Talvar: The making

After releasing the first look of suspense thriller Talvar, a film by Vineet Jain and Vishal Bharadwaj, the makers released the film's trailer. The story of the film revolves around the sensational murder of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar and 45-year-old Hemraj Banjade, a domestic help in Noida on the night of May 15-16, 2008. The film stars Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Tabu and Sohum Shah in key roles. Though the concept of the film is known to all, Irrfan's power-packed performance and Meghna Gulzar's gripping direction leaves the audiences wanting for more. Moreover, Talvar's premiere is scheduled to be held at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Irrfan Khan is happy with the response he is getting for his film-Talvar

Actor Irrfan Khan is a man of substance and has played an important role in changing the Indian cinema mainly because of his choice of films. He is an actor who is known for his memorable performances, resulted in a huge fan following. The actor is not only appreciated by Indian audience, but has also managed to create a mark in the international arena. Recently, the trailer of Talvar released and was well-received by the audiences for the engaging act of the whole cast. Irrfan is happy to witness positive response from the audience, as the trailer has created an emotional connect resulting in the audiences eagerly awaiting the film's release. Irrfan Khan is seen as an investigation officer in this thriller film.

<strong>Talvar&#39;s trailer shifted its trails!</strong><br /> <br /> Buzz is that there was a last minute shift of location for the trailer launch of <em>Talvar.</em> The producers of the film had planned to launch the trailer of the film in Noida as the story is loosely inspired from the Aarushi Talwar murder case. But just two days before the launch, it was decided to move the event to Mumbai. A source said, &ldquo;The administration apparently told the producers it was a sensitive issue and it would be advisable to move it away from reality and launch it in the film world. So, the decision was taken to shift it to Mumbai.&rdquo; <em>Talvar</em> has been directed by Meghna Gulzar and has Irrfan Khan and Tabu playing the main leads in it. Apparently, the project has been approved by Aarushi&rsquo;s parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. Konkona Sen Sharma and Sohum Shah will be playing the parents&rsquo; roles while Irrfan is the investigating officer on the case. Tabu is Aarushi&rsquo;s aunt in the film.

<strong>Three different viewpoints of Arushi Talwar Murder Case to be presented in &#39;Talvar&#39;</strong><br /> <br /> Konkona plays the distraught mother and Neeraj the father, while Irrfan plays the role of an investigative officer. Vishal clarified, &ldquo;When we started researching on the case, we found bizarre contradictory things and each point of view had its own conviction. So, we thought why not present all these three versions, like Kurosawa did in his classic film Rashomon. It had three different points of view of a murder. So, we have presented the conviction of all three.&quot; The <em>Lunchbox</em> star Irrfan gave a heads up to the film because he found the story very powerful. He added, &ldquo;When I read this script, there were different versions of the story, but still there were such powerful emotions in it. That is what compelled me to do the film.&quot; Konkona added, &ldquo;The script has looked at every possible aspect of the investigation.&quot; Further Meghna added, &ldquo;With this, I have stepped out of everything that is comfortable and that itself was exciting.&quot;

Vishal Bhardwaj: Did not take consent from Talwar family for Talvar

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who has penned the story of Talvar, an upcoming film based on the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double-murder case, says he has not taken consent from the Talwars. According to a PTI report, when asked if the makers of the film have taken consent from the Talwar family or met them in this regard, Vishal said, "We have not taken the permission." When asked if the makers are open for any kind of cuts considering the nature of the film, Vishal said, "The film has already been given a U/A certificate and so is the trailer."

'Talvar' grabbed me emotionally: Irrfan Khan

According to a PTI report, Piku star Irrfan Khan says a powerful and emotional story-telling compelled him to be a part of his upcoming film Talvar."What happens with us is that we only read headline... We listen to news or somebody's version and we tend to believe that. When I read the story, it grabbed me emotionally. Everybody has the responsibility to go beyond the headline and do their homework and come to their own conclusion. We should not let headlines form our opinion," Irrfan said.