TALAASH - Only a fine one time watch with a not so impressive conclusion. (Review by Bobby Sing)

Bobby,
I saw the movie today. Agree with whatever you said. I actually loved the songs after the movie.The suspense factor that you talked about is very true.I was in a surprise when the credits came as i expected a bigger jolt. I also appreciate Aamir khans efforts to act in a character role when most of his contemporaries have involved themselves with "stock characters".

I liked the film very much. I enjoyed performance of Karina, Amir and Rani very much. I have seen same story in a serial Bhanwar which was telecast on Sony Entertainment Chanel. Basic plot, story and characters are same as in Bhanwar.
Regards
Amit Laddha

I saw the movie yesterday and I would like to say to Reema Kagti and Aamir Khan that

1. we have seen \'A BEAUTIFUL MIND\' and \'LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI\' many years ago so please don\'t show us again a person talking to someone who doesn\'t exist at all because basically its an old Idea for us.

2. Why you show Kareena there in scene (where Dalal comes up and say " we need girls not Aunty". Kareena is sitting over there also, but in actual she has died 3 years ago, and only Aamir Khan is seeing her, so Reema go back and edit the picture :) Kareena should not be there in scene.

3. When I saw the first scene of accident, I thought in my mind, it could be because someone saw the ghost there, but the very next moment I thought, Oh Amit grow up you are watching Aamir Khan Movie not RAAMSAY BROTHER, there would be some other twist not supernatural power. But I was right.

4. When Nuwzuddien Siddqui has already died with bullets why are showing him he fell down from roof in fear because he saw Kareena ?

5. When picture ends, everyone in theatre was shocked, they were expecting something more would come as you can\'t expect audience to understand \'The moment of realisation for Aamir through Kareena\'s Inceident\' ? Were you showing us a murder mystry or a story of a father who lost his son, Kaagti you mixed up both things very miserably.

In the end I would like to say that there are simple way to go inside you, Bhagwan Buddh ko 5000 Saal pehle Ped (Tree) ke neeche bethkar pata chal gaya tha ki Sab kuch tumhare andar hai kahi baahar talaash karne ke jarurat nahi" SO REEMA KAAGTI WE DON\'T NEED SUPERNATURAL POWER TO TELL US THIS TRUTH, LIFE KE EXPERIENCE HUME YEH BATAANE KE LIYE KAAFI HAI.

I felt the movie was left too open.

As a die hard of Aamir i could explain it this way.

Aamir was sick and he was guilt ridden for his child\'s death.
A man who does not sleep hallucinates(Proven by science).
At the end through his hallucination he establishes the spirit and gets solace in that.

Hi Bobby,

I also felt as Amit said, after watching the car accident, and the dog was barking too...

But Amit, showing Kareena in that scene that you mentioned, is fine. Have you noticed one thing that after that scene Kareena was there in the car where she asked a question to sashi ( the pimp ) and he didnt respond at all..In fact, nobody in that car gave a clue that she is also there, they were like, they were 2 girls , shashi and the driver in that car.

The direction is hopeless, but cinematography and good performances saved the film.

And about Amir khan, he did splendid job I believe. Have you noticed his eyes throughout the film. Thats how our eyes would be if we cant sleep in the night for so many days. when the first time i saw him on screen , i recognized his character, who is having insomnia.In the flash back scene, his eyes were sparkling like a star too...that definitely came from the actor not from the less imaginative director.

Still, personally i think, Ajay devgan would have been a great choice in that intense role.

My mark is 3 ( Great performances, great cinematography )

Dear Bobby,
I did not find any video reference of Bhanwar on web. I am very sure I have seen same story in Bhanwar. Only Sony Entertainment can provide those footage.
Many people remember the serial Bhanwar that used to be telecasted on Sony TV. I would like to refresh the memory of all those people who dont remember it or who are not even aware of it. Bhanwar is a series of real life crime stories of those people who went through a horrific time. For all those people who have missed the serial in the past can now watch it on Fox History at 11pm Tuesday.
Rgs
Amit
 

Watched the movie...it does have its own part of glitches..but overall it was satisfactory. One thing I don\'t agree is how come SOS deserved 2.5? Literally that movie had zero storyline..and absolutely nothing new to offer to the audience..it was same old stereotypical unfunny stuff and you rated 2.5.
In comparison Talaash is a well-made suspense drama with good storyline dares to explore the darker side of mumbai city and questions our belief in paranormal....It also has great performances but the conclusion doesn\'t live up to our expectations. I think it is unjustice to give both movies the same rating..

Dear Sir,
I feel nothing is otherwise wrong wid the movie except the decision of the director/producer to project it as a murder mystery/ thriller type story...which is a serious mistake!

My personal understanding is that becoz of adopting this line of projection, kareena\'s angle looks like a main plot and aamir\'s personal life issues look like an unnecessarily added sub plot..a vice versa approach would have really helped d movie plus d audience...

You see, if we just imagine aamir khan\'s character\'s problem (facing guilt, sleepless nights after a tragic death of his young son) as the central plot, where his home life continues to be unsettled since then, the case looks different. There is a problem of communication between d couple, which doesn\'t let them mourn d death together. Mourning, expressing , crying , talking out are usual methods through which one\'s subconscious slowly recovers emotional shocks. But, the father here has closed himself in a shell, as a frozen soul, badly and still stuck at the moment of d accident (bcoz of a guilt feeling, in this specific case). This is a psychological problem which many people who face tragic incidents in life face after the shock. The event just lingers on mind.

Since the only way through which the character could b emotionally reached now for any communication is through his work, where he is still available for interaction. Hence, kareena\'s supernatural angle acts as a sub plot to release his soul from trauma. It makes him believe in super natural, hence he becomes receptive for some communication from his dead son, which was imposible otherwise. (remember, kareena relaxes his brain nerves in one scene , and he manages to sleep for a full night after long time)

Actually, any other sub plot which could have led him there should have been ok.

This is a movie centrally representing the cure methods for a person facing psychological trauma/ shock/ distress conditions and d movie should have been projected as a psychological journey, rather than a crime thriller or anything else.

Hope you will agree with my views Sir,

Suhaana Suman