Taal 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.[3] The film received widespread critical acclaim upon release, with major praise directed towards the direction, story, screenplay, dialogues, soundtrack, costumes, choreography and performances of the cast.
Jagmohan Mehta arrives in Chamba, India for a long vacation with his rich and affluent family, including his son Manav. They meet Mansi, the beautiful daughter of poor spiritual singer Tara Shankar Manhuja. As the owner of the Mehta & Mehta Group of Companies, Jagmohan is looking to invest in Chamba with Manav. Over time, Jagmohan and Tara become friendly with each other.
Eventually, Mansi and Manav fall in love. Reluctant after knowing this, Jagmohan disapproves of Mansi due to her poor socio-economic background. After learning the same, Tara is earlier angry but later reaches Mumbai to visit his journalist cousin Prabha, and to meet the Mehtas. Unfortunately, the family insults Tara. Deeply hurt, he leaves with Mansi, who breaks up with Manav.
Mansi soon meets famous music producer and director Vikrant Kapoor, who happens to be Tara's fan. She signs a 3-year contract with him, and performs dance numbers and remixes of his productions and Tara's songs. She wins awards and becomes a sensation. Slowly, Vikrant begins falling for Mansi. Manav finds out his family was in the wrong when they ill-treated Mansi and Tara.
Manav goes to apologise to Mansi for what his family did. She rejects him out of grief for how Tara was treated. Vikrant learns of Mansi's past with Manav. Ignoring it, he proposes to her. She eventually accepts it. After winning an award in Canada, Mansi returns to India to prepare their marriage. Jagmohan and Tara patch things up after the former realises his mistake and apologises.
On the wedding day, Vikrant realises Mansi loves Manav. He assures her they can still be friends, and urges her to honour her love to Manav. Jagmohan and Tara also give their blessings; Manav and Mansi finally get married. The Mehtas take a family picture after the wedding, as the film ends...
The soundtrack of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi. The soundtrack was released on 12 June 1999 and it become a major critical and commercial success.[4] At a press conference, Ghai remarked, "I credit the name of the movie to composer A. R. Rahman. This movie is a romance and I could have called it any thing – Dil, Pyaar, Hum Bhaag Gaye, but it was Rahman's presence in the movie that gave me the confidence to call it Taal. Taal means music and music means Taal. The whole credit goes to A. R. Rahman and Anand Bakshi. Rahman kept me awake many nights, but after listening to the songs, I felt it was worth all the trouble."[5]
The soundtrack became a tremendous success, and was sold more than 1.85million units within a month of its release.[6] It went on to sell 4million units, becoming the best-selling soundtrack for a 1999 Hindi film.[7] The soundtrack made the list of "Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks of All Time", as compiled by Planet Bollywood.[8]
Track listing
Taal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Hindi[9]
Taal was a critical and commercial success in India netting ₹22 crore in India on a budget of ₹11.50 crore, and also performed well internationally.[3] In the United States, it became the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety's box office list.[3] The final worldwide gross collection of the film stands at ₹51.16 crore, making it the 4th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1999. Taal was screened at the Chicago International Film Festival[citation needed] and selected by Roger Ebert for his 2005 Overlooked Film Festival.[11]
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Taal transl Rhythm is a 1999 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film co written edited produced and directed by Subhash Ghai The film stars Aishwarya Rai Akshaye Khanna and Anil Kapoor in lead roles while Amrish Puri and Alok Nath feature in supporting roles It was also dubbed in Tamil as Thaalam Taal was premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival the official selection at the 2005 Ebertfest Roger Ebert s Film Festival and retrospectively at the 45th IFFI in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section 2 TaalFilm posterDirected bySubhash GhaiWritten bySubhash GhaiJaved Siddiqui Dialogue Screenplay bySachin BhowmickSubhash GhaiStory bySubhash GhaiProduced bySubhash GhaiStarringAishwarya RaiAkshaye KhannaAnil KapoorNarrated byAkshaye KhannaCinematographyKabir LalEdited bySubhash GhaiMusic byA R RahmanProductioncompanyMukta ArtsDistributed byMukta ArtsTips InternationalsRelease dateAugust 13 1999Running time181 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget 11 50 croreBox office 51 16 crore 1 Taal 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 3 The film received widespread critical acclaim upon release with major praise directed towards the