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Tahaan

  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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POPULARITY
105,962
16,551
Tahaan (2008)
Drama
After his family's donkey is confiscated by a moneylender, 8-year-old Tahaan travels across conflict-torn Kashmir to find his beloved pet.After his family's donkey is confiscated by a moneylender, 8-year-old Tahaan travels across conflict-torn Kashmir to find his beloved pet.After his family's donkey is confiscated by a moneylender, 8-year-old Tahaan travels across conflict-torn Kashmir to find his beloved pet.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
920
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
105,962
16,551
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    • Director
      • Santosh Sivan
    • Writers
      • Santosh Sivan(story)
      • Ritesh Menon(screenplay)
      • Paul Hardart(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Victor Banerjee
      • Purav Bhandare
      • Rahul Bose
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Santosh Sivan
    • Writers
      • Santosh Sivan(story)
      • Ritesh Menon(screenplay)
      • Paul Hardart(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Victor Banerjee
      • Purav Bhandare
      • Rahul Bose
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    • 6User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Victor Banerjee
    Victor Banerjee
    • Grandfather
    Purav Bhandare
    • Tahan
    Rahul Bose
    Rahul Bose
    • Zafar
    Ankush Dubey
    • Idrees
    Rasika Dugal
    Rasika Dugal
    • Nadira
    Rahul Khanna
    Rahul Khanna
    • Kuka Saab
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Subhan Daar
    Fatima Sana Shaikh
    Fatima Sana Shaikh
    • Zoya
    Dheirya Sonecha
    • Yaseen
    Sarika Thakur
    Sarika Thakur
    • Tahaan's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Santosh Sivan
    • Writers
      • Santosh Sivan(story) (screenplay)
      • Ritesh Menon(screenplay) (story)
      • Paul Hardart(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      The film was originally titled " Dastaan".
    • Soundtracks
      Jee Lo
      Written by Mehboob

      Composed by Adnan Sami

      Performed by Adnan Sami

      Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

    User reviews6

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    9/10
    A must watch.. beautiful innocent smooth calm gripping experience..
    Santosh Sivan's Tahaan is a beautiful joy-ride down a child's psyche and his perception of the world around him that rotates on the give-and-take policy.

    "Tahaan's meaning is different in different languages. In some languages it means 'Merciful', in Bengali it means 'Tolerance' while in some other languages it means 'Curse'. Actually here the boy is named Tahaan. " says Santosh Sivan, the director of this films. His films (Tahaan, Before the Rains, Prarambha (short), Navarasa, Anandabhadram, Theeviravaathi: The Terrorist, Malli, Halo, Asoka..) have always been something I look forward to..

    The tranquil valley, reverberating with the constant shelling and army beats sets the perfect foil which paradise on earth witnesses everyday, the affection with which both the militants and the separatists handle Tahaan's inquisitiveness rather asserts the fact that irrespective of what one is , one's heart melts in front of something so innocent and beautiful. Santosh Sivan strikes the right chord with this film, one wonders why such a palpable insight into Kashmir was missing in films dealing with the same issues..

    This movie will give you an experience you can't find a substitute for.. watch it for its effort..
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    • ralph2324
    • Sep 9, 2008

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 2008 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • Tahaan: A Boy with a Grenade
    • Filming locations
      • Kashmir, India
    • Production companies
      • Santosh Sivan Productions
      • iDream Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $135,989
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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