Talvar

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Neeraj Kabi(Shruti's Father), Konkona Sen Sharma(Shruti's Mother), Sohum Shah(ACP Vedant), Gajraj Rao(Inspector), Atul Kumar(Paul), Sumit Gulati(Kanhaiya), Prakash Belawadi(Swamy), Shishir Sharma(JK Dixit), Ayesha Parveen(Shruti) and Tabu
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Genre: Crime, Thriller




One heck of a thriller. Its a must watch movie!




You may look forward to:

• Meghna Gulzar has literally bought the actual case alive with this film. Frame by frame every piece very carefully handled and written by Vishal Bhardwaj. Its not just a movie, but much more than that. Its a hinting tight slap on the face of our judicial system, and even more importantly the most trusted bureau of India, CBI
• Irrfan Khan is a class apart actor, and he proves it every time. He makes the real man of the Arushi Story- 'Arun Kumar' look like a hero. Incredible performance, impeccably done!
• Neeraj Kabi and Konkona Sen Sharma are outright amazing. They leave no stone unturned in giving the most complex expressions with every scene, where you wait to read their expressions to decide its a truth or a lie
• The rest of the supporting cast, who were equally important consitutes of Sohum Shah, Gajraj Rao, Atul Kumar, Prakash Belawadi and Shishir Sharma. Each one of them play very specific role and they portray the real face of our law enforcing system, behind the scene
• Sumit Gulati gives out his best performance. We have seen him in short appearances here and there. This guy is the key accomplice or so it seems who purely by luck escapes scot-free, when the rest of the clowns were busy with state politics

What you can sleep over:

Do not expect a lot from Ayesha Parveen and Tabu, as one of them seem to be the central character and the other a big name. They have very restricted screen presence





The dampeners you should be aware of:

The only dampener or so as it may seem is the end of the movie. Those who are not attached to the actual story and are visiting only for the thriller, may just come out dis satisfied wondering who is the culprit after all. In disguise, that throws a clear hint towards how our judicial system as well covered it up without any clear evidence


My dear sympathies to the victims and the family, who do not seem to be deserving what they have gone through and are going through, including the posthumous character assassination of a teenage child





My Rating: 4.5/5

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