Talaash

*ing : Aamir Khan, Rani Mukharjee, Kareena Kapoor
Director : Reema Kagti

Tagline : The search lies within

I am not a huge fan of aamir khan. Bt I think he makes smart choices as far as his movies are concerned. As an actor and as a producer too. Having said that, I have not liked movies which hv become blockbusters. In recent times, I did not like ghajani, 3 idiots (liked it when I saw, bt now when I think of it, I find it silly and annoying) , dhobhi ghat. Loved his taare zameen par, rang de basanti, dil chahta hai, lagaan !
Promos of talaash were really exciting and gripping. It made people wait for it in spite of aamir being in it. there was a delay of almost an year before the film released and it was rumored that the climax is quite similar to another thriller, kahaani. ! I felt that the promos, although exciting, gave always little too much about the film and it wudnt be difficult to guess the suspense. Bt the twist was extremely unpredictable, although unsatisfactory. !
film has a dark mood throughout and cinematography is quite noir like. First half is just too gripping and doesn’t let u lose the attention even for a minute. Its just in second half the film slows down and there is no control over the narrative. The much guarded twist is actually quite cheesy and just ruins the otherwise fine movie . aamir does excellent job as an actor and totally looks like a man broken n weigh down by pain. Rani doesn’t hv much scenes bt shines in whatever presence she has. Kareena has some gaudy clothes n corny lines yet she acts well and puts her heart n soul in the character. Its not a great cinema, bt surely worth a dekko.
Rating :
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