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Tashan

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
6.1K
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Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshay Kumar in Tashan (2008)
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What happens when you throw 2 guys who hate each other together? Add for good measure a beauty and a gangster and the trouble is no one can be trusted.What happens when you throw 2 guys who hate each other together? Add for good measure a beauty and a gangster and the trouble is no one can be trusted.What happens when you throw 2 guys who hate each other together? Add for good measure a beauty and a gangster and the trouble is no one can be trusted.

  • Director
    • Vijay Krishna Acharya
  • Writer
    • Vijay Krishna Acharya
  • Stars
    • Akshay Kumar
    • Saif Ali Khan
    • Kareena Kapoor
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    6.1K
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    • Director
      • Vijay Krishna Acharya
    • Writer
      • Vijay Krishna Acharya
    • Stars
      • Akshay Kumar
      • Saif Ali Khan
      • Kareena Kapoor
    • 54User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Akshay Kumar
    Akshay Kumar
    • Bachchan Pandey
    • (as The Akshay Kumar)
    Saif Ali Khan
    Saif Ali Khan
    • Jeetendra 'Jimmy Cliff' Kumar Makwana
    • (as The Saif Ali Khan)
    Kareena Kapoor
    Kareena Kapoor
    • Pooja 'Guddiya' Singh
    • (as The Kareena Kapoor)
    Anil Kapoor
    Anil Kapoor
    • Lakhan 'Bhaiyaji' Singh
    • (as The Anil Kapoor)
    Vishal C. Bhardwaj
    • Cameo
    Mukesh S. Bhatt
      Alok Gagdekar
      Alok Gagdekar
      Rajesh Jais
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      Madhvenndra Jhaa
      Madhvenndra Jhaa
        Ehsan Khan
        Ehsan Khan
        Ibrahim Ali Khan
        Ibrahim Ali Khan
        • Young Jimmy Cliff
        Sanjay Mishra
        Sanjay Mishra
        • Misir
        Manoj Pahwa
        Manoj Pahwa
        • Pinto
        Arjun Sablok
        Benazir Shaikh
        • Young Kareena Kapoor(gudiya…
        Yashpal Sharma
        Yashpal Sharma
        • ACP Kuldeep Singh Hooda
        Tarun Shukla
        Mayyank Taandon
        Mayyank Taandon
        • Young Bachchan Pandey
        • (as Mayank Tandon)
        • Director
          • Vijay Krishna Acharya
        • Writer
          • Vijay Krishna Acharya
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        8t_1

        Tashan Rocks

        I just saw Tashan.Why do you guys who says this movie is bad? This movie is cool.

        Some d**b f*** critics compared it with Ramgopal Varma Ki Aag.Either they have not seen Aag or Tashan.I saw both of them.Aag is the worst movie I have ever seen.It was a complete disaster in every department.Cult classic Sholay did not receive such a punishment.

        As in the case of Tashan, it is 1 billion times better than Aag.It is not for intellectuals or for people looking for a solid script.The truth is the script is as old as the hills.But the movie is not boring.Not even for a nano second.The credit goes to the four main actors(Akshay,Anil,Saif and Kareena delivered superb performances.),the dialogues,the songs(Tashan Mein and Dil Dance Maare rocks), the choreography, the sets, the background music the action scenes and the pace of the movie.The action scenes could have been better. Also the henchmen of Anil Kapoor were ridiculous.

        The movie would not have been half as entertaining without Akshay.You will love his character.A wannabe shooter with a heart of gold.He is the soul of the movie.

        A perfect weekend movie.Just sit back and enjoy.

        NB: Maybe I should also say that you have to be an Akshay Kumar fan in order to enjoy the movie.I am one.For the past 14 years
        8heerayni

        Tashan...did everyone fail to read the Tagline..?

        I won't call myself a pro, or even anywhere close to a pro when it comes to movies, though I am an absolute freak. I tend to watch movies for what they are.. and am very happy to say more often than necessary that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and how good a thing it is that I am entitled to mine. Generally,I am not a huge fan of Hindi movies. They often lack originality and tend to get overtly pretentious, as in, always pretending very hard to be what they are not. SADLY enough audiences of Hindi movies are so foiled and shaped by now, to this sad sad story, that when a movie actually is what it says it is and hits them in the face with it, THEY TAKE OFFENCE! TASHAN is exactly what it says it is..The style..the look...the formula! It is a movie that has every clichéd formula ever invented solely in Bollywood. The traitor and villainous Antagonist, murdering the true kingpin and taking care of the King pin's orphan with bad intentions of course, armed with clichéd dialogue,Horrible accent, and inferiority complex too. The Beautiful babe who is a slippery vixen with revenge on mind and seduction as a second nature.

