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  • Code Red to present a special series ‘Talaash’

    Code Red to present a special series ‘Talaash’

    MUMBAI: Folklore and urban legends have, over the years, impacted human behavior and played a critical role in shaping our belief in the existence of the paranormal. While to many these folklores are figments of imagination, most urban legends stem out of human frailties. After successfully tackling various topics like suicide, violence against women and children, and entrapment, COLORS’ solution-driven show, Code Red will now throw light on some of the most popular paranormal occurrence in the country and narrate the untold story behind every supernatural incidence through a brand new series titled Talaash.  To take viewers through tales that have influenced their mindsets, COLORS has roped in Anita Hassanandani and Shaleen Malhotra. Produced by A Lost Boy Productions, Code Red’s Talaash series will narrate urban legends and popular ‘hearsay’ that have impacted the society and will go on-air starting 20th April, 2015 at 10:30 PM on COLORS.

     

    Speaking about the launch of the new series, Manisha Sharma, Programming Head – Colors said, “Through Code Red, we have sensitized viewers about issues that impact society based on human frailties while empowering them to deal with inner and outer demons. Through the initial episodes on Code Red, we have created a ray of hope to viewers who might have been on the verge of giving up. After Umeed, Awaaz and Chakravyuh, we are now announcing the Talaash series – which brings to light stories that set beliefs in society. Our aim is to bust popular myths that have been passed along generations, forming opinions and set patterns in people. As another aspect of human frailty comes forward, we hope to inform viewers about the existence of certain paranormal energies around us.” 

     

    Commenting on the series, producer Vikas Gupta from A Lost Boy Productions said, “There are stories of oddities and abnormalities which have, over the years, become legends. Code Red’s Talaash series promises to create an engaging proposition for viewers while building empathy for the wandering spirits along with the underlying message of hope.”

     

    Code Red Talaash touches upon the unknown and the reasons why these paranormal energies exist while building empathy for them in the minds of the viewers. The series highlights the lasting impact that injustice has had on the minds of those offended. Very often, the impact affects that soul of the person wronged; much after the person is deceased. An unusual yet humane way of addressing the unknown, Code Red Talaash aims at demystifying popular myths and urban legends that have been passed along generations.

     

    Commenting her association with the show as an enabler of change, Anita Hassanandani says, “We are often told by our friends and family members to not go to a particular place owing to some unkown energies that might have existed there, making us form superstitions in our mind. These beliefs are then passed on to our acquaintances and then take the shape of an urban legend that the society blindly accepts without questioning its authenticity. Code Red’s Talaash series investigates these superstitions and strives to create a sense of relatability in the minds of viewers for the unknown phenomenon which have shrouded their judgments and set beliefs.” 

     

    Adding further, Shaleen Malhotra comments, “The concept of Code Red’s Talaash series is very intriguing and different. It is not a horror show; in fact, it talks about incidents that we have all heard of and adds an emotional quotient to it – making us empathize with these supernatural elements.” 

     

    Some of the tales that will be revealed on Code Red’s Talaash during the course of the show include an autorickshaw story based in Mumbai’s suburb of Borivali, a legend about a water-well in Rajasthan, and even the true story behind the ‘unsafe’ claim for Delhi’s Cantonment Road. Television’s well-known faces such as Asha Negi, Shilpa Saklani, Suhasini Mulay, Sana Amin Shaikh among others will play key roles seen during the course of the show on Code Red Talaash.

  • Talaash rakes in 462mn in opening weekend; JTHJ, SOS cross Rs 1 bn

    Talaash rakes in 462mn in opening weekend; JTHJ, SOS cross Rs 1 bn

    MUMBAI: Talaash has met with a limited appreciation disappointing most Aamir Khan fans. Yet, thanks to him, the film has ended its first weekend with a moderate Rs 462 million with an opening of Rs 135 million on Friday. The film peaked on Sunday with Rs 182 million. However, the film is not expected to sustain well through the week except at elite multiplexes in metros.

    Life Of Pi has been lapped up by the discerning audience, the lovers of good cinema. The film, which had a very good opening weekend of Rs 136.5 million, has ended its first week with over Rs 200 million.

    Jab Tak Hai Jaan which ended its ten-day first week with Rs 984.1 million crossed the Rs one billion mark on the Friday of week two by collecting Rs 27.5 million. The film inched its way to Rs 1.18 billion by the end of second week (17 days).

