

Almost everyone else exists to give Aamir a chance to act some more. Shernaz is a disappointment, unexpectedly. And if you set the bar by his recent performances, below average.

Much as is being said about Nawazuddin (it’s fashionable to talk about him), he is just about fine in the movie. The movie further reminds you that Kareena is beautiful, has oodles of expressions, and is extremely lazy about acting. The movie is also a very gentle reminder of how good an actress Rani Mukherjee is and how she has wasted her career.

Slowly brewed, gripping, especially in the first half, the movie is carried forward by Aamir Khan’s intensity more than anything else. Let that not deter you because Talash is a very well made movie. The queerness of her personality in her introduction scene is quickly replaced by a reasonably mature albeit abnormal personality, sadly. There are several well constructed and bewildering moments in Talaash, the stand out being the introduction of Shernaz Patel as Feni Mistry.
