Wah Taj
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Directed by | Ajit Sinha |
Written by | M. Salim |
Produced by | Pawan Sharma Abhinav Verma |
Starring | Shreyas Talpade Manjari Fadnis Hemant Pandey Rajesh Sharma Yusuf Hussain Govind Pandey Rajeev Verma Prachee Pathak |
Cinematography | Uttam Dhakal |
Edited by | Irfan Ishak |
Music by | Vipin Patwa, Jaidev Kumar, Gaurav Dagaonkar |
Production companies | Pun Films Pvt. Ltd SpyderWave Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Wah Taj (transl. Wow, Taj!) is a 2016 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Ajit Sinha, and produced by Pawan Sharma and Abhinav Verma under the banners of Pen Films Pvt. Ltd. and SpyderWave Films. It features Shreyas Talpade and Manjari Fadnis in the lead roles.[1] The film was released worldwide on 23 September 2016. It was declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh on 22 September 2016.[2]
Cast[]
- Shreyas Talpade as Tukaram Raosaheb Marathe
- Manjari Fadnis as Sunanda, Tukaram's wife
- Hemant Pandey as Visarjan Yadav
- Rajesh Sharma
- Rajeev Verma
- Rakesh Shrivastav
- Prachee Pathak
- Yusuf Hussain as Minister
- Sunil Shakya
- Shailendra Jain
- Govind Pandy
Plot[]
It's a sunny day in Agra. People are getting ready to head off to work while tourists are lining up at the Taj Mahal. But outside Taj Mahal, the atmosphere is different.
Tukaram Marathe, his wife Sundari and their daughter have laid claim to the land on which Taj Mahal stands. Tukaram says the land belonged to his ancestors and demands it back. His claim is relayed by the media and this puts the authorities in action. The jail minister Visarjan Yadav is sent to sort things out but he ends up making matters worse. Tukaram and Sundari refuse to back down and sit on a hunger strike on the Yamuna plains.
Repeated attempts from Yadav and the Chief Minister yield no results and the case goes to court. Here, Tukaram is asked to present proof of his claim. He presents letters from Emperors Humayun and Akbar addressed to his ancestors and after testing, it appears that the letters are authentic. Till the matter is in court, Tukaram asks for the Taj Mahal to be shut down for tourists.
After much deliberation, Tukaram and Sundari strike a deal with the government. They ask to be given land elsewhere in the country for farming. This demand is granted but the problem doesn't end there. The land they randomly select, belongs to a big industrialist who is not willing to let go off it. Unable to arm-twist the government, the industrialist hires a killer to finish Tukaram.[3]
Production[]
Wah Taj was shot primarily in Agra and Bhopal with a short schedule in Mumbai. The shooting of the movie was wrapped up in June, 2013 & was earlier slated for a release towards late 2013.[4]
Reception[]
Times of India provided it 2.5/5 rating and wrote, "Wah Taj aims to put focus on the pitiable conditions of farmers and the devil-may-care approach of the government machinery".[5]
Soundtrack[]
The music was released on 7 September 2016 by Zee Music Company.[6]
All music is composed by Gaurav Dagaonkar, Jaidev Kumar & Vipin Patwa.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kanha Mere Kanha" | Dr Sagar | Arpita Mukherjee, Deepali Sathe, Manjira Ganguly, Pratibha Singh Baghel, Vipin Patwa | 3:01 |
2. | "Tu Hi Bata Mere Khuda" | Dr Sagar | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Humsar Hayat, Javed Bashir, Vipin Patwa | 4:27 |
3. | "Murga Bole" | Kumaar | Tochi Raina | 3:27 |
4. | "Chhori Chhichhori" | Guru Thakur | Aakanksha Sharma, Adarsh Shinde | 4:02 |
Total length: | 17 minutes |
References[]
- ^ "Wah Taj (2014)". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shreyas-talpade-s-wah-taj-made-tax-free-in-up-even-before-its-release-2257808
- ^ Bhanage, Updated: Sep 27, 2016, 05.36 PM IST, Mihir. "Wah Taj movie review". timesofindia.com. TNN. Retrieved 28 May 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Shreyas and Manjari starrer 'Wah Taj!' shooting completes".
- ^ Movie Wah Taj Movie Review 2016, Story, Trailers | Times of India, retrieved 19 September 2018
- ^ Wah Taj (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Gaurav Dagaonkar, Jaidev Kumar & Vipin Patwa on iTunes, 7 September 2016, retrieved 18 September 2018
External links[]
- 2016 films
- Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- 2010s Hindi-language films
- 2010s Hindi-language film stubs