Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 20min
- Crime, Drama
- 29 Nov 2012 (Kuwait)
- Movie
Inspector Surjan Shekhawat, who is dealing with a depressing past, has to investigate a high profile murder case, deal with his crumbling marriage and use the help and solace of a prostitute by the name of Rosie.
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Awards:
- 11 wins & 26 nominations.
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Cast
| Aamir Khan | ... |
Surjan Singh Shekhawat
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| Rani Mukerji | ... |
Roshni Shekhawat
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| Kareena Kapoor | ... |
Rosie
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| Nawazuddin Siddiqui | ... |
Tehmur
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| Rajkummar Rao | ... |
Devrath Kulkarni
(as Raj Kumar)
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Suhaas Ahuja | ... |
Sanjay Kejriwal
(as Suhas Ahuja)
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| Vivan Bhatena | ... |
Armaan Kapoor
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| Pariva Pranati | ... |
Sonya Kapoor
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Jineet Rath | ... |
Karan Shekhawat
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| Sheeba Chaddha | ... |
Nirmala
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| Shernaz Patel | ... |
Frenny Mistry
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| Subrat Dutta | ... |
Shashi Naik
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Aditi Vasudev | ... |
Mallika
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| Gulfam Khan | ... |
Madam
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Prashant Prakash | ... |
Nikhil Deshpande
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| Shivani Tanksale | ... |
Mira
(as Shivan Tanksale)
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Ashish Nayyar | ... |
Mira's Husband
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Ulhas Barve | ... |
Nikhil's Father
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Shashi Sharma | ... |
Nikhil's Mother
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Vedant Nerurkar | ... |
Samar
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| Vivek Madaan | ... |
DCP Manish Awasthi
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Om Prakash | ... |
Yuvraj - Armaan's Boy
(as Om Prakash Kumar)
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Iqbal Dosani | ... |
Armaan's Accountant
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Suruchi Aulakh | ... |
Dr. Anjali Punjabi
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Mustan Tambawala | ... |
Police Commissioner
(as Mustan Tambawalla)
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Yashwant Singh | ... |
Akash Kejriwal
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Rakesh Shrivastava | ... |
Havaldar Rakesh Rane
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| Kuldeep Sareen | ... |
Havaldar Kamlesh Pande
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| Mandar Gokhale | ... |
Havaldar Gokhale
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Aashique Hussain | ... |
Havaldar Ghorpade
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Sagar Jha | ... |
Coffee Seller on Bicycle
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Manoj Sharma | ... |
Pimp 1
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Ashraf Ul Haq | ... |
Pimp 2
(as Ashraf-Ul-Haque)
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Vijay Gupta | ... |
Pimp 3
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Deepali Dadekar | ... |
Frenny's Maid
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| Vikas Shrivastav | ... |
Sanjay's Goon 1
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Lucky Singh | ... |
Sanjay's Goon 2
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Kabeer Handa | ... |
Office Meeting Head
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Pallavi Bhaskar | ... |
Nurse at Hospital
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Raakesh Maudgal | ... |
Cop at Autopsy
(as Rakesh Maudgal)
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Sudhir Nema | ... |
Lido Hotel Owner
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Salone Mehta | ... |
Social Worker
(as Saloni Mehta)
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| Rajshri Deshpande | ... |
Samar's Mother
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Rudra Kaushish | ... |
Samar's Father
(as Gajendra Oza)
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Sukrit Dhandhania | ... |
Photographer
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Sonamoni Jayant | ... |
