Subhash Ghai has got everyone talking again about Taal 2. The veteran filmmaker revealed that the script is almost ready and he feels this might be the right time to bring the story back. “We have almost completed the script, and now we're thinking this is the right time, maybe we should make it,” Ghai said. Fans of the 1999 musical drama are hyped, with #Taal2 trending on X within hours of his statement.
The original with Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna, and Anil Kapoor is still loved for its music and pure storytelling, and people are curious how Ghai will update it for Gen Z. Casting is going to be key, and Ghai knows it. He reminded everyone why Taal worked, the freshness. “Akshaye Khanna and Aishwarya Rai were new in the industry when Taal was made. That’s why that purity came onto the screen,” he said.
He was blunt about his past mistakes too, “All my films that didn't work, were all because of wrong casting.” Recently, Ghai praised Saiyaara for the same reason. He loved how new faces Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda brought innocence and energy. When asked if he’d cast them in Taal 2, he said, “Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda have become stars now. In Taal, the characters should seem new. It is the need of the character.”
Ghai also stirred buzz with an Instagram post featuring Akshaye and Anil Kapoor from Taal. He wrote, “PEACE OR PASSION ? COSMIC OR COSMETIC ?... Is the story of TAAL - a film I dared to make. With no villain. No sex. No violence... Is story even GenZ n alpha love it today. N become memorable. Can we make TAAL 2 ? Today Is a question in my mind.” For now, Ghai’s just teasing us, but the intent is clear if the script feels right and the casting clicks, Taal 2 could actually happen.