Taal A Friendship Movie

The internet is a scary place, especially for lovers and friends because when they fall out, they hang their dirty linen in public. India is the biggest film producer in the world. Taal is a classic movie about friendship.

Alok Nath plays Tarababu, who lives in Chamba with his daughters in Subhash Gai’s film Taal.  One day Jagmohan (Amrish Puri) arrives with his entire family including Manav (Akshay Khanna) his only son.

Jagmohan is in Chamba to secure a big project that has been eluding him for years. Tarababu is well-respected and connected and manages to convince the minister responsible to give the project to Jagmohan’s company Mehta and Mehta. 

Jagmohan hugs him and says, “That was made possible thanks to you.”  They part as friends and Jagmohan tells Tarababu to look him up when he is in Mumbai.

His son Manav falls in love with Tarababu’s daughter Mamsi (Aishwarya Rai).  She takes his red scarf and embroiders their names. Tarababu takes Mamsi to Mumbai when he discovers the affair. Manav’s aunt doesn’t allow them in and they sit outside with the dogs for nine hours. Jagmohan does not offer them water or a seat when he comes in. 

Tarababu gets angry and slaps Jagmohan when he suggests that he will pay him for helping him secure the Chamba project.  Manav is livid that Mamsi’s father slapped his. She cuts off the relationship and joins a famous musical director Vikram (Anil Kapoor) who falls in love with her.

What is strange about people who use friends and dispose them is that they don’t see anything wrong.  The discarded friend is hurt.  Zulu, a South Africa language has a proverb: ‘ifa leziduphunga lidliwa abahlakaniphile.’  Fools’ wealth is eaten by clever people.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.