Tamasha (film)

Tamasha
Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala
Imtiaz Ali
Written by Imtiaz Ali
Starring Ranbir Kapoor
Deepika Padukone
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Ravi Varman
Edited by Aarti Bajaj
Production
company
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Window Seat Films
Distributed by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Release dates
 2016
Country India
Language Hindi

Tamasha (English: Spectacle) is an upcoming Indian romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Ali and Sajid Nadiadwala. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles.[1] Tamasha tells the story of an individual who loses his self by living according to the social conventions expected of him.[2] Principal photography of the film began in Corsica, France in July 2014.[3][4] The soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman. Tamasha is scheduled for release in 2016.[5]

Cast

Production

Development

"What ‘Tamasha’ is trying to say is that don't be satisfied with the stories you hear around you, create your own myth, choose your own story. Sometimes in trying to belong, you lose your edge, you become blunt and you forget who you are unless someone comes to remind you, someone who has seen you at that time. It’s not that simple because it takes the undoing of entire life’s experience to get in touch with yourself and your wild energy."

—Imtiaz Ali on his film, in an interview with Press Trust of India.

In 2013, Ali began working on this project after Rockstar, collaborating once again with A. R. Rahman and Ranbir Kapoor.[9]Deepika Padukone was confirmed as the lead female in September 2013.[10] The project was initially titled Window Seat[11] but later changed to Tamasha.[12] The troupe played by Kapoor and Padukone is one of the reasons for the film's title Tamasha as it refers to the Shakespearean monologue, 'All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players'.[13] In August 2014, Padma Bhushan winner Teejan Bai was roped in to perform Pandavani and narrations of the Mahabharata for the film.[14] In an interview with The Press Trust of India, Ali outlined the generalised storyline, "You meet a certain person and you are very enchanted by him. He is free flowing and your type and then you lose touch. Years later when you meet, he is absolutely somebody else."[2]

Characters

Ranbir Kapoor's character is about a person who is enchanted by stories, who grows up hearing them and expresses himself by performing them. Kapoor plays a free spirited person who wants everybody around him to be happy. He is a nomad, going out of his way to please people.[13] The film portrays Kapoor's life in three stages–as a nine-year-old child, a 19-year-old adolescent and a 30-year-old foreign-returned adult.[8]

In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, Deepika Padukone stated that her character is a fan of the French comic series, Asterix, which takes place in Corsica, France.[13] In the film it sets out on an adventure wherein she meets Kapoor's character.[13] They both explore the island and, along the way, they form a troupe to stage dramatic plays and fall passionately in love.[13] In January 2015, Ali roped in few working officials of the tea auctioneer company J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd. for the film. They were not auditioned but directly chosen to play their characters.[7] In an explanation to the connection with company and Kolkata, Ali was quoted, "The character that Deepika plays in the movie is Tara Maheshwari and her family owns many tea gardens. We’ve borrowed the title of 'Darjeeling Impex' to portray the company for the film."[7] In the film, Tara's father hands over his tea business to Tara so that she starts a line of tea boutiques, taking the company ahead.[7]

Filming

Principal photography began in Corsica, France on July 9, 2014 and was wrapped on July 30, 2014.[15] Several images and dance sequence of a song "Dil Ka Bayaan" by Mohit Chauhan and shot at Bastia Museum Café were leaked in August 2014.[16] Filming began in Shimla on December 1, 2014.[6] It featured child artistes playing the young characters of Kapoor's and Padukone's in an unknown flashback sequence.[17][18] Scenes with Javed Sheikh were filmed in Shimla alone.[8] Kapoor was observed sporting a countryside look. In another scene he had donned as a graduating student from Jaypee University of Information Technology.[6][19] The Kolkata schedule began on January 16, 2015, where Padukone was seen filming at the old airport and J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.[7][20] The Delhi schedule of filming began on January 29, 2015.[21] Scenes featuring Ranbir Kapoor were shot at the Time Tower Business Park in Gurgaon.[22] Padukone joined the same schedule a day later, beginning the shoot in southern Delhi’s Hauz Khas village.[23] The scheduled was wrapped up by February 23, 2015.[24]Certain scenes were shot in Delhi from March 10, 2015, extending a week further.[25]On 22 March 2015, filming in Shimla resumed. Three days later to the date, Kapoor was being filmed at Ridge road. For the scene his appearance carried a clean-shaven look and he wore grey hooded jacket, white shirt and jeans. Majority of the scenes will be shot at Bishop Cotton School.[26]A scene dating the year 2004 in the backdrop was canned where Kapoor delivered a lecture on stage. The last filming schedule began in Tokyo on April 8, 2015.[27][28]

References

  1. ↑ "Ranbir, Deepika in Imtiaz Ali's Window Seat". Bollywood Hungama. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ranbir, Deepika's Personal History Doesn't Bother Tamasha Director". ndtv.com. Press Trust of India. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor's Birthday Surprise for Katrina Kaif". NDTV. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Is Ranbir Kapoor the reason why Deepika Padukone wished 'happy birthday' to Katrina Kaif?". Daily News and Analysis. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor - Deepika Padukone starrer 'Tamasha's release postponed!". Daily News and Analysis. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Ranbir Kapoor's character name in 'Tamasha' and other details revealed". Deccan Chronicle. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Kumar, Karo Christine (24 January 2015). "TETE A TEA WITH DP". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Afzal, Asfia (13 February 2015). "Javed Sheikh to star in Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Tamasha’". Business Recorder. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rahman-Imtiaz-Ranbir-Irshad team up again for Sajid's next". Bollywood Hungama. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone in Imtiaz Ali's 'Window Seat'". The Indian Express. September 20, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ranbir, Deepika in Imtiaz Ali's Window Seat". Bollywood Hungama. September 20, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ Dubey, Gaurav (April 23, 2014). "Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone to pair up again for 'Tamasha'". Mid-day. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Ankur Pathak. "Ranbir Kapoor to play a nomad in Tamasha". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "‘Tamasha’ time for Ranbir, Imtiaz as they meet Teejan Bai in Chhattisgarh". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone to Shoot in Corsica". NDTV. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika angry about leaked images, video". Emirates 24/7. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Tamasha in Shimla". The Indian Express. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ex-Lovers Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone Reunite in Shimla?". International Business Times. November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor debuts new look for 'Tamasha'". Deccan Chronicle. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "Deepika Padukone spotted filming for ‘Tamasha’ in Kolkata". India Today. January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor lands in Delhi to shoot for Imtiaz Ali's 'Tamasha'". The Indian Express. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Ranbir shoots for Tamasha in Gurgaon". Pinkvilla. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  23. ↑ Pacheco, Sunitra (January 31, 2015). "Deepika Padukone shoots for ‘Tamasha’ in Delhi". Mumbai: The Indian Express. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor wraps up 'Tamasha' shoot in Delhi". Deccan Chronicle. February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Deepika Padukone heads back to Delhi for 'Tamasha' shoot". Deccan Chronicle. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Tamasha’ in Shimla now". The Indian Express. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Ranbir Kapoor begins Tokyo schedule of 'Tamasha'". Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  28. ↑ "Imtiaz Ali off to Tokyo, Ranbir-Deepika to fly next week for 'Tamasha'". Retrieved 2015-04-06.

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