Tamasha is about choosing your own story: Imtiaz Ali

Tamasha, Imtiaz Ali’s next venture, is about the journey     of someone who has lost his edge in trying to     conform to the society. Central to the movie, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, is the theme of “abrasion and loss of self” that happens in attempting to fit in. “You meet a certain person and you are very enchanted by him. He is free flowing and your type and then you lose touch… Years later when you meet, he is absolutely somebody else,” Ali told PTI here.
“Sometimes in trying to belong, you lose your edge, you become blunt and you forget who you are unless someone comes to remind you, someone who has seen you at that time. It’s not that simple because it takes the undoing of entire life’s experience to get in touch with yourself and your wild energy.”
In the movie, Ranbir’s character is someone who is enchanted by stories, has grown up hearing them and expresses himself by performing them.(PTI)