Taal (1999)

Original title

ताल

Directed by

Subhash Ghai

Genre

romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 56m

Rated

U

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a small town falls for a wealthy city man. Her traditional father disapproves, leading to a series of dramatic events involving a music manager and a love triangle.

musicalromanticdramaticemotionalsoaringgrandpassionatemelodramatic

What happens

Taal (transl. Rhythm) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama co-written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles, while Amrish Puri and Alok Nath feature in supporting roles. Taal was released on 13 August 1999, coinciding with the Indian Independence Day weekend, and proved to be a major commercial success at the domestic and overseas box-office, becoming the first Indian film to reach the Top 20 on Variety's box-office list. At the 45th Filmfare Awards, Taal received 12 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Ghai) and Best Actress (Rai), and won 6 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Kapoor), Best Music Director (Rahman) and Best Lyricist (Anand Bakshi for "Ishq Bina"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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