Tamasha is a 2015 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It features Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The film score and soundtrack album was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics from Irshad Kamil.
Filmed briefly in Corsica, Indian cities–Shimla, Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata; followed by two-day schedule in Tokyo, Tamasha tells the story of character Ved Vardhan Sahni(played by Kapoor) who loses his self by living according to the social conventions expected of him. The film portrays Ved’s life in three stages–as a nine-year-old child, a 19-year-old adolescent and a 30-year-old adult in a spectacle-based non-linear screenplay. Tara Maheshwari(played by Padukone) identifies herself more with Ved’s life, helping him to come out of his split personality and become a spectacle-oriented performer. The story is based on the central theme of abrasion and loss of self resulting from a constant attempt to fit in oneself back.
The film was released on November 27, 2015 to mixed reviews by film critics.[5] However, they praised the performances of lead actors but criticised the unsatisfactory togetherness of the plot. The film received nominations for direction, music and performances of the lead actors, notably Kapoor being nominated under Filmfare Award for Best Actor category and Irshad Kamil winning the Filmfare Award for Best Lyrics for his lyrical work to the soundtrack album of the film.
is a bit boring during some scenes like the climax, and some other, the screenplay could be better, concept was good like every Imtiaz Ali’s movies.
Tamasha is about the journey of someone who has lost his edge in trying to behave according to socially acceptable conventions of the society. The film is based on the central theme of abrasion and loss of self that happens in an attempt to fit in oneself back.
I really liked a lot of the second half. There’s so much good stuff going on, including the pair which strays, and then journeys towards each other. Despite its flaws, this is Ali’s most complex story, teeming with ideas, and gives us Ranbir back again, along with the lovely Deepika, even if the plot keeps losing sight of her: there are tracts when she goes missing.
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