Filmmaker Subhash Ghai took to social media recently to pose a question: “Can Taal 2 be made today?”, hinting at a possibility of a sequel to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna and Anil Kapoor’s 1999 cult classic film Taal.
In a conversation with HT City, Ghai confirmed that the script of Taal 2 is “almost ready.” “The post I shared has a question, and the audience will answer it. I have been facing this question for 15 years, ‘When are you going to make Taal again?’ Uss Taal ki jo energy hai, kitni powerful hai ki aaj ke Gen-Z bhi mujhe bol rahe hain Taal banaiye (The energy of that film is so powerful that Gen Z’s are asking me to make a sequel). But the easier the subject of Taal seems, the more difficult it is in reality. Uska poora script hum almost complete kar chuke hain aur abhi hum soch rahe hain yeh sahi samay hai (We have almost completed its script and are thinking this is the right time), maybe we should make it. In order to make it, purity is very important."
The filmmaker explains, "If you remember, Akshaye Khanna and Aishwarya Rai (Bachchan) were new in the industry when Taal was made. Isiliye woh purity screen par aayi (That’s why that purity came on screen). Anil Kapoor was a star and he was shown as a star in the film as well. After writing a good script the main responsibility is casting. Jo meri filmein nahi chali hain, uski wajah sirf galat casting thi (My films which didn’t work, the only reason was wrong casting).”
In his Instagram post, Subhash had shared, “PEACE OR PASSION? COSMIC OR COSMETIC ? INNER OR OUTER ? Is the story of TAAL - a film i dared to make. With no villain. No sex. No violence. Is story even GenZ n alpha love it today. N become a memorable. Can we make TAAL 2 ? Today 🤗❤️Is a question in my mind 😌.”
Explaining the importance of casting, and how it worked in the favour of Mohit Suri and Aditya Chopra’s Saiyaara, the filmmaker said, “Saiyaara jo hai, mujhe achhi lagi thi bohot (I really liked Saiyaara). The best thing about it was that the faces were new, so I believed in them, in their innocence and their energy.” When asked if he would be open to casting the Saiyaara actors in Taal 2, Subhash says, “Ahaan Panday aur Aneet Padda ab star ban chuke hain (They have become stars now). Par Taal 2 mein characters naye lagne chahiye (In Taal 2, characters should look new).”
