Talaash (2012)

A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.

Director:

Reema Kagti

Writers:

Farhan Akhtar (dialogue), Zoya Akhtar (story),

Stars:

Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Aamir Khan	...	Inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat
Kareena Kapoor	...	Rosie / Simran
Rani Mukerji	...	Roshni Shekhawat
Nawazuddin Siddiqui	...	Tehmur
Raj Kumar Yadav	...	Devrath Kulkarni
Sheeba Chaddha	...	Nirmala
Shernaz Patel	...	Frenny
Shivani Tanksale	...	Roshni's friend
Aditi Vasudev	...	Mallika
Vivan Bhatena	...	Armaan Kapoor
Gulfam Khan	...	Madam
Om Prakash	...	Yuvraj
Subrat Dutta	...	Shashi
Pariva Pranati	...	Sonia Kapoor
Prashant Prakash	...	Nikhil

Storyline

The film opens with a car driving by the sea drive, which all of a sudden, screeches to a halt and turns randomly, to break the sidewalk, and fall into the sea. Next day, enter Inspector Surjan Singh Sekhawat, who is the investigating officer. A simultaneous plot reveals that he and his wife are coping with some personal loss of losing their only child, Karan. They have moved to their new home in Mumbai, where, his wife, Roshni is finishing with the unpacking. The doorbell rings, and she find out that it is an elderly lady, who introduces herself as Franny. She asks for some tea, and while Roshni is away into the kitchen, she rummages through the yet unpacked boxes, and finds a family photograph, where she addresses the dead child by his name, and seems happy. Meanwhile, Surjan encounters a sex worker named Rosie, who can shed some light upon the entire mystery.

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Plot Keywords:

death | prostitute | red light district | film actor | car accident | 

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Taglines:

The Answer Lies Within

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English Marathi Tamil

Release Date:

30 November 2012 (India)

Also Known As:

Reema Kagti's Untitled Project

Filming Locations:

Kamathipura, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Budget:

$7,395,080 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,638,706 (USA) (30 November 2012)

Gross:

$2,706,375 (USA) (14 December 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aamir Khan Productions, Excel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Zoya Akhtar has admitted that the finale twist was borrowed from her own experience.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, two laborer are shown to install a signboard saying "Caution. Accident spot, 150m."

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Connections

References Eraserhead (1977)

User Reviews

Good Movie, 'The End' could have been better

Hi, I watched this movie first day first show.

Overall the movie keeps you glued to your seats almost till the end. Just when you think you are going to experience an awesome resolution to the suspense and riddle the movie has plotted, movie gives you some not-so-logical solution to the mystery.

Also, the movie moves with a sluggish pace, I felt.

Overall the movie is good. Acting of all the people is quite good. Just that the end of the movie is NOT so good, it could have been much better. I thought it would be something like CID. :)))))))

Anyways, you can watch it once in theater, if you're a movie buff.

Jee Le Jara, song is more than awesome :)