Talvar (film)

Talvar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Meghna Gulzar
Produced by Vineet Jain
Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by Vishal Bhardwaj
Starring Irrfan Khan
Konkona Sen Sharma
Neeraj Kabi
Music by Vishal Bhardwaj
Cinematography Pankaj Kumar
Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad
Production
companies
VB Pictures
Distributed by Junglee Pictures
Release date
  • 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) (TIFF)
  • 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) (India)
Running time
 133 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹15 crore[2]
Box office est. ₹30.17 crore[3]

Talvar (lit. Sword), released internationally as Guilty, is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language drama thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar and written by Vishal Bhardwaj. Jointly produced by Bhardwaj and Vineet Jain, the film is based on the 2008 Noida double murder case in which a teenage girl and her family servant were found murdered. Starring Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Neeraj Kabi in the lead roles, the film follows the investigation of a double murder case of a girl and the servant from three different perspectives, where her parents are either guilty or innocent of the murder charges.

The idea of the film was conceived by Bhardwaj after he met some of the police officials who were investigating the case. Later, he met Meghna and expressed his desire to produce a film with her. Both of them then came up with the idea of making a film on the real life case. They researched the case for two years and found several contradictions with each view having their own conviction. Bhardwaj wrote the script inspired by the Rashomon effect. Pankaj Kumar served as the director of photography, while A. Sreekar Prasad edited the film.

Talvar premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in the special presentation section and was also screened at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival. It released theatrically in India on 2 October 2015 to mostly positive reviews, with particular praise towards the writing and performances, while some critics felt the film was biased towards the parents. It proved to be a box-office success by grossing a total of ₹30.17 crore (US$4.2 million). At the 63rd National Film Awards, Bhardwaj won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award and at the 61st Filmfare Awards, the Award for Best Editing was bestowed upon Prasad.

Plot

On the night of 15–16 March 2008, Shruti Tandon, a 14-year girl is found dead at her home in Sameer Vihar of Noida, by her parents Ramesh and Nutan. The local policeforce, led by Inspector Dhaniram are incompetent and do not know the basics of criminal investigation. Initially, they seek the missing servant Khempal. However, later, his decomposed body is found on the terrace of the building in which the Tandons live. The police question Khempal's close friend and Tandons' assistant Kanhaiya who tells the police that Ramesh might have been involved in an extra-marital affair and Khempal might have been involved in a relationship with Shruti. The police start suspecting the Tandons and later declare the murders as a clear case of honour killing.

On 25 March, the Noida police arrest Ramesh for the two murders. The police chief organises a press conference in which he declares that Ramesh murdered Shruti and Khempal after finding them in a compromising position. This character assassination of Shruti leads to public outrage, and the case is handed over to the Joint Director Ashwin Kumar of Central Department of Investigation (CDI) and ACP Vedant. Kumar holds contempt for the sloppy first responders who botched the initial crime-scene investigation. He believes the parents are innocent and methodically builds a case against the father's resentful assistant. His team uses narco tests, attempting to prove that the assistant and his two accomplices committed the murders.

On 22 June 2008, he officially exonerates the parents and Ramesh is released from the jail. Just as Kumar is about to conclude his investigation, his senior officer retires and a new CDI chief takes over. ACP Vedant, in his greed to get a promotion, starts working against Kumar. This leads to an altercation between the two officers, resulting in Kumar's suspension. Later, CDI hands over the case to a new probe team led by Kumar's former boss Paul, who concludes that the parents committed the murders. In the final act, both the teams, with opposing hypotheses, make their cases before the CDI chief. The CDI files a closure report in Ghaziabad court, naming parents as the prime suspects, but states that the evidence is insufficient to initiate prosecution. The Tandons also file a protest plea opposing CDI's report. The judge rejects the closure report and makes the parents an accused in the case. The trial begins on 8 June 2012, and the Tandons are convicted for the murders few months later.

Cast

Production

Development

Film-maker and composer Vishal Bhardwaj was impressed by director Meghna Gulzar after seeing the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), where she had directed one segment and expressed his wish to produce a film with her. Meghna said that she was "beginning to wonder what to do next" and had a conversation with Bhardwaj regarding it, when they came up with the idea of making a film on the 2008 Noida double murder case.[4] Bhardwaj researched the case for nearly two years with Meghna and found "several bizarre contradictions and each view had their own conviction". After which they decided to present all the three perspectives into the story: the police investigations, the CBI probe and another investigation by different CBI team.[4][5] They did not take permission from the Talvar family for the film.[5] Meghna was fascinated by the idea to explore the "unfinished-ness" of the case.[6] In January 2015, it was announced that the Talvar family has approved the film, who were sentencing in prison.[7] Bhardwaj, who wrote and produced the film, said that he was inspired by the Rashomon effect, when the same event is given different interpretations by different individuals involved. Meghna mentioned that she tried to keep the narrative as objective as possible and let the viewer interpret on their own.[8]

