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Oneindia
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3.5
Stars
Talaash
is
a
delight
to
watch,
because
of
the
surprises
it
throws
at
you
and
by
the
power-packed
performances
by
its
cast.
Though
the
first
half
of
Talaash
is
a
bit
slow,
it's
still
enthralling,
absorbing
and
engaging.
It
is
as
we
used
to
say
in
the
old
days
-
'a
total
paisa
vasool'.
Bollywoodhungama
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4.5
Stars
Talaash
is
dramatic
and
absorbing,
both.
Director
Reema
Kagti
takes
up
an
attention-grabbing
premise
and
along
with
co-writer
Zoya
Akhtar
spins
a
tale
that
makes
the
viewer
a
participant
of
sorts.
While
the
cop
tries
hard
to
solve
the
jigsaw
puzzle,
the
spectator,
with
his
mind
wide
alert
by
now,
gets
intrigued
by
what
he
observes
and
perceives
and
is
keen
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
the
mystery
himself/herself.
That,
in
my
opinion,
is
why
this
suspense
drama
works.
The
Times
of
India
-
3.5
Stars
Talaash
belongs
to
the
genre
of
cinema
noir
of
which
there
are
few
examples
in
recent
times.
This
film
is
a
good
attempt
at
revisiting
suspense
flicks
that
were
a
huge
craze
in
the
50-60s.
Though,
Talaash
has
the
mystique
of
the
cinema
Raj
Khosla;
it
is
modern
in
its
approach
and
the
setting
is
contemporary.
You
may
not
like
Talaash,
if
mystery
and
intrigue
set
at
a
languid
pace
is
not
what
you
look
out
for
in
your
matinee
outing.
Firstpost
The
film
is
beautifully
shot,
and
comes
with
achingly
lovely
songs.
It
seems
quite
clear
-
right
from
the
title
sequence
that
we
are
not
here
to
see
a
realist
police
procedural.
I
reserve
my
last
words
for
Aamir
Khan:
if,
like
me,
you
have
a
lingering
memory
of
the
affecting
boy-man
with
inner
steely
core
-
the
one
you
fell
in
love
with
way
back
in
Raakh,
or
Dil,
and
have
been
wondering
about
for
years,
you
need
look
no
further.
Your
Talaash
has
ended.
Rediff
-
3.5
Stars
In
Talaash,
Kagti
weaves
a
complex
web,
and
she
colours
it
with
the
mood
and
the
atmosphere
she
and
her
collaborators
create.
Talaash
has
the
feel
of
a
noir
film
--
a
fine
achievement
for
a
Bollywood
product,
where
the
crisp
cinematography
by
KU
Mohanan
and
the
haunting
background
score
by
Ram
Sampath
keeps
us
on
the
edge.
NDTV
-
3.5
Stars
By
no
means
is
Talaash
the
end
of
your
search
for
the
perfect
whodunit.
But
there
is
so
much
going
for
this
compelling,
slow-burning,
well-acted
tale
set
in
the
dark,
grimy
underbelly
of
Mumbai
that
you
can
barely
take
your
eye
off
the
screen.
The
greatest
triumph
of
Talaash
is
in
the
manner
in
which
it
delineates
its
gallery
of
intriguing
supporting
characters.
None
of
them
is
a
mere
blur.
Yahoo
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4
Stars
Reema
Kagti's
Talaash
is
a
suspense
thriller
that
not
only
boasts
of
a
taut
script
but
has
a
multi-layered
structure
that
manages
to
pack
in
enough
surprises
to
keep
the
viewer
hooked
till
the
very
end.
The
storyteller's
craft
lies
in
the
fact
that
the
modus
operandi
of
the
plot
seems
as
intriguing
as
the
motive
of
the
crime.
