was treated. Vikrant learns of Mansi's past with Manav. Ignoring it, he proposes to her. She eventually accepts it. After winning an award in Canada, Mansi returns to India to prepare their marriage. Jagmohan and Tara patch things up after the former realises his mistake and apologises. On the wedding day, Vikrant realises Mansi loves Manav. He assures her they can still be friends, and urges her to honour her love to Manav. Jagmohan and Tara also give their blessings; Manav and Mansi finally get married. The Mehtas take a family picture after the wedding, as the film ends... Cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Mansi Shankar Manhuja, Manav and Vikrant's love interest Akshaye Khanna as Manav Kumar Mehta, Mansi's love interest Anil Kapoor as Vikrant Kapoor, Mansi's love interest Amrish Puri as Jagmohan Mehta, Manav's father Alok Nath as Tara Shankar Manhuja / Tara Babu, Mansi's father Jividha Sharma as Ilavati "Ila" Shankar Manhuja, Mansi's cousin Sushma Seth as Nani, Manav's grandmother Mita Vashisht as Prabha Shankar Manhuja, Tara's cousin Saurabh Shukla as Surjoy Banerjee, Vikrant's assistant Prithvi Zutshi as Deepmohan Mehta, Jagmohan's brother Supriya Karnik as Shakuntala Deepmohan Mehta, Jagmohan's sister-in-law Manoj Pahwa as Santram Singh Rajesh Khera as Brijmohan Mehta Ekta Jain as Mansi's first cousin Puneet Vashisht as Shaukat Akash Karnataki as Siddu Bobby Darling as Dress Designer Narwendra Khanna Asha Bachani as Dolly Brijmohan Mehta Sunil Nagar as Police Commissioner Anita Hassanandani in the song "Ishq Bina" Shahid Kapoor as background dancer in song "Kahin Aag Lage" Isha Sharvani as background dancer in song "Kahin Aag Lage" Subhash Ghai as man with walkman at market (Cameo appearance) Music The soundtrack of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi. The soundtrack was released on 12 June 1999 and it become a major critical and commercial success. At a press conference, Ghai remarked, "I credit the name of the movie to composer A. R. Rahman. This movie is a romance and I could have called it any thing – Dil, Pyaar, Hum Bhaag Gaye, but it was Rahman's presence in the movie that gave me the confidence to call it Taal. Taal means music and music means Taal. The whole credit goes to A. R. Rahman and Anand Bakshi. Rahman kept me awake many nights, but after listening to the songs, I felt it was worth all the trouble." The soundtrack