Surjan and his wife Roshhni are very much estranged, no thanks to the tragic death of their son in a boating accident that can very much be attributed to the negligence of both parents. But the irony is that even this investigations is nothing more than a front for the more dramatic story that Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar want to tell. A high profile investigation begin, headed by Inspector Surjan Shekhawat (Aamir Khan), with clues being set up very quickly for the audience, but yes, we know these little teases in principle characters are nothing more than to prep us for what lies beneath with more than meets the eye. The film opens to a jazzy opening credits tune Muskaanein Jhooti Hai, before we bear witness to the aforementioned car accident and death of a famous actor, which is mysterious in circumstances as we bear witness to the car's travelling late at night in the city's seedier side, before an inexplicable swerve, followed by an accelerated plunge into the sea. It's a story that deals with pain and reconciliation, wrapped around a police investigations surrounding the mysterious car accident of a famed Bollywood actor, which opened up a Pandora's Box of blackmail, secret rendezvous, femme fatales and cheap prostitutes, and as Aamir himself puts it, is more of a suspense than a thriller. Talaash boasts the involvement of Anurag Kashyap and Farhan Akhtar writing its dialogues, from a story written by sister Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, the latter taking up directing duties as well. Having been absent from the big screen for close to two years now since Mumbai Diaries, it's been years since he last played a cop, and Mr Perfectionist himself Aamir Khan now returns to playing a law enforcer sporting a handsomely thick mustache, and you can be just about sure the choice of his project has that uniqueness, that you're in for quite the spectacle.
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Salman Khan showed how to make a blockbuster playing one in Dabangg, which spearheaded his series of hit after hit from the year 2010, before others such as Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Ajay Devgn all jumped on the bandwagon playing no-nonsense cops in that khaki-brown uniform. Now he must rise above the ordinary, and become extraordinary.The ubiquitous Bollywood cop role. He must now use his wit and intelligence to prove his innocence. Shree an ordinary man, now is the most wanted man in the city. Shree is accused of murdering the scientist, the commissioner of police and many more people. But as soon as these 12 hours start, he finds that his simple life has been turned upside down.
He trusts them and needs the money, excitedly Shree trade in 12 hours of his life.
Randhawa offers him 20 lakhs for participating in an experiment which will last for 12 hours. Lured in by the promise of a bright and successful future, Shree trades in 12 hours of his life. If successful, it could change the fate of their lives and that of the whole world. Shree is the last piece of the puzzle of a scientific experiment, devised by a brilliant scientist, supported by the commissioner of police and funded by Randhawa. Randhawa, a wealthy businessman, in his ceaseless pursuit of power, has zeroed in on Shree as his last guinea pig. He is in love with a girl but he cannot marry her yet as he needs to make some money first. Shree, an ordinary man, works at a telecom company.