
Talaash(2012)
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.


A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.

Irrfan Khan
Ashwin Kumar

Konkona Sen Sharma
Nutan Tandon

Neeraj Kabi
Ramesh Tandon

Prakash Belawadi
Ramashankar Pillai

Sohum Shah
Vedant Mishra (ACP)

Sumit Gulati
Kanhaiya

Tabu
Reema Kumar

Shishir Sharma
JK Dixit

Gajraj Rao
Dhaniram

Atul Kumar
Paul
Talvar is a thriller, drama, mystery film released in 2015 exploring themes of murder investigation, woman director, honor killing. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, it stars Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi. A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
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