The name of individuals and organisations in the film were changed in order to avoid any legal complications. Lawyer and politician Ram Jethmalani, at the screening, said that the trial shown in the film was not reflected accurately. To which Meghna responded that "[the film] is more about the investigation than about the trial. In fact, the trial is not part of the film at all. It tracks the many investigations."[8] The first draft of the screenplay was written in a year and another year for it to go on floors as it took time to convince the people involve in the investigation of the case.[9] Aarushi's aunt Vandana Talwar, who launched a campaign to prove the parents' innocence, provided some material to the film's writer Vishal Bhardwaj.[10] Some of the documents provided to Bhardwaj were first hand accounts of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar.[11] Talking about the title of the film, Meghna said that it was a reference to the delivery of justice, "Talvar alludes to the sword that is held in the hand of the lady of justice."[12] She also said that the film will serve its purpose if it starts a debate to re-look the case.[12]

Bhardwaj was propelled to write the script after an encounter with the first investigative officer of the case. He said, "there was a kind of black humour that was coming out of this tragedy. I am a great fan of Rashomon. I found the best way to write the script in it".[13] Bhardwaj was troubled with the face that while everyone talks about the death of Aarushi, people don’t really think much about her parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talvar.[13] Meghna and Bhardwaj started researching on the case in middle 2012, while the trial was going one.[14] Bhardwaj said that he took "some liberties with the script" and did not meddle with the story.[12] Talking about the purpose of the film, Meghna said that several people "knew something about the case, but they didn’t know everything about it or remembered it".[15] She mentioned that the film brings out all the different aspects of the case.[15] The research continued while the film was being shot because several things changed on the set or a scene spontaneously while shooting.[15] The film was earlier titled Nyodda and was later renamed Talvar. The title was initially registered with Pritish Nandy Communications, but was purchased by Bhardwaj. The film had initially PNC as the co-producer, but they later dropped out of it.[16] Meghna got the information from the Talwars' side of story from her meeting with Rajesh Talwar's brother and sister-in-law, Dinesh Talwar and his wife Vandana. After which she said that she "did not feel the need to meet the Talwars".[17]

Casting and filming

Actress Alisha Parvin played the role of Shruti Tandon, which was based on Arushi Talvar.[9] Konkana Sen Sharma was approached by the casting director of Talvar who told her about the part which was based on Nupur Talwar, which she liked. She said she loved the script and agreed to do the film after meeting Meghna.[18] Sharma did not research for her role as she felt the script was "well researched".[18] She found that the character was about "portraying guilt and innocence according to perceptions."[13] In November 2013, it was announced that Irrfan Khan has been cast for the film.[19] Khan did not know about the case in details before the film.[12] His character in the film was based on CBI officer Arun Kumar, whom he met for the role's preparation.[13] He was the only actor approached to play the part.[6] He agreed to do the film because he felt the story was "near and frightening" and was not sensationalised: "it is an important case and whatever you may think about the verdict, the film gives us a chance to look at our system and how different departments deal with a crisis."[13] Neeraj Kabi, who played the role of the victim Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar in the film, said: "you are making a film about people who are alive and are suffering, you have to be extremely sensitive".[5] Tabu made a three-minute appearance in the film where she plays the wife of Khan who is an investigative officer in the film.[20]

The principal photography started a year later in June 2014 and was shot on location in Mumbai, Delhi and Noida over the course of almost a year.[6][21] Meghna called the filming a "hugely draining" experience.[6] The script was based on the material available in the public domain and Meghna called it her "most fragile film".[14] Several scenes were shot in a house identical to the one of the Talvar's which was few blocks away from the location.[22] Meghna said that the most difficult part for her was to shoot the actual murder scenes in the film as there were different weapons and different killers from people's perspective, but the "one to die was always the girl and the man which did not change".[13] Pankaj Kumar served as the director of photography, while A. Sreekar Prasad edited the film.[23]

Soundtrack

Talvar
Soundtrack album by Vishal Bhardwaj
Released 2015
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 15:37
Language Hindi
Label T-Series
Producer Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj chronology
Drishyam
(2015)Drishyam2015		 Talvar
(2015)		 Madaari
(2016)Madaari2016

The film's music was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, while the lyrics were written by Gulzar. The album consisted of four songs with vocals provided by Arooj Aftab, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sukhwinder Singh and Arijit Singh. The album was released on 15 September, 2015 under the label of T-Series.[24] The background score was provided by Ketan Sodha.[25]

The album generally received a positive response. Mohar Basu of The Times of India wrote: "With Gulzar saab’s work at the pen joining Vishal’s formidable sense of melody, Talvar's album a heady quality.[26] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama felt that the film "has a situational soundtrack which has a couple of heartfelt numbers connecting one to the film’s theme." He however, praised the song "Insaaf" for its "uniqueness quotient" and the "haunting appeal".[27] Ruchi Kaushal wrote that the song "Zinda Hai" "painfully highlights the agony of the parents who have lost their daughter in a twin murder case, for which they themselves are accused."[28]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Insaaf"Arooj Aftab03:20
2."Patli Gali"Sukhwinder Singh03:33
3."Shaam Ke Saaye"Arijit Singh04:42
4."Zinda"Rekha Bhardwaj04:22
Total length:15:57

