Ab... Bas!
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| Directed by | Rajesh Singh |
| Written by | Atul Sharma (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Kamal Pandey |
| Story by | Atul Sharma |
| Produced by | Raju Mavani |
| Starring | Diana Hayden Shawar Ali |
| Cinematography | Ajay Pandey |
| Edited by | K. Ravi Kumar |
| Music by | Daboo Malik |
Production company | Jayraj Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Ab... Bas! (transl. Now...enough!) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Rajesh Singh and starring Diana Hayden and Shawar Ali. The film is inspired by the 2002 Hollywood film Enough (2002).[1]
Plot
[edit]Soumya, an Indian model, falls for Karan and leaves her job for him. Later, she finds out that he is a cheater and escapes.[2] What happens next forms the rest of the story.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Diana Hayden as Soumya
- Shawar Ali as Karan
- Arun Bakshi as Soumya's foster father
- Neena Kulkarni as Soumya's foster mother
- Raju Kher as Soumya's father
- Praveen Sirohi as Soumya's friend
- Negar Khan (item number in "Kehta Hai Mera Dil")
Production
[edit]The song "Tu Ishq Mera Hai" was shot at a floating market in Bangkok.[1]
Soundtrack
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Reception
[edit]A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "A single viewing is sure to give you a splitting headache".[3] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote that "On the whole, the target audience for AB? BAS! are the masses and it should keep them content".[1] Subhash K. Jha of IANS wrote that "Ab...Bas! is the kind of phoney film about a social conscience that pricks the bubble of its whitewashed intentions".[4] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Surprisingly, sometimes, just sometimes, they actually make such movies - movies that make the life of any reviewer difficult as he runs amuck looking for superlatives".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Adarsh, Taran (2004-11-26). "Ab…Bas! Movie Review: Ab…Bas! Movie". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Ab... Bas!". The Times of India. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b Mitra, Indrani Roy. "Diana's new film makes you say ab bas!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. (2004-10-05). "Ab...Bas! Hindi Movie". IANS. Retrieved 2024-08-09 – via Nowrunning.
- ^ Murari, Rohit. "Ab...Bas Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
External links
[edit]- Ab... Bas! at IMDb