Tashan
Seen it?2008 | 148 min | Action, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and action fans.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Jeetendra Kumar Makwana is employed full-time at a Call Center and works part-time teaching English. He is recruited by an attractive young woman, Pooja, to teach her Hinglish-speaking boss, Bhaiyaji, English. Jeetendra agrees to do so, falls in love with Pooja, and joins forces with her to steal a bag containing 25 Crore Rupees in cash. He will soon find out that Bhaiyaji is a hoodlum and extortionist known to the Police as Lakhan Singh.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 103K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya
- Akshay KumarBachchan Pande
- Kareena Kapoor KhanPooja
- Saif Ali KhanJeetendra
- Anil KapoorBhaiyyaji
- Sanjay MishraBalakram Misir
- Yashpal SharmaACP Kuldeep Singh Hooda
- Manoj PahwaAnand Mohan Tiwari aka Pintu
- Sreejita DeParvati
- Mukesh Bhatt
- Rajesh Jais