India Synopsis
ताल
“Don't fall .. rise in love.”
On a sight-seeing road trip of India, U.K. based Manav Mehta meets Mansi, the daughter of a singer, Tarababu. He is attracted to her, and makes his attraction known. She also is attracted to him eventually. Her dad approves of Manav, and both go to Bombay to meet his family. On their arrival itself, they are shunned and treated as second class citizens, and this lasts throughout the day.
Other Titles From Mukta Arts Ltd
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Taal itself).
The 1998–2000 India Window
Taal holds position #31 of 66 India films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s India Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 19 titles released, including Taal. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (147 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other India films in 1999.
The 279th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 76% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,027 of 1,983 India films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Drama productions specifically: #670 of 1,132 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Mukta Arts Ltd |
| Runtime | 2h 57m |
| Release Date | August 13, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0152836 |