    Son Of Sardar collected Rs 184.3 million in its second week taking its 17-day tally to Rs 996.3 million. The film crossed the Rs one billion mark on the Friday of its third weekend by collecting Rs 4.3 million, in all adding Rs 19.7 million for its third weekend and taking its 20-day tally to Rs 1.02 billion.

  • Talaash: A futile search

    Talaash: A futile search

    MUMBAI: ‘I will come back to haunt you‘ must be the oldest phrase used in a relationship. It bears no logic but makes one wary. It is a supernatural shrap (curse). A lot of rumours have been spread about the ‘the end‘ of Talaash during its pre-release publicity; all suspected to be the makers‘ own PR gimmicks. But no gimmick is worth a cinema ticket costing 300 rupees. If gimmicks made money, why make films?

    Three young men go on a joyride, meet with an accident and dump the victim, who they presume is dead. Then the victim comes back to seek revenge! Whichever way you look at Talaash and whatever the efforts to ‘Indianise‘ it with supernatural and life-after-death angles, the ghost of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer‘ haunts the film all through. Rest is all an exercise in convolution. The usual ‘inspirational‘ Hollywood films run for 100 minutes or less; so Talaash has a parallel story of Aamir Khan, and his spouse Rani Mukerji eternally pining for their son who died due to drowning. This helps stretch the film to 140 minutes. It is also the film‘s undoing.There is a lot of speculation about which foreign film has inspired Talaash. From the look of it, Talaash seems to have got its genes from the Hollywood film ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer‘, itself badly panned by media there but lapped up by moviegoers.

    Like any metro-oriented film, Talaash establishes its base city, Mumbai, in its title song. This is mainly the seedy side, the underbelly of the city, which includes the whores, the pimps, the nightlife and the violence. Then it goes on to establish its protagonists. This affirms that it is going to be a long-winded film.

    Three years after the joyride accident, a top film star dies in a freaky car accident on the same spot when his car swerves suddenly on an open road late one night and lands in the sea. Khan is a reputed encounter specialist but he is called in to investigate the accident since it involves a high-profile star. There are no evident clues and he is told that this is not the first time such an accident has happened at this spot. When not investigating the case, Khan, in tandem with his wife, Mukerji get into bouts of depression and brooding over their dead son. Khan thinks it was his fault but keeps punishing Mukerji by keeping away from her or avoiding communicating. He does not even want another child. Mukerji on her part is under psychiatric treatment until a neighbour, Shernaz Patel, acquaints her with a message from her dead son. "He wants to talk to his dada," she says.

    Being a mother, Mukerji tags along to communicate with her son through Patel. This leads to another flashpoint between the couple, Khan and Mukerji. Khan would rather have nothing to do with such mumbo jumbo.

    In the process of his investigations, Khan meets a prostitute, Kareena Kapoor, whose pimp was the last person to communicate with the dead film star. The pimp, who is suspected of blackmailing the star and who collected rupees 20 lakh from him just before the accident, is missing. Khan expects Kapoor to lead to him. Instead, she is only interested in leading him to a seedy hotel room with an invitation to make out!

    As some more bodies fall and some more red herrings are dropped, the film meanders on and on till it springs what the makers think is a surprise element. The mystery is solved the way it was created.

    Talaash is such a dry and insipid film that it becomes a drain on the viewer. It lags in almost all aspects. As the script is weak, the director never gets a grip on the film. Music is no help in the absence of romance. Farhan Akhtar‘s dialogue is generally mundane. His forte being wit, the film offers him no scope. Preferring to project the dark side of the metro, visually too the film provides no relief except, ironically, the accident site. The seafront location is pleasing to eye. And why choose red light area whores? Kapoor could very well have been a high class one and the film could have had some glamour and finesse! Khan has no historic moments and does nothing to satisfy his fans. Kapoor looks too glamorous for the kind of joint she works at. Mukerji, as a totally deglamourised housewife, does well. Among others, Nawazuddin Siddiqui shines. Patel, Raj Kumar Yadav, Suhasi Goradia and Subra Dutta lend fair support.

    Talaash is disappointing fare, for Khan fans as well as for box office prospects.

  • Censor Board clears Talaash with a U/A certificate

    Censor Board clears Talaash with a U/A certificate

    MUMBAI: The Censor Board has cleared Aamir Khan‘s upcoming release Talaash with a U/A certificate.

