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Subhash K Jha, in a new installment of his This Day That Year, turns the spotlight on Ajay Bahl’s drama B. A. Pass which released in 2012.

Ajay Bahl’s B. A. Pass is set in present-day 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.

The taut screenplay by Ritesh Shah never allows room for superfluous moments. We follow Mukesh’s descent into a life of compromised morality with an absence of condemnation and censure. Mukesh’s environment and his circumstances as a displaced orphan are not exploited to generate pathos.

No one in this film allows us to feel sorry for the derelict lives.

Review‘Upstarts’ is a Netflix original film produced by BandraWest Pictures and directed by Udai Singh Pawar.Saraswati DatarNetflixEverything that we take for granted around us today was once just a big idea in a regular person’s head — televisions, smartphones, cars, iPods, cab services and even online shopping. There were men and women somewhere who dared to dream and achieve what was then seemingly impossible. Upstarts, a Netflix original film produced by BandraWest Pictures and directed by Udai Singh Pawar, is an ode to those who dream, and to those whose dreams both succeed and fail. The film hits the ground running, with Kapil (Priyanshu Painyuli), Yash ( Chanrachoor Rai) and Vinay (Shadab Kamal), helping Vinay elope with his girlfriend. That grand plan fails but while waiting at the station Kapil, bitten hard by the start-up bug, suggests an elopement service. His friends laugh it off, but when a man...

Richa Chadha is currently on a great high of her career with incredible line up of films in her kitty. She?s been shooting nonstop for the last few months dabbling between difficult characters, each diverse from the other. Currently the actress is deep into the character as a lawyer in the film Section 375 which is being directed by B A Pass fame Ajay Bahl and stars Akshaye Khanna alongside Richa in this courtroom drama.?Recalling Ajay?s B A Pass in which Shadab Kamal was also kept isolated to retain the emotions and character.

Richa has been shooting for the film since mid January and has been focusing on acing her role as a lawyer. Needless to say the actress has been having a tough emotional ride while shooting for the film, which is very demanding. To stay focused, Richa will now stay away from any public appearances for the coming few weeks.

Check out the latest video song ‘Naina Tose Lage’ in the voice of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan from an upcoming Hindi movie Meeruthiya Gangsters. The track has been composed by Siddhant Madhav while the lyrics has been penned by Arafat Mehmood.

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Meeruthiya Gangsters is inspired by the high number of extortion cases in the city of Meerut. It is based from the perspective of six youths who turn kidnappers. It stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Aakash Dahiya, Vansh Bhardwaj, Chandrachoor Rai and Shadab Kamal in pivotal roles. Directed and produced by Zeishan Quadri, the film is scheduled for September 18th release.

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Meeruthiya Gangsters music album was unveiled today (7th september) by Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, who has also recorded a song for the film. Suresh Raina, who is a friend of producer Shoeb Ahmed, agreed to sing as a friendly gesture for Shoeb.

Apart from the title track, ‘Meeruthiya Gangsters’, the film’s album boasts of catchy numbers like ‘Hum Toh Jeete Hain’, party tracks including the foot-tapping ‘Mastam Mastam’ and ‘Babaji Ka Ghanta’ along with the romantic song, ‘Naina Tose Lage’ sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

Present at the event were Producers Shoeb Ahmed and Priyanka Bassi along with Director Zeishan Quadri, Music Directors Siddhant Madhav and Vivek Kar and Singers Divya Kumar and Pawni. In attendance among the cast were lead actors Jaideep Ahlawat, Nushrat Bharucha, Akash Dahiya, Bijendra Kala, Vansh Bhardwaj, Chandra Choor Rai, Jatin Sarna and Soundarya Sharma.

Talking about the music of the film and the song recorded by him,...

The makers of Meeruthiya Gangster have released yet another track after revealing the catchy title track from the movie. The new song titled ‘Mastam Mastam’ is a peppy dance track sung by powerhouse singer Mika Singh, penned by K Juneja and composed by Siddhant Madhav.

