Taal (Hindi)
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Star Cast : Akshay Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor, Alok Nath, Amrish Puri, Sushma Seth, Meeta Vasisht, Saurabh Shukla, Subhash Ghai, Bobby Darling, Prithvi Zutshi, Supriya Karnik, Manoj Pahwa, Rajesh Khera, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Puneet Vashist, Akash Karnataki, Usha Bachani, Alka, Jash Trivedi, Trilok Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor
Banner : Mukta Arts Ltd
Music : A R Rahman
Director : Subhash Ghai
Producer : Subhash Ghai

The one thorn in the creative scheme of "Taal" is a major one - the storyline. Storywriting has never been one of Mr. Ghai's strong points, and not since "Karz" has Ghai truly come up with a gripping plot. The storyline of "Taal" itself is extremely predictable. Manav (Akshaye) is the son of Jagmohan Mehta (Amrish Puri). Jagmohan, while at a hill station, meets famous local singer Tarabhai (Alok Nath) who just happens to have an attractive and talented daughter, Manasi (Aishwarya). Manav falls in love with Manasi, but due to the rich man-poor girl differences (and the usual rich, scheming relatives), the two fight. Manasi moves on to stardom and companionship with famous music remixer Vikrant Kapoor aka Kapu (Anil Kapoor), while Manav realizes the error of his family's ways and tries to win Manasi back.

What is more interesting is the characters Ghai creates in this story. Every character is neither good nor bad - but grey human beings. Manav first comes off as the possessor of great inner-wisdom, but he surprises the audience when he is quick to lose his temper and is able to call off his relationship in a rash, whimsical manner. With Vikrant (who is THE most intriguing character of the film), one never knows if he is evil or good. Sometimes he speaks evil and does good, while at other times the opposite is true. And then there is Manasi. Although she is easily the most poorly-defined of the characters, she is seen as the innocent lover who becomes lost in the power and cold-heartedness of her new profession. When a man who Manasi feels nothing for asks her if she loves him, she is able to lie and say "yes" with a straight face. A chauvinist might argue that this is a true woman.

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