nikil185 I remember watching taal when i was kid , And Aishwarya Rai was everywhere owin to her two hit Movies - Hum dil de chuke sanam and Taal .Taal Is all in all a Pure musical !! Its a journey of a girl With Music Playin a Important role in the backdrop hence the name Taal.The movie starts with AISHWARYA Rai (Mansi) a beautiful small town girl with great voice who meets AKSHAYE KHANA (Manav) a Rich down to earth guy . Now the same old Status problem arises and Mansi and Manav's Parents are logger heads and have a heated Fight which results the Couple SplttinG . Mansi Is approached to be a lead singer by A Leading music Composer ANIL KAPOOR (Vikrant) who also owns a Music company . Mansi becomes a overnight star , Manav Tries convincing Mansi all this time to come back to her . Now Vikrant proposes Mansi and Mansi agrees to marry him But Somewhere down her heart even she knows she loves Manav and isn't over him . Now What does Manasi Do ?? Will She Marry Vikrant and Kill her love for MANAV OR Will she Get back to Manav is the basic plot of the movie ? This movie has been made amazingly well it is possibly Subash Ghai's Best Work . The music by A.R REHMAN is the best part of the Movie . Aishwarya Steals the show completely its her movie all the way , Akshay khanna is great Too , Anil kapoor is funny and goofy and plays his part exceedingly well.Taal is a simple story which looks so pure on the screen and even the cinematography Is not over the top grand its just about perfect .A must watch for People who think Bollywood is all about stupid Dance - Around - The - Three Flick .

Jason Henderson The wild thing about TAAL is that the first half hour or so is like an Indian OKLAHOMA, where girl meets rich boy in a mountain village.But then the girl gets a recording contract and suddenly the movie is lycra, dance rehearsals, and MTV parties.The montage sequence in the center is worth the price alone, it's like a Bollywood FLASHDANCE-- the stunning Aish Rai proceeds through a montage sequence of the aforementioned rehearsals, an AMAZING combo of elegant gowns and modern choreography slashed with what we anglos think of as, what, Indian arm ballet? Amazing. Couldn't take my eyes off TAAL. If you have to start your Bollywood somewhere, try here.

chin_s_tham The scenes reminds me of my school days near Darjeeling. Anil Kapoor (Vikrant) was great and his role is more sympathetic that of Manav. If the movie ended with Mansi (Aishwaria Rai) walking off it would have been closer to Hollywood's standard and then a Sequel could have been done with Mansi confused as she develops a love for Vikrant who defended her virtue by not acceding to Manav's uncle to besmirch Mansi by trying to bribe Vikrant to have her model a bikini for half a million dollars or so. It would have been almost like 'Gone With the Wind' where Rhett Butler walks off with Scarlett O'Hara suddenly realizing how she really loved Rhett but with the hope of tomorrow where she could try to win him over again. Unfortunately, Margaret Mitchell, the author of 'Gone With the Wind', died a few months in a car accident after the movie was completed so Scarlett never had the opportunity to pursue Rhett.

sweetrupturedlight What a breath-taking movie. I loved it from start to finish. I was initially not a very big Aishwayra Rai fan, but after her performance, i have begun to re-evaluate that thought. She was excellent. The rest of the cast was good too. Akshaye Khanna was good in his role, perhaps lacking a bit of conviction, but a more than decent performance.So the plot? Rich Boy see's poor girl, falls instantly in love, and the uphill battle ensue's for love to prevail. Nothing groundbreaking, but the cinematography was brilliant, and the soundtrack is wqually beautiful, if not better. A must see!