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Hindi | तामशा |
Directed by | Imtiaz Ali |
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Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
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Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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139 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹60 crore |
Box office | est.₹136.63 crore |
Tamasha (English: A spectacle) 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 were composed by A. R. Rahman, while lyrics for the songs were written by Irshad Kamil.
Filmed briefly in Corsica, Indian cities–Shimla, Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata; followed by two-day schedule in Tokyo, the film tells the story of character Ved Vardhan Sahni (played by Kapoor) in three stages–as a nine-year-old child, a 19-year-old adolescent and a 30-year-old adult in a drama-based non-linear screenplay.
The film was released on 27 November 2015 to mixed reviews by film critics. However, they praised the performances of lead actors but criticised the unsatisfactory togetherness of the plot. Despite the film grossed over ₹1.36 billion worldwide, becoming the 10th highest grossing Bollywood film of 2015, it was declared a flop due to high budget of the production. 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.