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Critics Review
4.00
A brilliant screenplay makes it one of the top movies of the year
The research and the way things have been detailed are fantastic to watch. The gripping background score and the superb editing also added to make this film even more engaging. Irrfan Khan once again proves why people call him a veteran and maintains the tag of the most respectable actors through a remarkable journey of which his character undertakes. (more)
Source: Divay Agarwal, MovieCrow
3.50
A sharp narrative makes it taut, gripping thriller
Talvar is a pro-Talwar film. There is a very subtle undertone to the narrative that paints Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of Aarushi who have been convicted in the double murder case, as victims of insensitive investigators and the judicial system in our country.(more)
Source: Sweta Kaushal, Hindustan Times
4.00
Riveting and extremely disturbing
Talvar is a very well made film -- despite its length and some brief scenes that could have been edited out. But it is also a very uncomfortable film to watch, and that is what makes it so good. A good film should be able to get into our skin, challenge us, shake us up and Talvar does all of that. (more)
Source: Aseem Chhabra, Rediff.com
5.00
An absolute must watch with a haunting finale
The narrative is simple yet effective and striking. That�s Meghna�s greatest triumph because a case so twisted and complex couldn�t have been told any better in two hours. Meghna takes the viewer from the murder scene to the investigation process to the media circus to the courtroom � never letting her individual perspective (despite offering it) come in the way of the story�s integrity. (more)
Source: Sarita A Tanwar, DNA
3.00
Despite its flaws, the Irrfan-Konkona starrer is a brave film that devastates
'Talvar' maintains the gritty tightrope with a virtuoso act by Irrfan Khan as CDI (standing in for CBI) officer Ashwin Kumar, who comes into the �case� with some amount of reluctance and healthy skepticism. His second-in-command is Sohum Shah, again very believable in the way he switches to the side which has more profit.(more)
Source: Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express
3.50
TALVAR is an engaging, edgy thriller with no dull moments. A must watch.
The film's director Meghna Gulzar, who, has to her credit of having directed films like FILHAAL, JUST MARRIED and DUS KAHANIYAAN tries her hand in the hard-hitting genre with TALVAR. She does full justice to the film as a director. TALVAR is such a film in which the script is the undisputed hero. And Meghna has let the film's 'hero' do the talking.(more)
Source: Taran Adharsh, Bollywood Hungama
4.00
This Irrfan Khan and Konkana Sen Sharma thriller is dreadfully ENGAGING!
The film gives you a feeling that Gulzar has researched the case really well. Never ever will you feel there is a snag. The best part about the film is it doesn�t waste time in establishing a happy family before to show the loss. It gets straight to the point and starts from the morning Shruti�s body is found. The script is water-tight so much so that we get engrossed in it right from the first frame.(more)
Source: moumita bhattacharjee, Bollywood Life
