Bas Ek Pal

Watched Bas Ek Pal this friday starring Juhi chawla, Urmila, Sanjay suri and Jimmy shergil. Its really heartening to see how Bollywood is evolving and making more meaningful cinemas. Tell me, aren't we really bored of the typical bollywood stuff like teenage love stories, hero heroine running around the trees, wedding songs, item numbers, heroine in saree dancing in middle of snow capped mountains of switerzland??? list can go on. ....Most of these movies are predictable.. U can actually guess what's going to happen in the next scene . This is where Bas Ek Pal differs and it is where it scores. You cannot predict what's going to happen next.

Bas Ek Pal is story of 5 people and how their lives changes for ever from an incident. Film explores the complexity of relationships . Each character has a secret which is uncovered and how it changes the dynamics of relationship. Every character in the movie looks real and we can identify with it. All the lead actors have done an excellent job. Juhi has given a very restrained performance, conveying a lot through her eyes. Ofcourse she looks million bucks!!!!. Sanjay and urmila have done a good job. But it is Jimmy shergil who steals the show with an excellent performance. His according to me was the most complex character in the movie. Onir scores again with Bas Ek Pal after My Brother Nikhil. One of the aspects that I like about onir's direction , is the pace at which the movie moves. They just allow u to absorb the emotions and the complexities that each character in his movie go through.

I am sure movies like Bas Ek Pal will be neglected in awards functions and may be even it will go unnoticed in theatres bcoz it lacks publicity and a big banner backing it up. But Bas Ek Pal is different, meaningful and a welcome change in bollywood. Hats off to the director and the actors who believed in the movie.

PS: Bas Ek Pal songs rock!!!!