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Sunday, 31 May 2020

Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)

Not a sequel to the similarly titled Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003), The Answer Lies Within is a search for a different truth. Namely, why popular film star Armaan Kapoor (Vivan Bhatena) was seen speeding in a car through a shady part of town, before veering off the road and into the ocean depths.
Inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat (Aamir Khan), a man with a crippling tragedy in his past, leads the case. The tone of the film reflects Surjan's feelings mostly, with moody lighting and music to match. The investigation becomes two-tiered, professional and personal, affecting the inspector's life and that of his wife Roshni (Rani Mukerji), who deals with the past in her own way.
One crappy train station scene aside, I feel that Dir. Reema Kagti respected both the psychological and unnatural threads of the story equally.

4 white petals out of 5

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