Labourer #1
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Salma | ... |
Labourer #2
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Viral Thakkar | ... |
News Correspondent 1
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Naaz Sayyed | ... |
News Correspondent 2
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Dhruv Raj Singh | ... |
Junkie 1
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Manoj Kumar | ... |
Junkie 2
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Rajeev Gaursingh | ... |
Forensic Guy 1
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Gaurav Sethi | ... |
Forensic Guy 2
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Rupali Jambulkar | ... |
Hooker 1
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Izabelle Farias | ... |
Hooker 2
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| Reena Madhukar | ... |
Constable Savita
(as Reena Aggarwal)
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Chandrashekhar | ... |
Anand Murugan
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Tariq Vasudeva | ... |
Teji - Sonya's Brother
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Sandeep Sidhwani | ... |
Film Director
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Chandni Ansari | ... |
Eunuch
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Simran | ... |
Juhi - Hooker on Road
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Sanjay Chawla | ... |
Shekhawat's Team
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Balwant Jadhav | ... |
Shekhawat's Team
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Rajendra Jadhav | ... |
Shekhawat's Team
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Shis Khan | ... |
Shekhawat's Team
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Libert Olivera | ... |
Shekhawat's Team
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Preeti Jain | ... |
Minor Girl 1
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Swagata Sharma | ... |
Minor Girl 2
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Krutika Desai | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Sana Khan | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Sanskruti Kher | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Khushi | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Anangsha Limaye | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Meenal Limaye | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Bianca Mare | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Neelima | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Soumi Roy | ... |
Brothel Girl
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Shweta | ... |
Brothel Girl
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| Dhananjay Singh | ... |
Shekhawat's Team
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| Vincent Naidu | ... |
Pimp (uncredited)
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Wilson Tiger | ... |
Bouncer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Reema Kagti | ||
Written by
| Farhan Akhtar | ... | (dialogue) |
| Anurag Kashyap | ... | (additional dialogue) |
| Zoya Akhtar | ... | (story) & |
| Reema Kagti | ... | (story) |
| Zoya Akhtar | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Reema Kagti | ... | (screenplay) |
| Arun Shekhar | ... | (dialogue supervisor) |
Produced by
| Farhan Akhtar | ... | producer |
| Lee Alliston | ... | line producer: UK |
| Vinod Bhalla | ... | Reliance Entertainment: Regional Head - East |
| Vikesh Bhutani | ... | executive producer |
| Aamir Khan | ... | producer |
| Rhea Naidu | ... | line producer |
| Niraj Pamwani | ... | line producer |
| Ritesh Sidhwani | ... | producer |
| Amit P. Singh | ... | line producer (as Amit Kumar Raj) |
| Acharya Utpaal | ... | producer (as Utpal Acharya) |
Music by
| Ram Sampath | ||
Cinematography by
| K.U. Mohanan | ||
Editing by
| Anand Subaya | ||
Editorial Department
| Vinod Durgavle | ... | on-line editor |
| Sourabh Dutta | ... | editor: making of |
| Rohit Karkera | ... | digital intermediate conformist |
| Debakriti Kundu | ... | senior conformist: Reliance Mediaworks Ltd |
| Meghnath Labde | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Prateek Makhija | ... | assistant editor |
| Manan Mehta | ... | additional editor |
| Ken Metzker | ... | digital colorist |
| Nitin Minz | ... | conforming editor |
| Siddharth S Pande | ... | visual promotions |
| Bhavesh Patil | ... | digital data manager |
| Divya Taneja | ... | post production supervisor |
Casting By
| Nandini Shrikent | ||
Production Design by
| Imran Manzoor | ||
| Sharmishta Roy | ||
| Rashmi Sethi | ... | (uncredited) (Production Design-Assistant) |
Art Direction by
