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Mumbai: Veteran actor Anil Kapoor says he feels fortunate to be associated with the cast and crew of “Taal”, which is set to re-release in theatres on September 27 to mark its 25th anniversary.
Directed by Subhash Ghai, this musical romance drama also starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshaye Khanna.
“Taal” was released on August 13, 1999 and is still remembered for its soundtrack composed by lyricist Anand Bakshi and composer A.R. Rahman.
The film was a reunion for Kapoor and Ghai, who had previously worked on films such as “Meri Jung”, “Karma” and “Ram Lakhan”.
“I have worked with him before and I am very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with him. Sometimes magic happens. The universe does that.”
“When good technicians and artistes like Rahman sahab and others come together, magic happens,” Kapoor told PTI on the sidelines of a special screening of “Taal” organised by Radio Nasha on Saturday.
Ghai, who has also co-written, edited and produced “Taal”, said he is happy that the film has found an audience even in the current generation.
“It’s been 25 years since ‘Taal’ and there was a time when we made a film, we expected it to run in theatres for 25 weeks. When we made the film, we had no idea that it would stay in theatres for this long. But, we thought the film would run in theatres for 25 weeks. But, we thought the film would run in theatres for 25 weeks. But, we thought the film would run in theatres for 25 weeks.
“The most exciting thing is that the film also connects with the younger generation. Today, when we make a film we think it should run for two or four weeks,” he said.
The filmmaker credited producer Kumar Taurani for promoting the film far and wide, as well as Rahman for giving the soulful soundtrack to the film.
He said, “We wanted to make music that would be immortal and divine, whether it was successful or not. We wanted to make great music and we put our soul and talent into it.”
The Kapoor actor also said the International Emmy Award nomination for the Indian version of “The Night Manager”, in which he played the villain Shelly Roongta, came as a surprise to him.
“The Night Manager” starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Sobhita Dhulipala has recently received a nomination in the Drama Series category at the 2024 International Emmy Awards. It is India’s only entry in the 14 categories in the nominations.
Kapoor said he is eagerly looking forward to the awards ceremony to be held in New York in November.
“I’m excited about it. It was unexpected. The show has received a lot of love and it feels great to get this nomination.
He said, “I believe that one should keep working hard and your hard work always pays off and you get appreciated for it in some way or the other.”
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