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The film produced by Prashant Tiwari, Prateek Tiwari, Shoeb Ahmed and Priyanka Bassi under the banner of Prateek Entertainments and Friday to Friday Entertainers & Media Pvt Ltd Production, and written-directed by Zeishan Quadri, features Jaideep Ahlawat, Mukul Dev, Aakash Dahiya, Sanjay Mishra, Vansh Bhardwaj, Chandra Choor Rai, Jatin Sarna, Shadab Kamal, Nushrat Bharucha, Saundarya Sharma, Ishita Sharma, Brijendra Kala and Malkhan Singh. Presented by Prateek Group and Anurag Kashyap, the film is set for a September 18 release.

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The makers of Meeruthiya Gangsters have just released a motion poster of the upcoming film. The unusual poster gives out hints of what seems to be a messy and humorous plot. It features six protagonists, performing delinquent acts after a drunken night out. The poster also features a beautiful girl with a gun in hand, and man who is held hostage in the trunk of a car. From the makers of Gangs of Wasseypur, this film definitely looks promising!

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Written and directed by Zeishan Quadri, the film stars Aakash Dahiya, Bijendra Kala, Chandrachoor Rai, Ishita Sharma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Jatin Sarna, Nushrat Bharucha and Shadab Kamal. Presented by Prateek Group & Anurag Kashyap, the film is produced A Prateek Entertainment and Friday to Friday Media & Entertainers Production. Meeruthiya Gangsters is set to release on September 18, 2015.

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Apart from being a world class filmmaker, Anurag Kashyap has supported a few films as a presenter, latest being the write-actor turned director-producer Zeishan Quadri’s upcoming film Meeruthiya Gangsters. Not only that Anurag has edited the film as well.

Zeishan had written Gangs Of Wasseypur (Gow), assisted Anurag on it and then acted in the same film where he played the popular character “Definite”.

When asked, Anurag informed that when he was invited by Zeishan to see the first cut of the film, he “kind of made an excuse because he was scared that he might not like it”.

“Then Vasan Bala (director of 2012 film, Peddlers) called me up, and said that he was blown by it. I saw it, and was not just surprised, but completely taken in. Vasan and I then sat with him, and gave him feedback. The film is funny, edgy, and contemporary,” added Anurag.

Anurag Kashyap is going all out to support his good friend, writer-actor Zeishan Quadri, who has turned director-producer with Meeruthiya Gangsters. The acclaimed filmmaker will be presenting Zeishan’s directorial debut along with Prateek Group. Kashyap had first come aboard the team when he offered to edit Zeishan’s film, but now he has taken a further step to lend his support as a presenter too. The duo had worked together in Gangs of Wasseypur and the hit jodi have come together once again for Meeruthiya Gangsters. The film, whose poster was recently released, is already creating much buzz on the social networking sites and among the industry circles, who’ve given it a thumbs-up!

Prateek Group and Anurag Kashyap present Meeruthiya Gangsters, produced by Prashant Tiwari, Prateek Tiwari, Shoeb Ahmed and Friday to Friday Entertainers & Media Pvt Ltd Production, and written and directed by Zeishan Quadri. The film features Jaideep Ahlawat,...

Prateek Group presents Meeruthiya Gangsters, written and directed by Zeishan Quadri, the writer of Gangs Of Wasseypur. It is a Prateek Entertainment and Friday to Friday Entertainers and Media Pvt. Ltd. Production, produced by Prashant Tiwari, Prateek Tiwari, Shoeb Ahmed and Zeishan Quadri. The film is slated to release on 18th September 2015.

Meeruthiya Gangsters is based on a real life incident, and it stars Aakash Dahiya, Vansh Bhardwaj, Jaideep Ahlawat (Gangs of Wasseypur, Gabbar and Commando fame), Chandra Choor Rai, Jatin Sarna, Shadab Kamal (BA Pass), Nusrat Bharucha (Pyar Ka Panchnama), Soundarya Sharma, Ishita Sharma (Pyar Ka Panchnama), Sanjay Mishra, Brijendra Kala and Malkhan Singh.

The other credits in the film includes Music Director – Siddhant Mishra, Editor – Ashish Arjun Gaikar, Cinematographer – Naren Gedia, Screenplay – Pradeep Atluri, Girbaan Noorani, Gunjan Saxena and Zeishan Quadri, Consultant Producer – Rohit Khaitan , Song Director – Ravi Akhade, Choreographer – Shireen Quadri and Action Director – Harpal Singh and...

