Ab...Bas!
- 26 November 2004 (2004-11-26)
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 was inspired by the 2002 Hollywood film Enough (2002).[1]
Plot
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
- 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
The song "Tu Ishq Mera Hai" was shot at a floating market in Bangkok.[1]
Soundtrack
Reception
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
- ^ 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
- Ab...Bas! at IMDb