"The music teacher, who is herself a great performer is organising an inter-school Talent show. Through the days of auditions, rehearsals and preparations, running up to the big day of the contest, the characters get embroiled in a world of heightened emotions - ambition, jealousy, human comedy, romance, heartbreak - all of which culminate in a day of great music and performances." Yasmin also mentioned that the idea behind ''Talentime'' was that as humans, we have to go through a lot of pain and some measure of suffering before we can reach greater heights.