Singer Sukhwinder Singh was offered the song titled ‘Babaji ka ghanta’ from Zeishan Quadri’s Meeruthiya Gangsters. But the singer turned down the offer as he found the title improper. When questioned, director Zeishan Qadri confirmed the same saying, “Yes, he (Sukhwinder) was not cool with the title. We were pursuing him for almost 10-15 days, but then everyday he demanded some change the lyrics. I didn’t want to do that so I let him go.” Nevertheless, Quadri found a perfect substitute for Sukhwinder in Divya Kumar, who recently sung the chartbuster song ‘Jee Karda…’ from Badlapur.

Talking about it, Quadri stated, “Sukhwinder was the first option, but when he turned it down, we approached Divya and he instantly agreed. In fact, he has recorded the song couple of days ago and it has turned out to be really good.”

When asked the debutant director if Meeruthiya Gangsters will...

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is editing Zeishan Quadri’s Meeruthiya Gangster. Zeishan is the writer of the Gangs Of Wasseypur (2012) series.

Zeishan, who scripted both the films and acted in the second one, is going to make his directorial debut soon with Meeruthiya Gangster. And Anurag has decided to edit the film himself.

A source reveals, “When Anurag heard about Zeishan’s Meeruthiya Gangster, he made a quick phone call to him and told him he wanted to watch it.”

Anurag, who got to know about Meeruthiya Gangster through a common friend, loved the concept, but felt it needed some cuts.

When asked Zeishan about this, he says, “Anurag sir is my inspiration for getting into direction. I wanted to show him my film once it was ready. In any case, it would have never gone for release without his approval.”

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2013 has been somewhat of a good year for Bollywood. There were the hits, the flops, the critically acclaimed and the critically panned releases that touched the hearts of millions of film fanatics. To celebrate the best which Bollywood has offered in 2013, BollySpice presents to you our official countdown list. We have made it all the more interesting by dividing the Best Films category by genre. This is largely because of the fact that we feel that films which belong to different genres cannot be included in one single list. For example, a comedy cannot be compared with a drama due to their content being significantly different. We hope you agree with our choices for 2013 and also hope that it will tempt you to watch some of these amazing releases if you have yet to see them!

Best Films: Drama

3. Raanjhanaa – Director: Anand L. Rai. Producer: Krishika Lulla

Raanjhanaa marked the...

Hindi remakes rights of Pawan Kumar’s “Lucia” was bought by Fox Star Studios

Year 2013 turned out to be an unprecedented year for Indian indie films! While Bollywood continued to break all records riding high on star power, Indies also began a humble yet significant journey towards finding mainstream distribution. The Lunchbox piggybacked on star director Karan Johar as presenter while Ship of Theseus found support from filmmaker Kiran Rao. Shahid was backed by Disney-utv and B.A. Pass was acquired by Bollywood producer Bharat Shah. While these films enjoyed successful run in international film festivals, they also got acceptance from theatre-going audiences back home.

We’ve compiled a list of 10 indie gems that we think ruled the roost this year. At the outset, we would like to mention two remarkable films, Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus and Hansal Mehta’s Shahid, which released theatrically this year but had been...

Mumbai, Dec 1: Ajay Bahl, who debuted as a director with neo noir film "B.A. Pass", will now wield the megaphone for a murder mystery, inspired by a Japanese novel.

The film is tentatively titled "Informer".

"I am scripting a film, which is inspired by a Japanese novel. It's basically a murder mystery and I am thrilled about the project," Bahl told Ians.

"We will start shooting by March 2014 and the film is tentatively titled 'Informer'," he added.

Bahl, who had teamed up with Shilpa Shukla and Shadab Kamal for "B.A. Pass", described by critics as a stark, brutal portrayal of seduction and betrayal, is yet to decide on the cast of his new film.

"We have not decided about the cast. We are still working.

Mumbai, Aug 3: The team of "B.A. Pass" is set to party hard to celebrate the film's release.

Directed by Ajay Bahl, the movie on male prostitution features actors Shilpa Shukla and Shadab Kamal. It released Friday.

If sources are to be believed, the cast will let their hair down Sunday night.

"Everybody is in a celebration mood as the film got 1,800 shows in a day and 750 screens, which is commendable for an independent film which has not been backed by any studio," a source close to the team, told Ians.

The film has been presented and distributed by Bharat Shah. Rs. 2 crore reportedly went into the making of the film, and Rs. 1.5 crore was spent on marketing it.

