This film is over three hours long and so devastating I’ve only been able to watch it in its entirety once, but even though it doesn’t feature Aishwarya for a decent chunk of run time, her knockout performances at the very beginning and end of the film form iconic bookends that keep it on a permanent pedestal in my brain. A musical masterpiece that captured Rai’s versatility as an actress in the role of Mansi, the daughter of a folk singer who rises to fame, Taal was the first Indian film to reach the Top 20 on Variety’s box-office list. Once again, Rai is not the star of the show, but ends up stealing it anyway in her extended cameo as ghost Megha, who serves as a ‘Helen of Troy’ for a plot roughly based on 1989’s Dead Poet’s Society.
Author: Nicole Stawiarski
Published at: 2025-06-30 21:00:00
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