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Synopsis: 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
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Reema Kagti
Production: Reliance Big Pictures
  5 wins & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
140 min
$2,706,375
Website
1,890 Views


that's near and dear

And what remains distant

you seem to call

My heart is listless!

Without you.

My heart is listless!

Without you.

l don't know why

And l don't know how

There exists an invisible tension

One that tugs

One that leads

One that tugs

One that leads

Me in your direction

l am the mystery

l am that story

That doesn't have an end

Come closer and you shall see

Come closer and you shall see

The distance remains

and is meant to be

My heart is listless!

Without you.

My heart is listless!

Without you.

What l haven't been able to unravel

ls the riddle that you are

No one knows the secret

No one knows the secret

The secret who's friend you are

l smile, and hide from the world

How restless l am day and night

lt's been a while

since l shut my eyes

lt's been a while

since l shut my eyes

Been a while

since l felt peace inside

My heart is listless!

Without you.

My heart is listless!

Without you.

Don't you ever go home?

And when do you sleep?

Hmm?

l need to ask you something...

l'll come back later if you are busy.

Look at them staring at us...

They probably think...

l'm picking you up.

How does it matter?

Let me take you to a place...

where no one will bother us.

What is this place?

lt's my secret spot...

hardly anyone ever comes here.

lf you can't find me anywhere else...

you'll probably find me here...

lsn't it peaceful here?

Why are you so sad?

What makes you say that?

Fine, you don't have to talk about it.

Let's talk about something else...

how's the investigation going?

l heard Shashi was killed.

l don't know what l am

looking for.

Every clue seems to lead to a blank...

l feel like the answers are

staring me in the face...

but l can't see them.

Can l ask you something?

Sure.

Did Shashi ever make you meet...

anyone famous?

Meet anyone famous?

You want to know

if l slept with Armaan Kapoor?

Then ask me straight...

l won't be offended...

it's my job.

The answer is no...

but his friend was a regular client.

And l met Armaan once with him.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

You never asked me.

When was this?

Three years ago...

Armaan wasn't as famous back then...

He came with Nikhil, his friend.

There was another guy with them.

We went for a drive...

That's all.

This other guy...

was his name Sanjay Kejriwal?

l don't know his name...

but l'd recognise him

if l saw him.

What are you doing here, Rosie?

You don't belong here.

l've been waiting for you...

to come along and rescue me.

lf you want to get out...

l can help you.

l know.

But not yet...

there are some things l need to

take care of...

let me get done with that.

And who knows...

someday l might end up

doing something for you.

l have to say...

you're really different.

Trust me,

you don't belong here either.

How's that?

Well, you actually care about people...

without wanting anything in return.

Not too many people

like that around here.

Three years ago a friend of mine...

went out with some guys...

She never came back.

No one's heard of her since...

no one knows if

she is dead or alive...

and no one cares.

l mean, think about it.

A girl just vanishes...

and it makes no difference to anyone.

Did you report it to the cops?

Are you crazy?

l think l should remind you

about the laws in our country.

Prostitution is still illegal.

We don't even exist...

and if we don't exist...

how can we go missing?

Hello, l'm lnspector Shekhawat...

and l'm here to see

Nikhil Deshpande.

He wants to meet Nikhil.

Nikhil...

look, someone's come to see you.

Doctors are not sure

how much he can understand...

He understands everything, l know it.

- He hasn't spoken since the accident.

The profits recorded

went up by 8 percent...

and, this trend indicates that...

there is a substantial growth

in this sector.

And, according to--

Hello?

hold on for a second...

Guys... l have to take this call so...

please continue...

Okay, as l was saying...

according to this trend...

l want to meet with you.

You got the money?

Are you listening to me?

l want to meet--

You think l'm an idiot?

l know what happened to Shashi.

l didn't kill Shashi.

l was at the carnival with the money...

waiting for Shashi.

l've been paying him off for years,

why would l have him killed?

l can ruin you in a matter of hours...

What will you get out of it?

Think about it...

- lf you're ready to meet,

l will bring the money...

at a place and time of your choice.

Why are the lights switched off...

Come... Devrath, come in...

This way, Devrath...

Nice house, sir.

Roshni...

Looks like my wife is out...

Would you like a drink?

l don't mind...

Whisky, right?

Yes, sir.

Soda or water?

Water, sir...

And ice?

Okay.

Sorry, Devrath...

l think Roshni forgot that

you were coming over for dinner...

she's out for a film

with a friend.

lt's okay, sir.

Hello Suri, how're you doing?

Sorry to disturb your film,

but l need to speak with Roshni...

- l can't get through her phone.

What film?

- Roshni's not with me, Suri.

- ls everything okay?

Yeah... l'm sorry...

l got it wrong...

it slipped my mind, sorry...

Devrath, do you know

where Billimoria lives?

Sir... block-2, ground floor...

What's wrong, sir?

Sir...

Where is Roshni?

She's inside...

you have to wait here.

You can't go in there...

Sir... you can't...

Suri...

l warned you to stay away...

didn't l?

Suri...

Suri...

stop it...

Have you lost it, Roshni?

What are you doing here?

Karan is dead,

he can't talk to you.

l don't blame you for your anger,

it comes from the pain within--

That's enough!

lf you can really talk to Karan,

tell him to appear now...

l want to see him...

where is he?

l can't do that.

Only trapped spirits can

manifest themselves in human form...

but Karan didn't have a problem

moving to the afterlife...

he had a smooth passage.

Unbelievable!

A smooth passage?

He was only 8

and he drowned to death!

How smooth is that?

There are many things in this world

that can't be explained.

l didn't choose this life...

it chose me.

- Let's go...

- No, Surjan...

listen to me...

deal with your pain,

or you will attract more of it.

When my husband died,

l was very depressed...

and that's when the spirits

started communicating with me.

Let's go!

Disturbed spirits are attracted to

people in pain...

they feel a kindredness.

- Stop it, Suri, let go of me!

Stop it!

Suri!

How could you lie to me?

You hid all this from me?

How can l tell you the truth?

You are never home.

Don't change the subject.

Do you really believe in that stuff?

You're highly educated...

you taught science to kids...

think about it, Roshni,

use your head...

how can you believe this

nonsense?

l don't know what l believe...

but l know she has told me things...

that only Karan knew about.

lt makes me happy...

why don't you understand?

Suri...

Karan wants to talk to you!

You've lost it completely, Roshni.

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Zoya Akhtar

Zoya Akhtar (Born 14 October, 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. After completing a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, she assisted directors such as Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before turning writer-director in her own right. She has directed movies such as Luck by Chance (2009), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Sheila Ki Jawani, a segment of Bombay Talkies (2013). She has co-written Talaash (2012) alongside Reema Kagti. She then went on to direct Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), a film based on a dysfunctional Punjabi family. more…

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