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Talaash

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Talaash

"The Answer Lies Within"

2012

2h 29m

6.8(256 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Aamir Khan Productions

Excel Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Surjan Singh Sekhawat

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Rosie

Rani Mukerji

Rani Mukerji

Roshni Sekhawat

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Taimur

Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar Rao

Devrath Kulkarni

Shernaz Patel

Shernaz Patel

Frenny

Suhaas Ahuja

Suhaas Ahuja

Sanjay Kejriwal

Sheeba Chaddha

Sheeba Chaddha

Nirmala

Subrat Dutta

Subrat Dutta

Shashi

Aditi Vasudev

Aditi Vasudev

Mallika

Creative team

Directed by: Reema Kagti
Written by: Zoya Akhtar
Reema Kagti
Produced by: Ritesh Sidhwani
Aamir Khan

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