became a tremendous success, and was sold more than 1.85million units within a month of its release. It went on to sell 4million units, becoming the best-selling soundtrack for a 1999 Hindi film. The soundtrack made the list of "Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks of All Time", as compiled by Planet Bollywood. Track listing ReceptionTaal was a critical and commercial success in India netting 22 crore in India on a budget of 11.50 crore, and also performed well internationally. In the United States, it became the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety's box office list. The final worldwide gross collection of the film stands at 51.16 crore, making it the 4th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1999. Taal'' was screened at the Chicago International Film Festival and selected by Roger Ebert for his 2005 Overlooked Film Festival. Accolades Anil Kapoor won many awards for his role as Vikrant Kapoor (the role went to him after Govinda declined it) including the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Zee Cine Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor. Alka Yagnik won the Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Taal Se Taal Mila". Composer A. R. Rahman also received a number of awards for his work in the film, including the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, the IIFA Award for Best Music Director, and the Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director. Aishwarya Rai was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and the Screen Award for Best Actress. References External links Roger Ebert on Taal 1999 films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s romantic musical films 1990s musical drama films 1990s dance films Films directed by Subhash Ghai Films set in Himachal Pradesh Films shot in Himachal Pradesh Indian romantic musical films Indian musical drama films Indian dance films Films set in Canada Films scored by A. R. Rahman Films with screenplays by Sachin Bhowmick Hindi films remade in other languages 1999 drama films