Release

Talvar premiered under the title Gulity at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival's special presentations on 14 September, 2015.[29][30] It was also screened at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival.[31] The official theatrical trailer of the film was launched on 22 August 2015.[32] It was followed by the release of two posters in subsequent days that featured a Lady Justice and Khan.[33][34] The film was released theatrically in India on 2 October, 2015, on 625 screens across the country.[35][36] Paid previews were organized a day before the public release.[37] A special screening for the celebrities was conducted few days after the release.[38] Talvar was the second film based on the same case to release in 2015, the other film was Rahasya.[32] The film was released in DVD format on 24 November 2015.[39]

Reception

Critical response

Upon release, Talvar received positive critical reception.[40] Rajyasree Sen of Firstpost called it a "must see whodunnit" and remarked that the film has a "gritty documentary feel" to it.[41] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV praised the film's writing and performances and called it a "gripping, genre-defying and non-exploitative cinematic examination" of the murder case.[42] Srijana Mitra Das of The Times of India wrote: "[..] Talvar is super-sharp, a sword swipe at Bollywood's song-and-dance, mehendi-fuelled escapism."[43] Rajeev Masand labelled the film as a "gripping, then baffling, and ultimately disturbing account" of the murder, further calling it "deliberately unsentimental and melodrama-free".[44] Sneha May Francis of Emirates 24/7 complemented Sharma and Kabi saying that they "play the parents impressively, with restrained perfection".[45]

Shilpa Jamkhandikar of Reuters called it a "well-constructed, gripping film", but felt that the makers took sides in the case that left a "bitter aftertaste".[46] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in praised the film and said it is a "slickly produced, tightly written and beautifully performed true crime documentary". She, however called it a "legal petition disguised as a movie", stating that the sole purpose was to request the authorities to reconsider the case sentencing.[47] Aseem Chhabra of Rediff.com cited it as a "very uncomfortable film to watch", "A good film should be able to get into our skin, challenge us, shake us up and Talvar does all of that.[48] Jai Arjun Singh praised Khan's performance and felt that the character was a rarity in Hindi films by showing "commitment and comic timing".[49]

Namrata Joshi of Outlook wrote that the "solid writing, sharp dialogue and the spot-on performances" were the film's strengths. She also praised the humour in the midst of serious investigation which she felt gave it a "nice touch".[50] Sarit Ray of Hindustan Times said that the film "shakes you up and forces you to think". He also praised the "believable and flawed" character of Ashwini who "drinks on the sly, out of bottles wrapped in paper bags, and distractedly plays Snakes on his phone while a parent sobs", instead of an "punchline-spewing hero figure".[51] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express called it a "[..] a brave film that devastates, and despite its flaws, makes for a compelling watch."[52]

Raja Sen wrote in his review: "A tightly-coiled procedural made with such dryness that it seems, in parts, documentarian - resembling a reenactment more than a feature film [..]".[25] Deepanjana Pal felt that it was a "much-needed social document than a film" and that it's "direction lacks imagination".[53] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote: "Its intentions might be blunt but as a piece of cinema Talvar is a sharp procedural."[54] Uday Bhatia of Mint praised the actors performances and Bhardwaj's screenplay and wrote: "A taut film on the Noida double homicide, built around an exceptional screenplay".[55] Sonia Chopra of Sify called the film a "perfect balance of sobriety and cruelly dark humour."[56]

Among the overseas reviewers, Joe Leydon of Variety called the screenplay "solidly constructed" and praised the film's narrative flow as "satisfyingly brisk".[29] J Hurtado of Screen Anarchy wrote: "Talvar makes for gripping, infuriating, and at times illuminating viewing, and it's a film that will translate just as well to those ignorant with the case as to those intimately involved."[57] Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter gave a positive review calling the film "gripping from start to finish."[23] Rachel Saltz of The New York Times praised Khan's performance, calling him the "movie’s best weapon", "Playing a familiar character type, the world-weary detective, he gives a performance, full of small, sly details, that doesn’t seem familiar at all."[58]

Box office

Talvar was made on a production budget of ₹15 crore (US$2.1 million).[2] It was released alongside Singh Is Bliing and Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon with stiff competition and managed to gross ₹2.5 crore (US$350,000) at the box office.[59] It also collected ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) from the paid preview that was conducted prior to the theatrical release.[59] The film then went on to collect ₹2.75 crore (US$380,000) and ₹3.5 crore (US$490,000) on Saturday and Sunday respectively, making a total of ₹9.25 crore (US$1.3 million) in its opening weekend.[60] The film grossed ₹22.55 crore (US$3.1 million) in its ten day run at the box office.[61] At the end of it's theatrical run, Talvar collected a total of ₹30.17 crore (US$4.2 million).[62]

Awards

At the 63rd National Film Awards, Bhardwaj won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award and Sanjay Kurian for the Best Audiography.[63] At the 61st Filmfare Awards, the Award for Best Editing and Best Sound Design were bestowed to A. Sreekar Prasad and Shajith Koyeri respectively.[64]

See also

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