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Talvar
Critic reviews and ratings
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...is an absolute must-watch not just because it deserves to be seen. It NEEDS to be seen.
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In wiping away stains from the sword of justice, Talvar shines.
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It is a cleanly-crafted film.
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Well done, Team Talvar.
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It’s after a long time that I’ve seen a film that has spent so much time and effort on research. Hats off to Gulzar and Bharadwaj for their digging and making a documentary thriller, a genre that is largely unexplored in Indian mainstream cinema.
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Let the floors for a fresh debate begin, let the audience witness a visual account of what may have taken place. But for now, let’s appreciate the meticulous details put together so well by two skilful filmmakers.
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Taut screenplay back by extensive research, well shot and neatly edited, Talvar makes a fantastic watch. But it is important to keep in mind that it is just a film and not a statement.
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...makes for a gripping and deeply disturbing film, largely thanks to the nature of the crime, but also because of the true to life style of narration, devoid any excess melodrama.
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...writer Vishal Bharadwaj deserves credit for penning a story that engages, presents multiple perspectives and provides just the right amount of distractions, without straying focus away from the core story.
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All well-intentioned attempt at balance aside, the film draws you in.
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...an engaging, edgy thriller with no dull moments.
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Mining riveting yet balanced drama from a real-life murder case lost in a tangled web of fact, fiction, hearsay and insinuations could not have been easy. But not a wee bit of the effort shows.
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What we get is a story that keeps you engaged even though there is hardly any detail that you already don’t know of if you have closely followed the case.
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...needs to be watched, for its performances among other things.
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By turns witty and thoughtful, devastating and emotional, it’s up there with Masaan and Dum Laga Ke Haisha and the one or two other stirringly well-written films of the year.
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A tightly written narrative and mostly rational view of the investigations ensure Talvar is an edge-of-the-seat, engaging thriller that seeks to shock its audience.
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...it's a well-rehearsed, well-meaning film highlighting the ineptitude of our legal system.
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This is essential viewing, if only to understand the world we live in.
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Its intentions might be blunt but as a piece of cinema Talvar is a sharp procedural.
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Bhardwaj writes the hell out the film. Have I said this earlier? I’ll say it again. Talvar is a smashing return to form for him...
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Despite its flaws, ‘Talvar’, which rhymes so closely with ‘Talwar’, is a brave film that devastates.
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It’s the solid writing, sharp dialogue and the spot-on performances which shine along.
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This is an engagingly written and well made film that draws you in and keeps you watching.
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...is not breakthrough cinema. Neither is it exciting or informative.
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A legal petition disguised as a movie, the police procedural takes up cudgels on behalf of the dentist couple...
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