Tamasha (2015 film)

Tamasha
Poster of Tamasha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byImtiaz Ali
Written byImtiaz Ali
Produced bySajid Nadiadwala
StarringRanbir Kapoor
Deepika Padukone
CinematographyRavi Varman
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Running time
139 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹87 crore
Box officeest. ₹136.63 crore[2]

Tamasha (transl. Spectacle/Drama)[3] is a 2015 Indian psychological coming-of-age romantic drama film[1] written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala from his studio, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. The film score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Irshad Kamil. Tamasha was filmed in the Indian cities of Shimla, Delhi, Gurgaon, and Kolkata, with additional filming in Tokyo and Corsica. The film tells the story of character Ved Vardhan Sahni (played by Kapoor) in three stages–as a 9-year-old child, a 19-year-old adolescent and a 30-year-old adult in a nonlinear narrative.

Tamasha was released on 27 November 2015 to mixed reviews from film critics,[4] who praised the performances of Kapoor and Padukone, but criticized the complexity of the plot. The film grossed ₹136.63 crore worldwide against its budget of ₹87 crore. Despite being an underwhelming commercial success at the time of its release, the film later gained a strong cult following, especially among the youth.[5]

At the 61st Filmfare Awards, Tamasha received 4 nominations, including Best Actor (Kapoor) and Best Music Director (Rahman), winning Best Lyricist (Kamil for "Agar Tum Saath Ho"). At the 2016 Stardust Awards, the film won Best Actress (Padukone).

  1. ^ a b "TAMASHA (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Box Office: Worldwide Collections of Tamasha". Box Office India. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ "'Tamasha' not autobiographical, says Imtiaz Ali". The Indian Express. Mumbai: Indo-Asian News Service. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Suparno (27 November 2015). "'Tamasha' review roundup: What critics have to say about Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Pade kaun starrer". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. ^ "How Tamasha evolved as a Cult Film - The Indian Wire". 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.