Tamasha (2015)
Director: Imtiaz Ali; Cast: Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor
Duration: 02:18:19; Aspect Ratio: 2.353:1; Hue: 257.462; Saturation: 0.044; Lightness: 0.388; Volume: 0.270; Cuts per Minute: 22.186
Summary: Tamasha is about the journey of someone who has lost his edge in trying to follow socially acceptable conventions of society. The film is based on the central theme of abrasion and loss of self that happens in an attempt to find oneself.
mental health
undiagnosed mental disorder
undiagnosed personality disorder
The quiet child who tells stories (lies?).
Assuming false personae inspired by Bollywood -- Don and Mona Darling.
Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai [song]
Selfhood and deception: "I am not who you imagine me to be."
The Majnu/The Cool Boy binary (response to depression caused by romantic failure): expression vs. repression.
"How can you know me better than I know myself?": romance/love as therapy.
"Dimaag kharaab" and consequent inappropriate insertion of random phrases into a company pitch by Ved.
"Are you a psychiatrist that I am your patient?"
Ved behaves erratically and bizarrely in the boardroom
Ved misbehaves with his boss during one of his episodes: Ravana's laughter.
Ved takes social niceties literally and is declared a dangerous madman.
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