The wait is over, as Aamir Khan returns to screens, a year after his last outing Dhobi Ghat (overlooking his cameo in Delhi Belly), as he joins hands with Ritiesh Sadhwani and Farhan Akhtar, 11 years after their first combo hit, the classic Dil Chahta Hai, to give us Reema Kagti's Talaash, also starring Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and several others.
A film-star ends up as fish chow after his car crashes into the ocean, under mysterious circumstances. Inspector Surjan Shekhawat (Khan), a man scarred by the death of his 8-year old son, under huge emotional, mental and perhaps even physical strain, owing to his sleepless nights, with his marriage on the rocks, takes this case up. While facing blanks on all sides, he is aided by the elusive sex worker Rosie (played by the bombshell, Kareena), with whom he forms a bond. How Surjan manages to crack this case, while battling his inner demons and saving his life from complete collapse forms the rest of the story.
The film has huge, huge names involved - Aamir Khan, Farhan and Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, what more? Performances are crystal clear, (come on, you just read the names above.) as everyone fits the bill, right from Aamir as the troubled Inspector, the gorgeous Kareena as Rosie, Rani as the broken mother, to Siddiqui as the slimy crook Tehmur, with love in his heart.
The movie, with its ups and downs, does have a racy feel to it, shifting between characters, building momentum, as it takes you thinking down several tracks, but the mega-twist, turns out to be a wee bit disappointing, being illogical of sorts, and also almost-predictable. It is something that you wouldn't probably expect from a team of this stature, but whether or not the movie satisfies you is a personal opinion, in case of Talaash.
The background score, is apt, while the songs, while setting a mood through the movie, are quite forgettable. Ram Sampath struck gold with Delhi Belly (Bhaag DK Bose, people.) , but takes a backseat with Talaash. Cinematography and editing, keep the film taut, and help the movie gets its interesting pace.
Conclusion - Talaash is worth a watch, and perhaps one watch only.
Aditya Baskaran
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