Shilpa Shukla, who stood out with her
brilliant portrayal of a talented but stubborn and arrogant hockey player in Chak
De! India returns with a stunning performance as a 'Sexy neighbuorhood aunty'
in Ajay Bahl's multiple-award winning film B.A.PASS, an erotic journey of a
young college boy and a mysterious married woman which threatens to spiral out
of control.
The film which is path-breaking in its real
and aesthetic filming of the lovemaking scenes, in the Indian cinema context,
is based on the short story 'The Railway Aunty' by the New York based Indian
author Mohan Sikka.
Shilpa plays the Femme Fatale in this Neo
noir, who rebels against her dysfunctional marriage and engages in sexual
adventures. Falling for her charms is the new comer Shadab Kamal, who won the
best actor award at the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival for his powerful yet
restrained rendition of a young college student, lost in the scramble for his
own gratification and the responsibility he bears for his family.
When asked how people would relate to her
role, Shilpa said 'I don't think there will be a direct relationship with the
character but the boys might relate to it as there is always this one
mysterious aunty in every neighbuorhood that one hears hush hush stories about,
whether she actually exists or is a figment of pubescent male imagination is
ambiguous. To play a character who is the object of sexual fantasy, imagined or
real was difficult, challenging and yet very exciting specially as the
character was layered by subtext that suggests irreparable inner damage and
cracks which she is always trying to conceal,' concludes the talented actress.
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