direction story screenplay dialogues soundtrack costumes choreography and performances of the cast 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 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Music 3 1 Track listing 4 Reception 5 Accolades 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis EditJagmohan Mehta arrives in Chamba India for a long vacation with his rich and affluent family including his son Manav They meet Mansi the beautiful daughter of poor spiritual singer Tara Shankar Manhuja As the owner of the Mehta amp Mehta Group of Companies Jagmohan is looking to invest in Chamba with Manav Over time Jagmohan and Tara become friendly with each other Eventually Mansi and Manav fall in love Reluctant after knowing this Jagmohan disapproves of Mansi due to her poor socio economic background After learning the same Tara is earlier angry but later reaches Mumbai to visit his journalist cousin Prabha and to meet the Mehtas Unfortunately the family insults Tara Deeply hurt he leaves with Mansi who breaks up with Manav Mansi soon meets famous music producer and director Vikrant Kapoor who happens to be Tara s fan She signs a 3 year contract with him and performs dance numbers and remixes of his productions and Tara s songs She wins awards and becomes a sensation Slowly Vikrant begins falling for Mansi Manav finds out his family was in the wrong when they ill treated Mansi and Tara Manav goes to apologise to Mansi for what his family did She rejects him out of grief for how Tara was treated Vikrant learns of Mansi s past with Manav Ignoring it he proposes to her She eventually accepts it After winning an award in Canada Mansi returns to India to prepare their marriage Jagmohan and Tara patch things up after the former realises his mistake and apologises On the wedding day Vikrant realises Mansi loves Manav He assures her they can still be friends and urges her to honour her love to Manav Jagmohan and Tara also give their blessings Manav and Mansi finally get married The Mehtas take a family picture after the wedding as the film ends Cast EditAishwarya Rai Bachchan as Mansi Shankar Manhuja Manav and Vikrant s love interest Akshaye Khanna as Manav Mehta Mansi s love interest Anil Kapoor as Vikrant Kapoor Mansi s love interest Amrish Puri as Jagmohan Mehta Manav s father Alok Nath as Tara Shankar Manhuja Tara Babu Mansi s father Jividha Sharma as Ilavati Ila Shankar Manhuja Mansi s cousin Sushma Seth as Nani Manav s grandmother Mita Vashisht as Prabha Shankar Manhuja Tara s cousin Saurabh Shukla as Surjoy Banerjee Vikrant s assistant Prithvi Zutshi as Deepmohan Mehta Jagmohan s brother Supriya Karnik as Shakuntala Deepmohan Mehta Jagmohan s sister in law Manoj Pahwa as Santram Singh Rajesh Khera as Brijmohan Mehta Ekta Jain as Mansi s first cousin Puneet Vashisht as Shaukat Akash Karnataki as Siddu Bobby Darling as Dress Designer Narwendra Khanna Asha Bachani as Dolly Brijmohan Mehta Sunil Nagar as Police Commissioner Anita Hassanandani in the song Ishq Bina Shahid Kapoor as background dancer in song Kahin Aag Lage Isha Sharvani as background dancer in song Kahin Aag Lage Subhash Ghai as man with walkman at market Cameo appearance Music EditTaalSoundtrack album by A R RahmanReleased12 June 1999 Digital Release 13 August 1999 Film Release RecordedMehboob StudioGenreSoundtrackLength64 28LabelTIPSProducerA R RahmanA R Rahman chronologyPadayappa 1999 Taal 1999 Jodi 1999 SoundtrackReview scoresSourceRatingPlanet Bollywood linkThe soundtrack of the film was composed by A R Rahman with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi The soundtrack was released on 12 June 1999 and it become a major critical and commercial success 4 At a press conference Ghai remarked I credit the name of the movie to composer A R Rahman This movie is a romance and I could have called it any thing Dil Pyaar Hum Bhaag Gaye but it was Rahman s presence in the movie that gave me the confidence to call it Taal Taal means music and music means Taal The whole credit goes to A R Rahman and Anand Bakshi Rahman kept me awake many nights but after listening to the songs I felt it was worth all the trouble 5 The soundtrack became a tremendous success and was sold more than 1 85 million units within a month of its release 6 It went on to sell 4 million units becoming the best selling soundtrack for a 1999 Hindi film 7 The soundtrack made the list of Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks of All Time as compiled by Planet Bollywood 8 Track listing Edit Taal Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Hindi 9 No TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Beat of Passion Anand BakshiA R Rahman2 512 Ishq Bina Anand BakshiAnuradha Sriram Sujatha Mohan A R Rahman Sonu Nigam7 453 Ishq Bina Ishq Bina Anand BakshiKavita Krishnamurthy Sukhwinder Singh8 134 Kahin Aag Lage Anand BakshiAsha Bhosle Richa Sharma Aditya Narayan7 155 Kariye Naa Anand BakshiSukhwinder Singh Alka Yagnik7 156 Kya Dekh Rahe Ho Tum Anand BakshiVaishali