Talvar (2015) on Netflix
Shruti Tandon, fourteen, is found dead in her bedroom in Noida, and the helper Khempal is found dead on the building's terrace. Joint Director Ashwin Kumar takes over the inquiry.
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Trailer
Plot summary
On the night of 15 to 16 March 2008, the doctors Ramesh and Nutan Tandon find their fourteen-year-old daughter Shruti dead in her bedroom in Noida. Their helper, Khempal, has vanished. Police led by Inspector Dhaniram first look for him, and his body is later discovered on the building's terrace. Kanhaiya, an assistant at Ramesh's clinic, tells the officers that Khempal and Shruti were close, and the police call the deaths an honor killing. The case then passes to the Central Department of Investigation, where Joint Director Ashwin Kumar takes charge.
Cast
- Ayesha Parveenas Shruti Tandon
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Talvar (2015)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Vishal Bhardwaj was moved to write Talvar after meeting the first investigating officer in the real 2008 case, struck by the "black humour" coming out of the tragedy; as a Rashomon fan, he found it the best way to write the script.
SPOILER
Vishal Bhardwaj and Meghna Gulzar initially did not have permission from the Talwar family for the film; in January 2015 it was announced that the Talwar couple, still in prison, had approved it.- Irrfan Khan was the only actor ever approached for his part, and he met CBI officer Arun Kumar, the man his character was based on, while preparing for the film.
- Several scenes were filmed in a house identical to the Talwars' home, located just a few blocks away from theirs.
