Tamasha is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Phani Mazumdar, starring Meena Kumari, Dev Anand and Ashok Kumar.

One of the big hits of the year from Bombay Talkies produced by Ashok Kumar and Savak Vacha, "Tamasha" had a narrative far ahead of its times, its action spread over 16 eventful days.

[2] A young heir-apparent, Dilip (Dev Anand) is hopelessly in love with an aspiring film actress, Nayantara (Kaushalya), who together with her scheming mother (Sunalini Devi), a struggling director (Randhir), and an assistant who actually want him to finance her launching pad.

The stumbling block is Dilip's ailing grandfather, Rai Saheb (Bipin Gupta) who is dead against the alliance and constantly warning him to break away from the actress that will otherwise only bring shame to the family.

Persuaded by Rai Sahib, Dilip hires the services of Kiran (Meena Kumari) as his new love interest.