Imtiaz Ali's Character-Driven Formula Falters in 'Tamasha'

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Excerpt:

As Imtiaz Ali’s track record shows, the writer-director has a certain penchant for the cinematic exploration of tortured souls; his screenplays have given us an angst-ridden musician in “Rockstar,” a young woman harboring secrets of her tumultuous past in “Highway,” and even a stifled businessman yearning to break out of his shell in a film as cheery as “Jab We Met.” Yet, in “Tamasha,” Ali may have conjured up one of his most neurotic lead characters yet—however, we are not aware of this until much later into the narrative. Read More