Nearly 2 years since Aamir Khan’s last movie. January 2011 to be precise with Dhobi Ghat aka Mumbai Diaries. So it wasn’t too surprising to see that the paid preview shows @ Cinemax Versova were kept as the world’s best secret. Or is it just me? That I was too lazy to actually look it up is probably the reason I missed out on a show on the 0th day . Made a mental note to myself to ensure that I am more active (fat chance)
Honestly I have been cautiously optimistic about Talaash since the first trailer. This weird feeling that told me that whatever exciting was present in the movie has already been put into the trailer has been hounding me for a bit. Thank God it doesn’t fall under that genre and Reema Kagti has not really followed on the footsteps of her best friend – Zoya Akhtar. Also quite certain that Reema credited Zoya with the story along with herself because of the friendship and nothing else.
Talaash follows the life of Surjan Singh Shekhawat (Aamir Khan) aka Sury (imagine being called Surjan your entire life =))) who is married to Roshni (Rani Mukerji). He is a Senior Inspector who is in charge of an area in Mumbai where the ill fated Sea Face Road lies. A few accidents have occurred over the past few years which have been unsolved. And on a fateful day, a well known Bollywood star – Armaan Kapoor (Vivan Bhatena) decides the take the aerial route into the Arabian Sea. Sury is called to investigate.
Along the way, Sury’s back story comes to life that involves a fateful accident where he loses his first born 8 year old. Roshni is to date recovering from it. Sury finds his work as a release out of it. A part of the story that need not have been stretched to the extent that it eventually has been honestly. And as he goes about digging dirt, he bumps into Rosy (Kareena Kapoor) who starts helping him out by dropping clues. All of them, at times when Sury has all but given hope of solving the case.
While I have made light of the story for purposes of easier reading, Talaash is a very intense story directed by someone who is only 1 movie old but has a long way to go in Indian Cinema. Reema Kagti gave me a few reasons to dislike Talaash. The stretched back story of Sury and Roshni’s son & the séance (planchet) scenes with Frenny (Shernaz Patel) were over the top. Kagti could have also cut a bit on Rani’s midriff and her impeccably manicured nails – especially when everything else about the look of Rani was that of a distraught housewife and was done well.
Talaash does get a tad predictable in several places but on the whole Kagti manages to hold the suspense thriller well enough for over 2 hours. The seasoned movie goes will take about 10 minutes to figure out the bad guy and about an hour to figure out the suspense element.
As regards the acting on display, Rani has very little to do. Aamir, as always has a commanding presence on screen despite his limited repertoire of 5 expressions. Nawazzuddin Siddiqui is brilliant as always. And for some reason, Kareena’s best performances come in the role of a prostitute (Chameli I hear was her last best one). The support cast holds its own. Ram Sampath’s music is perfect for the movie. This one should have been a Diwali release. 7.5 on 10. Very close to GoW but not as good is my final verdict.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi860529689/
Honestly I have been cautiously optimistic about Talaash since the first trailer. This weird feeling that told me that whatever exciting was present in the movie has already been put into the trailer has been hounding me for a bit. Thank God it doesn’t fall under that genre and Reema Kagti has not really followed on the footsteps of her best friend – Zoya Akhtar. Also quite certain that Reema credited Zoya with the story along with herself because of the friendship and nothing else.
Talaash follows the life of Surjan Singh Shekhawat (Aamir Khan) aka Sury (imagine being called Surjan your entire life =))) who is married to Roshni (Rani Mukerji). He is a Senior Inspector who is in charge of an area in Mumbai where the ill fated Sea Face Road lies. A few accidents have occurred over the past few years which have been unsolved. And on a fateful day, a well known Bollywood star – Armaan Kapoor (Vivan Bhatena) decides the take the aerial route into the Arabian Sea. Sury is called to investigate.
Along the way, Sury’s back story comes to life that involves a fateful accident where he loses his first born 8 year old. Roshni is to date recovering from it. Sury finds his work as a release out of it. A part of the story that need not have been stretched to the extent that it eventually has been honestly. And as he goes about digging dirt, he bumps into Rosy (Kareena Kapoor) who starts helping him out by dropping clues. All of them, at times when Sury has all but given hope of solving the case.
While I have made light of the story for purposes of easier reading, Talaash is a very intense story directed by someone who is only 1 movie old but has a long way to go in Indian Cinema. Reema Kagti gave me a few reasons to dislike Talaash. The stretched back story of Sury and Roshni’s son & the séance (planchet) scenes with Frenny (Shernaz Patel) were over the top. Kagti could have also cut a bit on Rani’s midriff and her impeccably manicured nails – especially when everything else about the look of Rani was that of a distraught housewife and was done well.
Talaash does get a tad predictable in several places but on the whole Kagti manages to hold the suspense thriller well enough for over 2 hours. The seasoned movie goes will take about 10 minutes to figure out the bad guy and about an hour to figure out the suspense element.
As regards the acting on display, Rani has very little to do. Aamir, as always has a commanding presence on screen despite his limited repertoire of 5 expressions. Nawazzuddin Siddiqui is brilliant as always. And for some reason, Kareena’s best performances come in the role of a prostitute (Chameli I hear was her last best one). The support cast holds its own. Ram Sampath’s music is perfect for the movie. This one should have been a Diwali release. 7.5 on 10. Very close to GoW but not as good is my final verdict.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi860529689/
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