vivek Philip Mithoon Pritam (1 song) Score: Vivek Philip Prasad Sashte |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Bas Ek Pal (transl. Just a moment) is a 2006 IndianHindi-languageromanticcrime thriller film directed byOnir. It starsJuhi Chawla,Sanjay Suri, andUrmila Matondkar withJimmy Sheirgill, Rehaan Engineer, andYashpal Sharma in supporting roles. The film's storyline is an adaptation ofLive Flesh, a film by Pedro Almodóvar.[1]
Nikhil Kapoor decides to return from the US toMumbai. When he arrives, he decides to chill out at a nightclub. There he meets a woman and instantly falls for her; she, however, doesn't even introduce herself. After he asks her name, she goes away. The next day, Nikhil meets his old friend Rahul. The two play basketball and hang out together. Whilst in the company of Rahul and Steve (Rehaan Engineer), another one of Nikhil's friends shows up again, and she is revealed to be Anamika Joshi. She walks in with her friend Farhad, and when Nikhil tries to talk to Anamika, Farhad begins to think he is flirting with or disturbing her, and a fight breaks out.
Naturally, Rahul and Steve join in as well. Farhad draws a gun impulsively, and Nikhil snatches it from him, pointing it towards him. In the ensuing scuffle, while Steve tries to stop Nikhil by holding him from behind and Rahul tries to draw Farhad away, a bullet is accidentally shot by Nikhil, hitting Rahul in the back. Steve runs away in panic. Anamika also disappears. Farhad flees the country and quietly leaves for Australia. The police arrive at the scene and arrest Nikhil. Rahul gets paralysed and loses the use of his legs. When Nikhil is kept in a cell by the police for shooting at Rahul, he tells them to ask Rahul himself, who refuses to speak with him. Also, Nikhil has no way of contacting Anamika to prove his innocence. Three years after having been imprisoned, Ira Malhotra hears 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 someone who is still at large. Eventually, it turns out that Ira and Rahul were having an affair, and Steve learned of it. In order to teach Rahul a lesson that night at the party, he pressed the trigger while he was trying to stop Nikhil, with the gun in Nikhil's hand, making it look like Nikhil had done all this. Ira knew this all along, and that's why she helped Nikhil get bailed out. She tries to leave Steve and comes to Nikhil, where an angry Steve confronts both of them and threatens them with a gun. Steve shoots Nikhil in the stomach, fatally wounding him. Ira holds herself responsible for whatever wrong has happened to Nikhil and shoots herself, leaving Steve shocked and repenting. Steve commits suicide by shooting a bullet in his head and dies instantly.
Anamika and Rahul, fearing the worst, reach Nikhil's house, where a dying Nikhil finally succumbs in Anamika's lap. The movie ends with both Anamika and Rahul standing together, looking towards the sunset in silence.
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| Released | 15 September 2006 (India) | |||
| Recorded | July – August 2006 | |||
| Studio | Zee Music Company | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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TheBas Ek Pal album contains nine songs, three of them are remixes. The soundtrack is notable for itsWestern flavor being generally praised by critics. The music directors are Vivek Phillip,Mithoon andPritam with lyrics written by Amitabh Varma andSayeed Quadri.Pritam is credited for the song "Hai Ishq." The song "Tere Bin" which was composed byMithoon was voted as one of the best songs of 2006.[2] The soundtrack was released on two-channelcompact disc andcassette tape[3] and received good reviews from critics.[4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| "Hai Ishq Ye Kya Ek Khata" | KK andSunidhi Chauhan | 4:22 |
| "Zindagi Hosh Main" | KK andZubeen Garg | 4:37 |
| "Bas Ek Pal" | KK andDominique Cerejo | 5:36 |
| "Ashq Bhi" | KK and Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:21 |
| "Tere Bin" | Atif Aslam andJoe Hisaishi | 4:35 |
| "Dheeme Dheeme" | KK and Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:20 |
Taran Adarsh wrote, "On the whole, BAS EK PAL is an uninteresting fare. At the box-office, the film has precious little to offer to the multiplex audience, but nothing for the masses".[5]
