Talvar (film)
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| Directed by | Meghna Gulzar |
| Produced by | Vineet Jain Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Written by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Based on | Noida double murder case |
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| Music by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Cinematography | Pankaj Kumar |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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VB Pictures
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| Distributed by | Junglee Pictures |
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133 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Hindi English |
| Budget | ₹170 million |
| Box office | est. ₹471.7 million |
Talvar (English: Sword), released internationally as Guilty, is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Meghna Gulzar and written by Vishal Bharadwaj. The film is based on the 2008 Noida double murder case, in which a teenage girl and her family servant were found murdered, and her parents were convicted for the crime. The film stars Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi and Sohum Shah in leading roles. The film was produced by Junglee Pictures, the films division of The Times of India Group. Originally titled Nyodda, the film's title was changed to Talvar in February 2015. The film was premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Talvar presents three contradictory accounts of the case, which variously portray the parents as guilty or innocent. Meghna Gulzar has stated that her script is completely objective and unbiased. However, a few reviewers have remarked that the film's Rashomon-style storytelling is designed to show the parents in a sympathetic light. At the 61st Filmfare Awards, Talvar won the Filmfare Award for Best Editing (A. Sreekar Prasad). It also won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 63rd National Film Awards.
The film is based on a 2008 murder case in Noida, in which 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar was found murdered at her home. The family's missing 45-year-old servant Hemraj was initially sought for the murder, until his dead body was discovered in another part of the building on the following day. The police then suspected Aarushi's parents, Rajesh and Nupur, for the murders. They theorized that Rajesh had murdered the two after finding them in an "objectionable" position, or because Rajesh's alleged extra-marital affair had led to his blackmail by Hemraj and a confrontation with Aarushi. The case was then handed over to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team led by Arun Kumar, who exonerated the parents, and identified another group of suspects, based on narco tests. The new suspects included a compounder who worked at the Talwars' clinic and two domestic servants who worked in the neighbourhood. However, these suspects were not charged due to insufficient evidence. After Arun Kumar's tenure at CBI ended, the case was transferred to a new CBI team. The new team's investigating officer AGL Kaul believed the parents to be guilty, but his superiors Nilabh Kishore and Javed Ahmed considered the evidence to be insufficient. In its 2010 closure report, the new CBI team identified Rajesh Talwar as the sole suspect, but recommended closing the case due to critical gaps in the evidence. However, a court rejected the recommendation, and initiated proceedings against the Talwars. In 2013, the parents were convicted based on circumstantial evidence, and remain imprisoned, while their appeal is pending before a higher court.
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