Samant Shoma2 317 Nahin Saamne Tu Anand BakshiHariharan Sukhwinder Singh6 038 Ni Main Samajhh Gayi Anand BakshiRicha Sharma Sukhwinder Singh4 339 Raga Dance Anand BakshiA R Rahman2 5310 Ramta Jogi Anand BakshiSukhwinder Singh Alka Yagnik6 1711 Taal Se Taal Anand BakshiAlka Yagnik Udit Narayan6 1812 Taal Se Taal Western Version Anand BakshiSukhwinder Singh2 34Total length 64 28 Thaalam Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tamil 10 No TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Kaadhal Yogi VairamuthuT L Maharajan Swarnalatha6 302 Best of Passion VairamuthuSrinivas2 503 Kaadhal Illamale VairamuthuSrinivas Anuradha Sriram7 444 Kalai Maane VairamuthuHariharan6 095 Saridhaana VairamuthuMano K S Chithra6 446 Thaalathil VairamuthuS P Balasubrahmanyam Shoba2 347 Unnaithanea VairamuthuSujatha Mohan Deepika7 148 Raaga Music VairamuthuShoba2 559 Thaalathil Western Version VairamuthuS P Balasubrahmanyam6 21Total length 49 05Reception EditTaal was a critical and commercial success in India netting 22 crore in India on a budget of 11 50 crore and also performed well internationally 3 In the United States it became the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety s box office list 3 The final worldwide gross collection of the film stands at 51 16 crore making it the 4th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1999 Taal was screened at the Chicago International Film Festival citation needed and selected by Roger Ebert for his 2005 Overlooked Film Festival 11 Accolades EditAnil Kapoor won many awards for his role as Vikrant Kapoor the role went to him after Govinda declined it including the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor 12 the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor the Zee Cine Award for Best Supporting Actor 13 and the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor Alka Yagnik won the Best Female Playback Singer for the song Taal Se Taal Mila Composer A R Rahman also received a number of awards for his work in the film including the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director the IIFA Award for Best Music Director and the Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director 14 Aishwarya Rai was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and the Screen Award for Best Actress Award a Date of ceremony b Category Recipient s Result Ref Bollywood Movie Awards c 8 June 2000 Best Film Taal Won 15 Best Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan WonMost Sensational Actress WonBest Actor Critics Anil Kapoor WonBest Music Director A R Rahman WonBest Lyricist Anand Bakshi for Taal Se Taal WonBest Editing Subhash Ghai WonFilmfare Awards 13 February 2000 Best Film Taal Nominated 16 17 18 Best Director Subhash Ghai NominatedBest Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan NominatedBest Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor WonBest Music Director A R Rahman WonBest Lyricist Anand Bakshi for Ishq Bina WonAnand Bakshi for Taal Se Taal NominatedBest Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for Ishq Bina NominatedSukhwinder Singh for Ramta Jogi NominatedBest Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for Taal Se Taal WonBest Cinematography Kabir Lal WonBest Sound Design Rakesh Ranjan WonInternational Indian Film Academy Awards 24 June 2000 Best Film Taal Nominated 19 20 21 Best Director Subhash Ghai NominatedBest Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan NominatedBest Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor WonBest Music Director A R Rahman WonBest Lyricist Anand Bakshi for Ishq Bina WonBest Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for Ishq Bina NominatedSukhwinder Singh for Ramta Jogi NominatedBest Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for Taal Se Taal WonAnuradha Sriram for Ishq Bina NominatedSunidhi Chauhan for Kya Dekh Rahe Ho Tum NominatedBest Costume Design Neeta Lulla WonScreen Awards 23 January 2000 Best Film Taal Nominated 22 23 Best Director Subhash Ghai NominatedBest Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor WonBest Music Director A R Rahman WonBest Lyricist Anand Bakshi for Ramta Jogi NominatedAnand Bakshi for Taal Se Taal WonBest Male Playback Singer Sonu Nigam for Ishq Bina NominatedSukhwinder Singh for Ramta Jogi WonBest Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for Taal Se Taal NominatedAsha Bhosle for Kahin Aag Lage NominatedBest Costume Design Neeta Lulla WonZee Cine Awards 11 March 2000 Best Actor Female Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Nominated 24 25 26 27 28 Lux Face of the Year d WonBest Actor in a Supporting Role Male Anil Kapoor WonBest Performance in a Negative Role Amrish Puri NominatedBest Music Director A R Rahman WonBest Lyricist Anand Bakshi for Ishq Bina WonAnand Bakshi for Taal Se Taal NominatedBest Choreography Shiamak Davar for Kahin Aag Lage NominatedBest Cinematography Kabir Lal NominatedBest Art 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