"The entire team of the film is in.

Whatever be the fate of B.A. Pass commercially, what Ajay Bahl has done for Hindi cinema is that he has shaken the status quo of enacting the scenes of sexuality and intimacy through his coveted film B.A. Pass, which has been the toast of the film festival circles all around the world. B.A. Pass shocks in the very first scene of seduction where Shilpa Shukla within a moment seduces Shadab Kamal who is playing the role of Read More...

Whatever be the fate of B.A. Pass commercially, what Ajay Bahl has done for Hindi cinema is that he has shaken the status quo of enacting the scenes of sexuality and intimacy through his coveted film B.A. Pass, which has been the toast of the film festival circles all around the world. B.A. Pass shocks in the very first scene of seduction where Shilpa Shukla within a moment seduces Shadab Kamal who is playing the role of Mukesh as this is how Cougar happens in reality but has neve...

The faded, vintage glamour of the Delite Cinema provided the ideal location to host the press conference of new release B.A. Pass. We caught up with the stars and director of the film at the cinema, little more than a stone’s throw from Delhi’s Paharganj, where much of Ajay Bahl’s debut was shot.

Despite getting its theatrical release on August 2, the project has already achieved critical acclaim at film festivals from Delhi to London and Montreal to Paris. Lead actor Shadab Kamal was also the recipient of a ‘Best Actor’ award at the Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema.

“Honestly speaking, I was not expecting it. I didn’t even know Osian had an award for ‘Best Actor’.”said Kamal. “I was with my friends hanging out and enjoying myself when I got the call that I had won.”

The 25-year-old actor went on to...

The late Joy Mukherjee jostles with 20-something year old debutant Akash Chopra in the theatres this week. It looks like a chaos of releases again.

It's the pre-Eid week when Ramzan is at its peak and a sizeable chunk of the audience stays away from movie theatres. Yet we have a very strange spectrum of releases lined up for Friday.

Joy Mukherjee who passed away last year resurfaces in Love In Bombay, a 42-year old project directed by Joy (his second directorial effort after Humsaaya) that has the distinction of every actor and technician being dead except the lovely Waheeda Rehman...God grant her a long life.

The late prolific filmmaker Ramanand Sagar's grandson Akash Chopra makes his screen debut in the wedding comedy Rabba Main Kya Karoon directed by Amrit Sagar who gave us that excellent war film 1971. The film has an interesting lineup of comic actors Arshad Warsi,...

Ajay Bahl's erotic drama B.A. Pass starring Shilpa Shukla and Shadab Kamal is continuing to impress one and all. The lucky ones who have seen the Neo Noir film can't stop raving about it.Says noted film director Vishal Bharadwaj, "Well crafted..Beautifully shot..Very brave and genuine performance by Shilpa Shukla." Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt declares, "B.A.Pass is Outstanding! Raw! Human! Truthful! Ajay Bahl outdistances his contemporaries by miles in his debut film."A...

Film: B.A. Pass; Starring: Shilpa Shukla, Shadab Kamal; Directed by Ajay Bahl; Rating: ****

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.

The intense implicit violence that underlines this sequence reminded me of a similar process of sexual debasement undertaken by Mark Wahlberg in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights".

That was a film about the porn industry in the 1970s.

"B.A. Pass" is set in present day Delhi -- Paharganj, to be more precise..

Ajay Bahl’s B.A. Pass will now release on July 12 instead of June 21, as announced earlier.

B.A. Pass won the best film award in the Indian Competition section of 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival, New Delhi in 2012. Later it also won the Audience Award at the South Asian Alternative Film Festival in Paris in January this year.

The film features Shadab Kamal and Shilpa Shukla (Chak De! India) in lead roles. It revolves around 19 year old Mukesh who after losing his parents in a car accident lands up in Delhi worrying how to support himself and his two younger sisters. He then stumbles in the world of gigolos.

B.A. Pass was acquired by film producer Bharat Shah who is distributing the film under his banner VIP films.

The film is slated for a release of about 800-900 shows a day across India making it a fairly wide release for an independent film.

The ace film producer and distributor Bharat Shah has bought the global rights of Ajay Bahl's debut venture B.A. Pass starring Shilpa Shukla and a newcomer Shadab Kamal in the lead roles. The film will be presented and distributed under Mr. Shah's banner V.I.P films.

