Taal

Synopsis

With Chamba, small town of the India, Tarababu are musician. He teaches the music but does not gain much money in spite of its great fame and the high relations which he maintains, in particular near the politicians. Mansi, his/her daughter, followed her lesson and also has many artistic talents. Jagmohan Mehta, rich businessman, wishes to bind friendship with Tarababu to use its relations in order to obtain an important ground. Manav, the son of Jagmohan Mehta, on its return of London, meets Mansi fortuitously and fall in love at once from there.

Will the family of Manav accept that their son marries an young girl of Caste lower than their, whereas they have just bound friendship with Tarababu, only by commercial interest?

Data sheet

original Title: Taal (Hindi), Thaalam (Tamoul)
Realization: Subhash Ghai
Scenario: Sachin Bhowmick and Subhash Ghai
Country: India
Language: Hindi, Tamoul
Music: A.R.Rahman
Choreography: Saroj Khan, Ahmed Khan and Shiamak Davar
Lasted: 179 min
Comings out date: 1999

Distribution

Aishwarya Rai: Mansi
Indigo plant Kapoor: Vikrant Kapoor
Akshaye Khanna : Manav Mehta
Alok Nath : Tarababu
Amrish Puri : Jagmohan Mehta
Sushma Seth : Mrs. Mehta
Meeta Vasisht: Prabha Shankar
Saurabh Shukla : Bannerjee
Jividna Sharma : Island
Tanya Mukherjee: Shanam
Supriya Karnik : Shakuntala
Prithvi Zutshi : Deep Mohan Mehta
Rajesh Khera : Brij Mohan Mehta

Music

Taal is a true musical comedy, which explains the 11 sung scenes of film. A.R. Rahman gains besides a Filmfare Awards for its music. The words are of Anand Bakshi.

Karye Na - Sukhwindara Singh, Alka Yagnik
Taal Taal Mila - Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
Ishq Bina - Anuradha Sriram, Sonu Nigam, A.R. Rahman
Taal Taal (Western) - Sukwindara Singh
Raga Dance
Nor Hand Samajh Gayee - Richa Sharma, Sukhwindara Singh
Kahin Aag Lage - Asha Bhosle, Aditya Narayan, Richa Sharma
Ramta Jogi - Sukwindara Singh, Alka Yagnik
Nahim Samine You - Hari Haran, Sukhwindara Singh
Ishq Bina - Ishq Bina - Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sukhwindara Singh
Kya Dekh Rahe Ho - Madhu, Vaishali, Shoma

Around film

Taal is the film which made the most entry and which paid more, of films of bollywood published in 1999.

Rewards

Taal was the most nominated film at the time of the Filmfare Awards 2000 (17 nominations) and gained 6 rewards:

Better actor in a supporting role for Indigo plant Kapoor
Better music for A.R. Rahman
Better artistic director for Kabir Lal
Better sound for Rakesh Ranjan
Better lyric writer for Anand Bakshi ( Ishq Bina )
Better singer for Alka Yagnik ( Taal taal mila )

External bonds

a critic of film on Sancho Asia