| Sheetal Duggal | ... | (as Sheetal Bapardekar) |
Set Decoration by
| Harsha Rajani | ||
| Rashmi Sethi | ... | chief set decorator |
Costume Design by
| Manoshi Nath | ||
| Rushi Sharma | ||
Makeup Department
| Avan Contractor | ... | Hair Designer |
| Pompy Hans | ... | makeup artist |
| Sharon Holloway | ... | prosthetics designer |
| Joyce Luize | ... | hair stylist (as Joyce Luize Margaret) |
| Roo Maurice | ... | makeup designer |
| Ritesh Naik | ... | makeup artist |
| Sonam Solanki | ... | assistant hair stylist: B-Blunt (as Sonam Singh) |
Production Management
| Vishal Bajaj | ... | unit production manager |
| Manoj Chouhan | ... | post-production manager |
| Tikaram Dhakal | ... | unit production manager |
| Bill Hayes | ... | production manager: UK |
| Kassim Jagmagia | ... | unit production manager |
| Rajesh Kumar | ... | unit production manager |
| Sandeep Kumar | ... | post production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Raj Acharya | ... | first assistant director: additional photography |
| Abdul Quadir Amin | ... | second second assistant director |
| Terry Bamber | ... | first assistant director: pre-production |
| Gautam Bhalla | ... | third assistant director |
| Kirnay Bhatt | ... | third assistant director |
| Punita Chaudhary | ... | second unit director |
| Collin D'Cunha | ... | third assistant director |
| Lakshmipriya Devi | ... | first assistant director |
| Vvidhii Gulati | ... | first assistant director: second unit (as Vidhi Gulati) / second assistant director (as Vidhi Gulati) |
| Karan Kapadia | ... | first assistant director |
| Mrunmayee Lagoo | ... | second second assistant director |
| Mihir Lath | ... | assistant director |
| Ram Mahindra | ... | assistant director |
| Menaka Nagarajan | ... | second assistant director |
| Kirti Nandakumar | ... | third assistant director |
| Anshul Pandey | ... | second unit director |
| Himanshu Powdwal | ... | second assistant director |
| Rahul Rajput | ... | assistant director |
| Prashant Roy | ... | third assistant director |
| Prince Shah | ... | second assistant director |
| Manish Shahi | ... | second assistant director |
| Titus Tollyns | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Art Department
| Dhara Jain | ... | set dresser |
| Tejass Korya | ... | set dresser |
| Arvind Ashok Kumar | ... | on set dresser (as Arvind Kumar) |
| Darsh Limbaskar | ... | assistant property master |
| Rashmi Sethi | ... | set designer: props & background design |
| Pravin Tambe | ... | art department |
| Korgaonkar Tejas | ... | set dresser |
| Rose Maria Tharakan | ... | set dresser |
| Rashmi Sethi | ... | On Set Dresser (uncredited) / Production Design Asst. (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Mohammed Raees Ikramuddin Ansari | ... | Nagra Operator |
| Abhishek S. Bhattathiri | ... | dialogue editor / supervising sound editor |
| Debajit Changmai | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Prasad Chavan | ... | foley recordist |
| Boloy Kumar Doloi | ... | associate sound re-recording mixer |
| Manoj M. Goswami | ... | sound |
| Gokul K.R. | ... | sound effects editor |
| Rahul Karpe | ... | associate sound re-recording mixer |
| Vimal Kumar | ... | Post sound studio supervisor |
| Prakash Sateesh | ... | sound |
| P.M. Satheesh | ... | sound designer |
| Mukhtar Shaikh | ... | boom operator |
| Karan Arjun Singh | ... | foley artist (as Karan Singh) |
Special Effects by
| David Payne | ... | special effects supervisor: UK |
| Babu Tyagi | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Dwivedi Amit | ... | digital compositor |
| Laxman Singh Bhati | ... | junior compositor: Pixion |
| Jitendra Bhatt | ... | matchmove artist |
| Yatin Bhave | ... | digital compositor |
| Swadhin Biswal | ... | visual effects artist |
| Yogesh Chhag | ... | business head |
| Sanket Dandekar | ... | data supervisor |
| Swapnil Dhawre | ... | visual effects producer |
| Nelson Dsouza | ... | production head |
| Marchila Dutta | ... | visual effects artist: PIXION |
| Gsanjeevandreason | ... | digital compositor |
| Dipansu Halder | ... | senior fx artist (as Dipansu Haldar) |
| Pankaj Kalbende | ... | associate visual effects supervisor |
| Pratik Kalbende | ... | digital compositor |
| Chandan Kar | ... | visual effects artist |
| Arun Kataria | ... | digital matte painter |
| Ashutosh Khandelwal | ... | render wrangler/render support |
| Anup Kumar | ... | senior compositor |
| Raghunathan Kunal | ... | digital compositor |
| Pranab Lahkar | ... | digital compositor |
| Intekhab Mahmood | ... | lead compositor |
| Feroz Mallick | ... | roto prep |
| Jahnvi Mistry | ... | roto artist |
| Nadeem Mohd | ... | compositor |
| Vishram Mondkar | ... | compositor |
