Ritika Srivastav of India Today awarded it 2.5 stars, writing, "The accents are genuinely impressive, and there are flashes of clever use of AI-generated visuals.Read at source
The Taj Story 2025 
Synopsis
The Taj Story
The Taj Story is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language propaganda film written and directed by Tushar Amrish Goel, and produced by CA Suresh Jha under the banner of Swarnim Global Services Pvt. Ltd. It stars an ensemble cast of Paresh Rawal, Zakir Hussain, Amruta Khanvilkar, Namit Das, and Sneha Wagh. It faced criticism over its historical inaccuracies. The Taj Story was theatrically released on 31 October 2025. It received negative reviews.
- Director
- Tushar Amrish Goel
- Release
- 31 Oct 2025
- Studio
- Swarnim Global Services
- Run time
- 165 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
8 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for The Taj Story is 40/100 from 6 scored critic/publication reviews.
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Positive 2
Shilajit Mitra of The Hollywood Reporter India stated that it is "A bird-brained film that treats history like claydough", adding "And yet The Taj Story lacks the courage of its convictions.Read at source
Critical 6
Alaka Sahani of The Indian Express rated it 1.5/5 stars and said that "At 165 minutes, The Taj Story trudges on without offering any real answers to the questions it raises.Read at source
Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave 2 stars out of 5 and said that "The Taj Story endorses the belief that the Taj Mahal is a Hindu structure.Read at source
Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, calling it an "overstretch", and writing, "The story had all it needed to make for a good film, but weak script and bad execution massacred it all".Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee, writing for NDTV, rated the movie at 2/5 and concluded, "The Taj Story is a throw of dice that is all over the place.Read at source
Shreyanka Mazumdar of News 18 rated it 2/5 stars and said that "The Taj Story is certainly designed to spark curiosity — and perhaps even challenge long-held beliefs.Read at source
Shubhangi Shah, writing for The Week wrote, "The Taj Story falls flat and not just as a propaganda film, because I can dare even the firm rightwing supporters to sit through this three-hour-long film, which can be a test for both your patience as well as intellect".Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 31 Oct 2025
- Run time
- 165 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Tushar Amrish Goel
- Studio
- Swarnim Global Services
Trivia
- The film was theatrically released on 31 October 2025.
- Principal photography was carried out over 45 days across multiple locations in northern India.
- Major portions of the movie were shot in Dehradun and Agra, including sequences at the Taj Mahal and Mehtab Bagh.
- The Archaeological Survey of India did not allow flowers to be brought inside the monument for certain scenes.
- Actor Paresh Rawal confirmed his involvement in the project on 28 May 2024 through a post on his X handle.
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