B.A. Pass

Pass is a 2012 Indian neo noir erotic thriller film, produced by Narendra Singh, directed by Ajay Bahl, and starring Shilpa Shukla, Shadab Kamal, Rajesh Sharma, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in lead roles.

As he struggles to study in the first year of his BA, he also worries for his two sisters who have been sent to live in an orphanage for girls.

One day Mukesh is introduced to a cougar named Sarika at a kitty party in his aunt's house.

Her husband then slaps and rapes Sarika in front of Mukesh to show who wears the pants in the house.

Sarika refuses to stay in touch with him, and makes sure that none of her female friends who were Mukesh's clients entertain him.

Feeling betrayed by Sarika and holding her responsible for his misery, Mukesh barges into her home and demands the money that is due to him.

In a state of shock, Mukesh stabs her three more times till she dies, in front of Ashok.

Mukesh realises that Sarika told the truth, and Johnny has packed up and left the country with his money.

The screenplay was written by Ritesh Shah, based on a short story, The Railway Aunty by Mohan Sikka, published in 2009 anthology, Delhi Noir edited by Hirsh Sawhney.

[2] Director Ajay Bahl had two choices for the lead role, Richa Chadda and Shilpa Shukla, whose work he had liked in Khamosh Pani.

The film was premiered at the 2012 Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in Delhi, it was commercially released all over India on 2 August 2013.