Talaash (2012 film) Talaash: The Answe Within Promotional post Directed by Ree Produced by Ritesh Aami Farha Sharan Screenplay by Ree Zoya Akhtar Story by Ree Zoya Akhtar Starring Aami Rani Kareen Music by Ram S Cinematography Mo Editing by Anan Studio Excel Ent Aamir Kha IBC Moti Distributed by Reliance E IBC Moti Release date(s) 30 Nove Country I Language H Budget 45 crore (U Talaash: The Answer Lies Within is an upcoming Indian suspense thriller film directed by Reema Kagti. The project is jointly produced by Excel Entertainment and Aamir Khan Productions, and stars Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles. The soundtrack is scored by Ram Sampath along with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Principal photography for the film occurred during March- November 2011 taking place primarily in Mumbai, Pondicherry and London. Talaash is scheduled to release on November 30, 2012.[1] Cast Aamir Khan as Surjan Singh Shekhawat Rani Mukerji as Shreya Bondre Kareena Kapoor as Rosy Raj Kumar Yadav as Devrath Kulkarni Shernaz Patel Nawazuddin Siddiqui Production Development Film's motion poster.[2] Following the release of her first film, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), Kagti was approached and offered to direct many films by several production houses.[3] However, unable to find any films that interested her, she began working on a new script with her friend Zoya Akhtar in early 2010.[3] Speaking about it, she said, "Zoya and I thought of the story and co-wrote it. We do a lot of writing together. We are also best friends so it is fun and there is a huge comfort factor."[3] Upon finalizing the story, she approached Aamir Khan with the script in November 2010 and he agreed to produce and star in it.[4] Since the start of pre- production, the project has faced several speculations regarding its title.[5] In November 2011, Khan confirmed that the film was titled Talaash.[5] In an interview with The Indian Express, Kagti revealed that a few months before casting Khan in the film, she had approached him with another project.[6] Later, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor were signed on to star opposite Khan.[7] Prior to the start of principal photography, the actors attended acting workshops and signed a non- disclosure agreement.[8] Filming The principal photography for the film started in March 2011 with Khan and Mukerji in Mumbai.[9] For a scene involving Khan and Kapoor, it was reported that both the actors would shoot in a red- light district.[10] However, Kagti dismissed it and explained that it wouldn't be safe to do so. The scene was later shot at the Leopold Cafe on Colaba Causeway.[8] The film's second phase continued with the entire cast in Pondicherry and was completed by the end of August.[11] The final phase was expected to commence the following month in Khopoli with an underwater shot.[12] Due to visibility problems, it was cancelled and later filmed at an undisclosed water studio in London.[13] The filming was completed by November 2011 after some of the remaining shots were executed at the Bandstand Promenade.[14] Soundtrack The music of Talaash has been composed by Ram Sampath. Javed Akhtar was roped to write down the lyrics for it. The album consists of 6 tracks. Tracklist No. Title Lyrics 1. "Muskaanein Jhooti Hai" 2. "Jee Le Zaraa" 3. "Jiya Lage Na" 4. "Hona Hai Kya" 5. "Laakh Duniya Kahe" 6. "Jee Le Zaraa (Remix)" Release Originally scheduled to release in December 2011, the film was postponed to its tentative release date of June 1, 2012.[1] On January 26, 2012, along with a digital poster of the film, Talaash's first teaser trailer debuted in theatres to a positive response.[15] Due to Khan's prior commitment plans with his television show, co- producer Ritesh Sidhwani announced that the film would no longer be able to release on its tentative date as per planned and would officially release on November 30. Media reports claimed that the reason behind the delay was due to the similarities with Sujoy Ghosh's Kahaani (2012); the director, however, went on to deny the reports.[1] In February 2012, Reliance Entertainment acquired the distribution rights of the film for 90 crore (US$17.01 million) [16] whilst its satellite rights were sold for 40 crore (US$7.56 million).[15] References 1. ^ a b c Press Trust of India (2012-03-21). "Talaash not similar to Kahaani: Reema Kagti" . Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2012-03-24. 2. ^ Agencies (2012-01-25). "Talaash's digital poster hits web" . Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2012-02-14. 3. ^ a b c Punoose, Rukhmini (2011-01). "Directing Aamir Khan" . Verve. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 4. ^ BollywoodHungamaNewsNetw ork (2010-11-01). "Aamir's Khan's next is suspense drama directed by Reema Kagti" . Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 5. ^ a b Dubey, Rachana (2011-11-10). "It is official: Aamir Khan's next titled Talaash" . Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 6. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (2010-11-15). "The real story behind Aamir's first ever suspense drama" . Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 7. ^ BollywoodHungamaNewsNetw ork (2010-11-23). "Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor to star opposite Aamir in Reema Kagti's film" . Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 8. ^ a b The Hitlist Team (2011-04-11). "Night vigil for Aamir" . MiD DAY. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 9. ^ "Aamir & Rani snapped on the sets of Reema Kagti's movie" . Pinkvilla. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 10. ^ Jha, Subhash K (2011-03-24). "Reema Kagti clarifies that she won't shoot with stars in red light area for her next" . Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 11. ^ Screen Correspondent (2011-07-15). "Ten days of shoot left for Reema Kagti's film" . The Indian Express. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 12. ^ Singh, Mauli (2011-08-26). "Aamir, Kareena's water woes!" . MiD DAY. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 13. ^ Times News Network (2011-11-05). "London blues for Kareena Kapoor" . The Times of India. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 14. ^ Aamir Khan Wraps Up Reema Kagti's Talaash! - Exclusive News . Mumbai, India: YouTube. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 15. ^ a b HindustanTimes.com (2012-01-27). "Aamir Khan starrer Talaash's 1st teaser out" . Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2012-03-31. 16. ^ "Aamir's new multi- crore deal for Talaash" . India Today. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-24. 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