Siddharth Anand Revisits Ta Ra Rum Pum, Calls It Toughest Film Of His Career: ‘The Emotions And Thrills Were Great For That Time, But I’d Treat Poverty A Little Differently Today’

Siddharth Anand called his 2007 film Ta Ra Rum Pum ‘special’, and said that he is glad that the Saif Ali Khan-Rani Mukerji starrer has aged well.

Long before Siddharth Anand became synonymous with high-octane action flicks like Bang Bang!, War, Pathaan, and Fighter, his directorial journey began in a softer lane with romantic comedies and dramas. Among these early outings is his 2007 film Ta Ra Rum Pum, starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji.

Recently on his completion of 20 years in the Hindi film industry, Siddharth, in a chat with Pinkvilla, walked down the memory lane and got candid about this sports drama.

The filmmaker said, “The fact that I really enjoy my work makes it all easy, but films are difficult. The toughest film for me to shoot was Ta Ra Rum Pum. All the NASCAR racing sequences were really tough to put together. I look back at Ta Ra Rum Pum as the toughest film of my career.”

When asked if there is anything he would do differently, if he was to make this film today, Anand replied, “Tara Rum Pum is special, and I am glad it has aged well. Today, I might treat poverty a little differently in Tara Rum Pum. People found the poverty I showed in New York at that time a little too comfortable. The emotions and thrills were great for that time, but I would treat the poverty a little differently.”

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Meanwhile, when Brad Pitt’s racing film F1 hit theatres in late June this year, the film drove Ta Ra Rum Pum back into the spotlight as fans pointed out the thematic overlaps between both the movies. The internet was flooded with memes and cheeky comparisons.

Reacting to it, Siddharth said, “It’s really funny that people are comparing the two films. F1 is just too spectacular and people talking about our film in the same breath is extremely special. But I know the facts. I am a huge fan of Joseph Kosinski, and the way he shot the film made it even more spectacular.”

Ta Ra Rum Pum revolves around Rajveer, aka RV (Saif Ali Khan), a race-car driver whose life spirals after a crash derails his career and plunges his family into poverty.