| Shahnawaz Mosani | ... | visual effects editor |
| Saurabh Nandedkar | ... | visual effects artist |
| Paresh Navlakha | ... | digital compositor |
| Anupam Pal | ... | compositor |
| Bhavesh Patel | ... | generalist |
| Hitesh Patel | ... | generalist |
| Amit Patil | ... | lighting lead |
| Suyog Pore | ... | roto/paint artist |
| Nilesh Posnak | ... | modeling & texturing: Pixion |
| Rajiv Raghunathan | ... | digital intermediate production head |
| Ankur Raikwar | ... | visual effects artist: Pixion |
| Rohit Rane | ... | compositor |
| Mrinal Ranjan | ... | junior compositor: Pixion |
| Abdul Rasheed | ... | digital compositor |
| Sheveta Raut | ... | animator |
| Viresh Raut | ... | fx lead |
| Nishikant Rokadey | ... | visual effects: lighting technical director |
| Amit Saran | ... | review coordinator |
| Sarika Salian | ... | team lead |
| Selvakumar | ... | digital compositor |
| Vikas Seth | ... | generalist |
| Anuj Sharma | ... | CG Lead |
| Lakhan Sharma | ... | roto: paint artist |
| Shwet Suman Sharma | ... | visual effects artist |
| Jitesh Shinde | ... | visual effects artist |
| Shubham.Gupta | ... | digital matte painter |
| Arpit Shukla | ... | 3d artist |
| Abhishek Singh | ... | digital compositor |
| Kanwaljeet Singh | ... | junior compositor |
| Shaikh Sohel | ... | lead matchmover |
| Swapnil Sonawane | ... | digital compositor |
| Sridharan | ... | digital compositor |
| Meera Sukhathankar | ... | digital compositor |
| Viral Thakkar | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Prashant Thakur | ... | compositor |
| Shilpan Vyas Tinu | ... | visual effects line producer |
| Indresh Tiwari | ... | visual effects |
| Sudhir Trivedi | ... | cg supervisor |
| Vinod Vyas | ... | digital compositor |
| Dhananjay Gaikwad | ... | Lead of Preproduction: Pixion Studios (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Anees Adenwala | ... | safety diver: underwater work |
| Tack Baldwin | ... | safety diver |
| Dave Judge | ... | action director |
| Abbas Ali Moghul | ... | stunts |
| Neil Murray | ... | stunt rigger: UK |
| Sanober Pardiwalla | ... | stunt double (as kareena kapoor) / stunt double / stunt double: for kareena kapoor |
| Rinse Zwalua | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mansoor Ali | ... | gaffer |
| Subala Kishor Baboo | ... | key grip |
| Ayaskant Baral | ... | assistant camera |
| Rudhraveer Singh Bhati | ... | key grip |
| John Chambers | ... | underwater camera assistant |
| Sampath Kumar Dupati | ... | second assistant camera |
| Chandresh Gowda | ... | grip |
| Sunil Khandpur | ... | steadicam operator |
| Manoj Kumar Khatoi | ... | associate cinematographer |
| Suraj Kurade | ... | Underwater assistant |
| Mohd. Abdul Malik | ... | best boy grip |
| Shafi Mohammad Rafi | ... | DOP: Making of Promotional Song (as Shafi Khan) |
| Soumyajit Nandy | ... | still photographer (as Soumyajit Toto Nandy) |
| Ninad Nayampally | ... | key grip |
| Ganesh Patil | ... | still photographer |
| Santosh Petkar | ... | steadicam assistant |
| Vinayak Radhakrishnan | ... | steadicam operator |
| Shamsher Singh Rajwar | ... | underwater camera assistant |
| Ramesh Sadrani | ... | gaffer |
| Hitesh Sadrrani | ... | electrician |
| Sajid Sanwari | ... | second assistant camera |
| B.K. Sivan | ... | steadicam operator |
| Suresh Yadav | ... | Camera attendant |
Animation Department
| Sridhar Neelkantan | ... | lighting artist |
Casting Department
| Collin D'Cunha | ... | casting assistant |
| Parikshit Dhume | ... | casting assistant |
| Devika Jamdar | ... | casting assistant |
| Piyush Joshi | ... | casting associate |
| Mk Khan | ... | Casting Coordinator (as Mukesh Khanna) |
| Nida Naik | ... | casting associate |
| Abhay Datt Sharma | ... | casting assistant |
| Ketaki Walawalkar | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Monica Bhandari | ... | assistant costume designer (as Monica) |
| Sharma Swagata | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Rahul Gaikwad | ... | location manager |
| Tanveer Sajan | ... | assistant location manager |
| Tabrez Shaikh | ... | location coordinator |
Music Department
| Javed Akhtar | ... | lyrics |
| Vrashal Tejasingh Chavan | ... | Programming and Chief Musical Assistant (as Vrashal Chavan) |
| Vishal Dadlani | ... | singer |
| Yash Divecha | ... | music mixing engineer / music recording engineer / score editor / score mixing engineer / score recording engineer |
| Sona Mohapatra | ... | singer |
| Pruthu Parab | ... | additional arrangements |
| Ram Sampath | ... | singer |
| Suman Sridhar | ... | playback singer |
| Ravindra Upadhyay | ... | singer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Shubha Ramachandra | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Krishna Anaberi | ... | set production assistant |
