Taal (film)
| Taal | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Subhash Ghai |
| Written by | Subhash Ghai Javed Siddiqui (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Sachin Bhowmick Subhash Ghai |
| Story by | Subhash Ghai |
| Produced by | Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Aishwarya Rai Akshaye Khanna |
| Narrated by | Akshaye Khanna |
| Cinematography | Kabir Lal |
| Edited by | Subhash Ghai |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mukta Arts Tips Internationals |
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Running time | 181 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹15 crore |
| Box office | ₹51.16 crore |
Taal (transl. Rhythm) is a 1999 Indian Hindi language musical romantic drama film 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. It was dubbed and released 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.
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.
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").