Taal
1999 2h 57m movie Film India

Taal

ताल

“Don't fall .. rise in love.”

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.

The 1998–2000 India Window

66 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Taal sits at position #31.

  1. Rhythm
    #1

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000

  2. Padayappa
    #2

    Padayappa

    ★ 7.6 · 1999

  3. Friends
    #3

    Friends

    ★ 7.6 · 1999

  4. Thenkasipattanam
    #4

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000

  5. Narasimham
    #5

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000

  6. Upendra
    #6

    Upendra

    ★ 7.4 · 1999

  7. Vaastav
    #7

    Vaastav

    ★ 7.3 · 1999

  8. Alaipayuthey
    #8

    Alaipayuthey

    ★ 7.3 · 2000

Other Titles From Mukta Arts Ltd

The 1990s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Taal premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
44
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

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