        The "Accha" guy, who is straight as an arrow, "izzat bachanay wala", hard on the outside, soft and mushy on the inside and yes an exceptionally good fighter bulletproof unless in love. Then the outsider who is unknowing of the ways of the crime-world, lured into the middle of the whole thing only to understand that the whole game stands on his shoulders. The Bachpan ki mohabbat, the heroine ki "chaalbaazi", the villain ki "neeyat kharabi"..the goons , the guns, the knives. The whole frigging formula!

        Someone said before me that the movie is ahead of its time..it surely is, people still believe in all of real films that invented these formulas to not find them funny when they are mocked so loudly.

        Performances are super bollywood class! Anil Kapoor is perfect. Akshay Outdoes himself. Saif is truly jazzy and Kareena is the perfect femme fatale, she is perfectly wearing the skin of her character as is everyone else. She looks lovely, though I like her better with her original body size. The locations, the cinematography everything is great except some flaws in the special effects section, but dare I say that that is also more like staying in character of Bollywood films..ALWAYS LESS THAN CONVINCING SPECIAL EFFECTS. Music is delicious as well as very original. The best thing in the end I would say for sure is the TASHAN of it all that ties it together nicely. For me it Turned out to be really fun. For a neutral watcher Tashan is all that it says it is...please read the tag-line, grab some popcorn and enjoy this true bollywood joyride of a stylish spoof. Its Amar Akbar Anthony meets Racey Dhoom...and all that came in between.
        long-ford

        Stylish film but very weak script. Akshay is decent but Anil Kapoor surprisingly bad

        After an intriguing opening twenty minutes, 'Tashan' stops making any sense. Saif Ali Khan has a weak role and does little with it. Akshay Kumar rise above the script and remains watchable. Anil Kapoor is disastrously bad. He mumbles his lines and his Hindi-English dialog simply annoys. The makers clearly forget about the script. They seem to have spent all their time on the look of the film. Yes, it IS stylish and the visuals are nice, but the film simply doesn't work. The songs are mediocre but well shot. A few numbers could have been cut. A disappointment.

        Overall 3/10
        7jay_rules03

        funny, stylish, i loved it

        I totally disagree with the ratings and think that its not justified. though the movie had its good and bad parts overall the movie is in fact very good. On the negative side the action scenes were totally unrealistic, totally clichéd where our main leads are showered with bullets but escape without a scratch while bad guys and pathetic side actors fall like a bunch of leaves in autumn. But on the positive side the acting was really great especially by Akshay Kumar, Kareena looked smoking hot, Saif, though not a significant role, did good justice to his part and last but not the least Anil Kapoor who was brilliant with his bihari hinglish. The music is top notch with lots of catchy songs. I really think the positives far outweigh the negatives of this movie. If you really want to watch a movie which is funny, stylish and added to that some amazing music and cinematography then you cannot miss this movie.
        2kashif-h

        Don't waste your time

        The worst movie I have seen since Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya. There is no story, no humor, no nothing! The action sequences seem more like a series of haphazard Akshay Kumar Thumbs-Up advertisements stitched together. Heavily influenced from The Matrix and Kung-Fu Hustle but very poorly executed.

        I did not go a lot of expectations, but watching this movie is an exasperating experience which makes you wonder "What were these guys thinking??!!".

        The only thing you might remember after watching it is an anorexic Kareena in a bikini.

        The reason why I did not give a rating of '1' is that every time I think I have seen the worst, Bollywood proves me wrong.

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        • Trivia
          The film was Akshay's first flop after his continuous hit streak since Bhagam Bhag, Namastey London, Hey baby, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Welcome.
        • Goofs
          During a fight sequence Bacchan Pandey is shot in left arm while protecting Pooja. In the next scene he has no bandage or even scars on his arm.
        • Crazy credits
          All the cast names and department names appear with the initial 'The' in the beginning credit. An ode to Bhaiyaji's (Anil Kapoor) character speaking Hinglish in the movie.
        • Connections
          Featured in Lafangey Parindey (2010)
        • Soundtracks
          Dil Haara
          Written by Piyush Mishra

          Composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani

          Performed by Sukhwinder Singh

          Courtesy of Yash Raj Music

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        Details

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        • Release date
          • April 25, 2008 (India)
        • Country of origin
          • India
        • Official site
          • Tashan
        • Language
          • Hindi
        • Also known as
          • Отчаянные
        • Filming locations
          • Alleppey, Alappuzha District, Kerala, India
        • Production company
          • Yash Raj Films
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        • Budget
          • $8,247,000 (estimated)
        • Gross US & Canada
          • $457,380
        • Opening weekend US & Canada
          • $301,226
          • Apr 27, 2008
        • Gross worldwide
          • $11,283,337
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        • Runtime
          • 2h(120 min)
        • Color
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        • Sound mix
          • Dolby Digital
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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