The international pretence with Bollywood has always been one of melodrama,\u00a0flavoured\u00a0with colourful songs and dances. \u00a0As a new generation of film-makers take over, here you have an opportunity to catch one of the more experimental offerings from Indian cinema. \u00a0Imtiaz Ali\u2019s \u2018Tamasha\u2019, starring Bollywood\u2019s leading pair of Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor is the director\u2019s sixth film, which follows his critically acclaimed \u2018Highway.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Why always the same story?\u2019 reads the tagline of Tamasha, cleverly hinting at the message the movie wants to convey, of creating one\u2019s own destiny and making a different kind of \u2018tamasha\u2019(spectacle) of one’s own life.\u00a0 Ironically, whilst this writer-director tells us this age-old tale of \u2018self-discovery\u2019, we see him struggle ever so hard to make sure that the tagline does not hold true for the story he is trying to tell. \u00a0With the non-linear approach of storytelling, a script with heap-loads of metaphorical symbolism and some inventive direction Imtiaz clearly succeeds in conveying his core idea across to the audience.\u00a0 However, this comes at a cost, with a screenplay that can be quite jarring and even contrived at times, which is simply disastrous for a movie so ambitious.<\/p>\n
Tara (Deepika) and Ved (Ranbir) first meet in the beautiful island of Corsica, where they immediately hit it off.\u00a0 Nevertheless, the pair decides not to tell each other their names and never to meet after returning from this holiday.\u00a0 But as it happens, several years on Tara silently misses her friend – a sequence which is entirely choreographed as a happy-sad Punjabi song.\u00a0 Innovative to say the least, it packs a hefty punch and the fact that the movie is sprinkled throughout with such powerful moments, makes one hate the bits that are so contrived, even more.\u00a0 When the two meet again, Tara is sorely disappointed to find her dreamer reduced to the clich\u00e9d, tie-slinging, nine-to-fiver and eventually set to break his heart, Tara becomes the reason for Ved\u2019s journey towards self-discovery.<\/p>\n
As expected, it is the brilliant performances of the two leads that leaves one invested in the film till the end.\u00a0 Ranbir (Ved) shows immense maturity to pull it off, even with ridiculous scenes that have him reading monologues in front of the mirror as Ved tries to look within for answers.\u00a0 However, even when Tamasha essentially tells the story of Ved, its Deepika (Tara) who practically steals the show with an impressive performance that leaves the audience wondering why her character was left unexplored. \u00a0The A.R. Rahman-Imtiaz Ali combo works magic yet again, with a stunning background score and tracks that stay with you long after the movie.\u00a0 Cinematographer S Ravi Varman\u00a0captures Corsica in all its glory and scenes like the one where the camera follows the lead pair chasing each other along the sun-kissed European landscape are honestly exquisite.<\/p>\n
The movie, which ends on a beautiful heart-warming note normally, would have had anyone up and applauding but sadly, this one is a mixed bag and just leaves you torn-in-half.\u00a0 With so much to<\/p>\n
appreciate but also with a little too much to discredit, this \u2018almost-oxymoronic\u2019 Tamasha from Imtiaz Ali falls miles short on the \u2018Highway.\u2019<\/p>\n
Rating: 3\/5<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
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