The spoiler free review
It has been three years since 3 idiots and Aamir Khan had not returned to the movies, then he decides to make a movie with a small set up and a director called Reema Kagti (Honeymoon Travels and writer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara), which is a unique state for a star of his stature. Then the delays begin and the endless waiting as the movie gets postponed for release several times for many reasons -that it is similar to Kahaani, it's based on a graphic novel ` An Act of Providence and Aamir's so called head butting with the director ( when has that not happened with Aamir starrers) and finally the endless text messages before the release which gave away the movie ending.
I watched the film on the first day of its release itself, a luxury that I give myself and I loved the film. In my view, after a year of mediocre films - there finally was a film that I could think about for a long time. Armaan Kapoor ( a filmstar) is killed in a freak accident on the promenade near Worli, Mumbai...
...Aamir and his terrifying mustache, Kareena and her soiled dove...
One late evening, near Mumbai's red light district, a car careens off the infamous Seaface Road and hurtles into the sea. The car's lone occupant doesn't survive the plunge. And when word circulates that the casualty is a famous Bollywood film star, what starts out as a routine auto accident investigation soon catapults the morose lead detective, Inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat (Aamir Khan), into a haunting maze of deception, fatal attraction, and murder. Maybe it's significant that similar freak accidents have happened on that same road.
The first two-thirds of TALAASH unfolds as a taut, hard-boiled mystery. And then the third act comes along and pretty much plagiarizes a movie I can't possibly mention because it'll give the whole thing away. As someone mentions in the DVD features, TALAASH, on the surface, is a suspenseful whodunit. But peel that away and we glimpse the essence of the thing. It's about loss and our cast of characters' ability (or inability) to cope with...
Talaash is a TRIUMPH!
Two words: BUY IT
Two words: WATCH IT
Two words: BE AMAZED
I bought this movie because I love Aamir Khan since watching him in 'Ghajini', 'Tare zameen par' and 'Three Idiots' and Rani is my favorite Bollywood actress. I thought I was paying attention and could predict the end but oh no, they got me BIG TIME with a twist that will leave you breathless and rewinding to find out how didn't see it coming, lol. What a beautiful spiritual journey and a score to die for. Great acting, directing, script and story-telling. The reason why great Bollywood movies have the ability to change your life like no Hollywood movie ever can.
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