Imtiaz Ali on Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone’s chemistry in ‘Tamasha’: ‘They have the love for acting'

Imtiaz Ali’s 2015 film ‘Tamasha’ deeply resonated with the audience. In a recent interview, the filmmaker, who is currently basking in the success of his latest film ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’, delved into the deeply emotional final scene of the movie and explained why only actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone could bring it to life.

For those unaware, in the concluding scene, Ranbir's Ved crawls to Deepika's Tara from the theatre stage and kisses her in gratitude for saving his life.

Imtiaz described the shooting experience to News18, saying, ‘We were shooting this at a studio. It was a stage that we created, and a lot of work had been done. But this frame where he would enter from a certain place and she would enter from another place, and they would be looking at each other from a very close distance... It's a very difficult shot for actors to play because you are seeing them so close, and one can't formulate exactly what your reaction will be when you come so close to another person who belongs to the gender you are attracted to. It was a warm experience for all of us to watch.’

Imtiaz Ali credited Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone’s chemistry as actors for being able to pull off that scene. He said, ‘People feel that these people had an affair with each other, but beyond that for life of an actor, there is a love for performing with each other, which is very important and significant. You might love to act with each other also and these two actors have that. They have the love for acting with each other. That showed in that frame.’

‘Tamasha’ failed to perform well at the box office, but the film later gained a cult following.

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