Movie Reading : Tamasha

Each director has his own way of telling a story, and you can find some common threads in all of their films. But only a few provide you an entirely new experience on watching their movie. Imtiaz Ali belongs to that category. The dual personality that Ranvir had in Rockstar, the confused mannerisms that Saif showed in Love Aaj Kal, the separation theme, Tamasha has all in it. But still, it’s new and refreshing.

Not many people know that its’s earlier title was “Window seat” and the idea behind that name was what do u think when you are in a train and see a station pass by? What will you become if you get down there, where no one knows you, and where you know noone. Will you become your true self, or will you continue behaving in same way as you always have.

Each film has a message and how easily it conveys that message to the viewers, determine whether people really like it or not. Tamasha’s message is an 8-minute storytelling by Ranvir. It forces you to think, about what you are doing. Moreover, it tells the importance of “Why?” in people’s lives. Social conventions drive how people behave, what people do.

A line in his story aptly puts it

"Tum nahi jaante kaunsi race hain, toh bhaag kyo rahe ho? Kyoki sab bhaag rahe he, isliye main bhi bhaag raha hu. ”

And what one should really be doing, 

"Tum khud choose karo na apni race, saari duniya pehchanegi "


The separation theme of Love Aaj Kal follows here as well. There Saif realizes the importance of Deepika when they get far from each other. And in Tamasha, it is Deepika again, who causes Ranvir to realize what he is looking for truly.

There is also a scene where Ranvir resists what he is faced with and tells Deepika 

“Mere ghar wale, mere dost, main khud nahi jaanta main kaun hu. Par Tu 7 din Corsica me reh k jaan gayi ki main kaun hu”.

Surely, it’s not about how much time you spend with someone, but about the quality of time that help people know each other really.
The movie has plenty of memorable scenes. Humorous scenes between Ranvir-Deepika in exotic location of Corsica, childhood scenes of Ranvir, the storytelling, and what not. You will also remember the old storyteller, small time auto-wala, and the sardarjis of Heer song.

Overall, Tamasha is a fun movie to watch, while at the same time it has all elements that help you connect with it. And wait a minute, how can you forget the music for which A.R. Rehman has composed. Mix of all kind of songs, each one you can hum around while leaving the theatres.

In the end, some dialogues

“Aao vaada kare hum jo kahege jhuth kahege, aur jhuth ke sive kuch nahi kahege”

“Wahi kahani fir ek baar, majnu ne liye kapde faad, aur tamasha beech bazaar”