Wah Taj
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAjit Sinha
Written byM. Salim
Produced byPawan Sharma
Abhinav Verma
StarringShreyas Talpade
Manjari Fadnis
Hemant Pandey
Rajesh Sharma
Yusuf Hussain
Govind Pandey
Rajeev Verma
Prachee Pathak
CinematographyUttam Dhakal
Edited byIrfan Ishak
Music bySongs:
Vipin Patwa
Jaidev Kumar
Gaurav Dagaonkar
Background Score:
Sanjay Wandrekar
Production
companies
Pun Films Pvt. Ltd
SpyderWave Films
Release date
  • 23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
Running time
125 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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

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

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kanha Mere Kanha"Dr SagarArpita Mukherjee, Deepali Sathe, Manjira Ganguly, Pratibha Singh Baghel, Vipin Patwa3:01
2."Tu Hi Bata Mere Khuda"Dr SagarBhanu Pratap Singh, Humsar Hayat, Javed Bashir, Vipin Patwa4:27
3."Murga Bole"KumaarTochi Raina3:27
4."Chhori Chhichhori"Guru ThakurAakanksha Sharma, Adarsh Shinde4:02
Total length:17 minutes

References

  1. ↑ "Wah Taj (2014)". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shreyas Talpade's 'Wah Taj' made tax free in UP even before its release".
  3. ↑ Bhanage, Updated: Sep 27, 2016, 05.36 PM IST, Mihir. "Wah Taj movie review". timesofindia.com. TNN. Retrieved 28 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Shreyas and Manjari starrer 'Wah Taj!' shooting completes". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ Movie Wah Taj Movie Review 2016, Story, Trailers | Times of India, retrieved 19 September 2018
  6. ↑ Wah Taj (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Gaurav Dagaonkar, Jaidev Kumar & Vipin Patwa on iTunes, 7 September 2016, retrieved 18 September 2018

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