Tamasha is a revitalizing tale of love, emotions, and passion in the era of predictable storylines. The failure of this exquisite piece of art in the Indian Box Office shows how this film is not everyone’s cup of tea. The film opens with a joker laughing on a robot and his predictable ways of living. The robot symbolizes most of us; our probable ways of living, and how we have turned into a robot while trying to keep up with society’s expectations. The movie revolves around the life and personality of the protagonist, Veer. In the start, Veer appears to be a free-spirited soul who has come to Corsica for vacations. In Corsica, he stumbles into a vivacious lady named Tara. Both Tara and Veer explore Corsica together without knowing anything about each other. Not even their real names. Tara falls head over heels for the vibrant and spirited Veer. They promised to never meet each other again upon return to India. However, Tara couldn’t get her mind off Veer and not-so-coincidentally stumbles upon Veer once again after years of restlessness. They both go out together. They come to know about each other’s real identity and occupation but Tara finds this Veer to be quite different from the Veer she met in Corsica. This Veer was very ordinary. This Veer conformed to society’s way of living. This Veer didn’t challenge societal norms. This veer was an ordinary salesman living a robotic life. This Veer was a mediocre. This was not the Veer Tara loved.
Aarohi hears the sound of keys chiming through the door. She tilts her head as the door unlocks and sees Rohan stepping towards the balcony where she is seated. Rohan kisses her head gently and asks, "What are you doing?". "I'm doing an assignment for my drama class. I have to write a movie review by tomorrow."
He wishes her good luck and goes to the bedroom. She continues typing again.
“After dating Tara for a decent amount of time, Veer proposes to her. She rejects his proposal because she didn’t fall for this Veer. Her rejection starts a series of catastrophic alterations in Veer’s personality. He loses his job and his senses. He travels to Shimla (where his parents live) to meet the old man, who used to narrate him stories as a kid. He asks the old man of the ending of his life story. Upon which the old man shouts, "Darrta hai? Darr lagta hai? Apni kahani mujh se puch raha hai! Kaayar! Kisse darrta hai? Hai kaun yahan? Tu bata kya hota hai aage. Bata! Bol apni kahaani hai. Kya hai tere dil ke andar? Chahta kya hai tu? Dil mein heer liye, aur heer khoje veerane mein. Farebi… Dhokebaaz…". And then the song Safarnama plays. The summary of the movie is hidden in a single lyric of this song. "Jisay dhunda zamanay mein, mujhee mein tha." This movie shrewdly narrates the journey of self-discovery. It shows how thousands of kids bury their dreams and passions just so they could conform to the views of society, just because their parents want an engineer or a doctor, nothing less. This movie compels you to quit your day job and pursue your passions. There is something so relatable about the protagonist, which keeps you hooked on the screen and leaves its marks on you for days. If basic Bollywood rom-coms make you feel nauseous, then this majestic piece of art by Imtiaz Ali is definitely your piece of cake.”
Aarohi yawns. She saves the document with a smile lingering on her lips as she mutters under her breath "Jisey dhoonda zamanay mein, mujhee mein thaa."
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