After generating a great buzz in the International film festival circuit, the erotic human drama will be out in theatres on June 21. The debutante director-cinematographer Ajay Bahl who has produced the film under his home banner, Tonga Talkies, along with Narendra Singh of Filmy Box is a happy man. "We held a special screening of B.A. Pass for Mr. Bharat Shah and he loved the film. He has acquired B.A. Pass and will be presenting and releasing it under his banner V.I.P Films on June 21. Mr Shah's presence will benefit the film immensely and go a long way in ensuring a good release.

Mumbai, May 15: After travelling to various film festivals, now "B.A. Pass" is set for commercial release. Producer-distributor Bharat Shah has bought the global rights of the movie and debutant director Ajay Bahl feels Shah's association will "benefit the film immensely".

Starring "Chak De! India" fame Shilpa Shukla and newcomer Shadab Kamal in the lead roles, "B.A. Pass" is Bahl's maiden directorial venture, which he has produced under his banner Tonga Talkies.

He held a special screening of "B.A.Pass" for Shah.

"He loved the film. He has acquired 'B.A. Pass' and will be presenting and releasing it under his banner V.I.P.

Bollywood Film financier and distributor Bharat Shah will present and distribute Ajay Bahl’s B.A. Pass under his banner VIP Films.

The film is slated for a wide release of about 800-900 shows a day across India. The release date is 21st June.

Shah has presented popular Bollywood films such as Saathiya, Baghban, Devdas, Company, Khakee and Main Hoon Naa.

B.A. Pass was adjudged the Best Film in Indian Competition at the 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 1st South Asian Alternative Film Festival (Saaff) in France.

The film features Shadab Kamal and Shilpa Shukla (Chak De! India) in lead roles. It revolves around 19 year old Mukesh who after losing his parents in a car accident lands up in Delhi worrying how to support himself and his two younger sisters. He then stumbles in the world of gigolos.

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The newcomer Shadab Kamal makes a bold debut in Ajay Bahl's erotic human drama, B.A. Pass releasing on June 21. He plays a-19-year-old-boy who gets seduced by an older and married aunt, Shilpa Shukla. The Chak De girl plays his sex guru and teaches him the art of love making. Since it's an erotic film Shadab and Shilpa have shared passionate kisses and shot explicit lovemaking scenes. Read More...

The newcomer Shadab Kamal makes a bold debut in Ajay Bahl's erotic human drama, B.A. Pass releasing on June 21. He plays a-19-year-old-boy who gets seduced by an older and married aunt, Shilpa Shukla. The Chak De girl plays his sex guru and teaches him the art of love making. Since it's an erotic film Shadab and Shilpa have shared passionate kisses and shot explicit lovemaking scenes. Ajay Bahl, the director-producer and cinematographer of the film reveals...

Amongst the newer lot of actors, there's one actor by the name of Shadab Kamal, who is all set to make a bold debut in Ajay Bahl's erotic human drama B.A. Pass. In the film, he plays a 19-year-old-teenage boy who gets seduced by an older and married lady Shilpa Shukla, who actually becomes his sex guru and teaches him the art of love making! Since the film's an erotic thriller, both Shadab and Shilpa have shared passionate kisses and shot explicit lovemaking scenes. Talking about the film, Ajay Bahl (the film's director-producer-cinematographer) said, "Shilpa is a thorough professional actor. She was quite comfortable with the intimate scenes but Shadab was visibly nervous. He is a newcomer and also a very shy person. At times, he would be so nervous that we had to give him time off and do retakes. But he is a superb actor and a talent to watch out for.

We usually see movies based on female prostitute and female flesh trade business but ‘B.A. Pass’ is a movie based on male prostitute. Based on the book ‘The Railway Aunty’ by Mohan Sikka, directed by Ajay Bahl, B.A. Pass is a movie based on gigolo culture in India. It highlights the dark world of male prostitute in India. ‘B.A Pass’ stars Shilpa Shukla of ‘Chak De India’ fame and debutante Shadab Kamal. The trailer throws a signal that a new version of cinema will dominate the Indian market now. The trailer shows Shilpa a middle class woman unhappy with her marriage, she smokes to get out of her frustration and desires fo...