Taal (film)

Taal
Film poster
Directed bySubhash Ghai
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick
Subhash Ghai
Dialogues byJaved Siddiqui
Story bySubhash Ghai
Produced bySubhash Ghai
StarringAnil Kapoor
Aishwarya Rai
Akshaye Khanna
Narrated byAkshaye Khanna
CinematographyKabir Lal
Edited bySubhash Ghai
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed byMukta Arts
Tips Internationals
Release date
  • 13 August 1999 (1999-08-13)
Running time
181 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget15 crore
Box office51.16 crore

Taal (transl.Rhythm) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama 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.

Taal was 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").