| Amit Awasthi | ... | National Distribution Head: Reliance Entertainment |
| Rohini Bhandari | ... | marketing team |
| Prakash Bharadwaj | ... | dialogue coach |
| Siddhartha Bharti | ... | visual promotions |
| Devashish Chainani | ... | international sales and distribution: Reliance Entertainment |
| Goldie Duggall | ... | production executive (as Goldy Duggal) |
| Jaswant Singh Hinduja | ... | chief financial officer |
| Kassim Jagmagia | ... | creative supervisor |
| Preeti Jain | ... | assistant to director |
| Devika Jamdar | ... | production assistant |
| Sonia Kalra | ... | Administration Head |
| Harshall Kamat | ... | choreographer |
| Ayush Kapur | ... | production assistant |
| Shashidharan Jacob Manas | ... | making-of cinematographer |
| Aneesh Mohan | ... | Marketing Lead |
| Himanshu Nanda | ... | publicity designer |
| Rahul Nanda | ... | publicity designer |
| Kirti Nandakumar | ... | set production assistant |
| Chinni Nihalani | ... | creative director: promo campaign |
| Ashwin Padave | ... | production staff |
| Binny Padda | ... | visual promotions |
| Ravi Padda | ... | visual promotions |
| Franz Pagot | ... | underwater unit |
| Siddharth S Pande | ... | visual promotions (as Siddharth Pande) |
| Ganesh Patil | ... | publicity stills |
| David Poznanter | ... | personal trainer |
| Mahesh Ramanathan | ... | management team |
| Dhairya Roy | ... | international distribution |
| Sahil Sai | ... | visual promotions for agency |
| Steve Scott | ... | paramedic |
| Mohit Shah | ... | production coordinator |
| Devika Shroff | ... | head of marketing |
| Ritesh Sidhwani | ... | creative director: Excel Entertainment |
| Priyanka Tanwar | ... | set production assistant |
| Rupali Suresh Vaidya | ... | production coordinator |
| Nideesh Vasu | ... | subtitles |
| Prassanna Vishwanathan | ... | Singer Background Vocals Alaap singer |
Thanks
| Miriam Joseph | ... | special thanks |
| Nishant Radhakrishnan | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- MVP Entertainment (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Reliance Big Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Viva International Pictures (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Amazon Prime Video (2012) (World-wide) (video)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Netflix India (India) (video) (VOD)
- Reliance Big Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Reliance Entertainment (2012) (World-wide)
- YouTube (2025) (World-wide) (video) (internet)
Special Effects
- Pixion Studio (Sr.FX Artist)
Other Companies
- Fresh Television (Subtitles)
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
- Pentacle Creationz (post-production facilities) (visual promotion)
- Promoshop (theatrical trailers/promos)
- Spice PR (pr consultant)
- T-Series (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Seeing reflections of Mumbai under the red light, Talaash is a tale of love lost, fatal attraction and above all the quest to solve a perfect crime. Suspense at its core, Talaash explores Mumbai's underbelly like never before. Aamir Khan plays an investigation officer, Inspector Shekhawat who receives a phone call early in the morning informing him about death and an accident and how everything starts to unfold from there. The case turns into a life altering chase for Inspector Shekhawat when he is forced to reel under the repercussions of a broken married life with his wife Roshni played by Rani Mukherji and come face to face with his suppressed grief. Being on his investigational quest and fighting it out with personal struggle, Inspector Shekhawat meets a sex worker Rosie played by Kareena Kapoor who further adds shades of mystery to the puzzle. What looks like a simple car accident investigation turns into a haunting mystery as further investigations show many anomalies stringed to the death of the victim. Written by Reliance Entertainment |
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| Taglines | The Answer Lies Within See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $7,395,080 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend India | $11,018,669, 05 Dec 2012 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $16,115,728, 05 Dec 2012 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Aamir Khan learned how to swim for the film, which took him about four months. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 14th IIFA Awards (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Muskaanein Jhooti Hai See more » |
| Crazy Credits | A short scene plays after the end credits as an epilogue. See more » |