    Film trade circles were apprehensive of the kind of certificate the Censors would dish out given the fact that the film is a suspense drama with serial killings at its core. Some even feared that the film may be deemed unfit for kids and teenagers and hence would be given an ‘A‘ certificate.

    "However, Censor Board feels that there isn‘t anything overtly violent or disturbing about the film and hence have given it a U/A. "The film had also been passed without any cuts. That‘s a good win too", said a source.

    This has been heartening for the film‘s producers Farhan Akhtar, Aamir Khan and Ritesh Sidhwani who wouldn‘t have to worry about curtailed footfalls for the film. Moreover, director Reema Kagti too is happy with the liberal stance of the Censor Board.

    The film‘s running length is 2 hours and 14 minutes.

  • ‘Talaash’ launches movie app on Windows 8

    ‘Talaash’ launches movie app on Windows 8

    MUMBAI: The upcoming movie ‘Talaash‘ launched its movie app on Windows 8. With this app, the audience can get more information about their favourite star and the movie, watch trailers and even download wallpapers. This marketing tie up between Microsoft and the film is a part of the recent announcement by the company on the availability of Windows 8 for its customers in India and around the world.

    Consumers and businesses worldwide can now experience all that Windows 8 has to offer: a new UI, a range of apps with the grand opening of the Windows Store, available on a variety of Windows 8 certified PCs and tablets.

    Talaash‘s actor Aamir Khan, as inspector Shekhawat, along with Bhaskar Pramanik and senior Microsoft executives, showcased the fast and fluid Windows 8 at Ambience Mall, Gurgaon. The audience also met the star after an exciting demo of the new Windows 8 OS. Consumers, across India, get a chance to meet the star by taking a demo of Windows 8 at a retail store near them.

  • Release of Talaash delayed to 7 December

    Release of Talaash delayed to 7 December

    MUMBAI: The release of Reema Kagti’s Aamir Khan-starrer Talaash has been delayed for the umpteenth time and will now release on 7 December.

    The film was initially scheduled to release on 26 January this year. Then came reports that since Khan was a little apprehensive about the climax of the film being strikingly similar to that of the Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani, he wanted a change in the climax. The film got delayed automatically and was rescheduled for release on 1 June.

    But, there was no headway even though the film’s trailers were splashed all over. Then the producers declared that the film would open on 30 November as it was said that Khan was busy with his Satyamave Jayate.

    But now it is heard that that the film might come one week later on 7 December, though there is no specific reason given for the delay.

    The project is jointly produced by Excel Entertainment and Aamir Khan Productions.

  • Talaash release delay affects other films

    Talaash release delay affects other films

    MUMBAI: The delay in the release of Aamir Khan‘s Talaash from June to November has affected other films and filmmakers.

    The first film to cash in on the postponement of Aamir Khan‘s Talaash was Akshay Kumar‘s Rowdy Rathore. The film, earlier scheduled to release on 15 June as it wanted to maintain a decent two-week gap from Talaash, has now seized the opportunity to come two weeks ahead on 1 June, the date when Talaash was supposed to release.

    Another film, the release of which has been subsequently preponed, is Kunal Kohli‘s Teri Meri Kahaani. Starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, the film was earlier scheduled to release on 22 June. But seeing Talaash off the release list, the makers thought it made sense to release Teri Meri Kahaani on 1 June.

    But while films releasing around June have breathed a sigh of relief, those film that were originally scheduled to release in November-end are at the receiving end. Films tentatively scheduled to hit the silver screen in that period are Shootout at Wadala and Race 2.

  • Release date of Aamir Khan’s Talaash postponed

    Release date of Aamir Khan’s Talaash postponed

    MUMBAI: In view of Aamir Khan’s pre-occupation with his television show Satyamev Jayate, producers Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Khan himself have decided to postpone the release of their film Talaash: The Answer Lies Within directed by Reema Katgi.

    The film, which was to be released on 1 June, will not be pushed back to 30 November.

    Confirming this, Sidhwani said,”Since Talaash is the actor‘s next big release after 3 Idiots, we mutually decided to push the release of the film forward. Besides, Aamir will now get sufficient time to promote the film.”

    Talaash: The Answer Lies Within is Excel Entertainment’s psychological thriller that also features Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles.

    Though the shooting of the film is complete and the post-production would conclude much before the due date, the producers took the decision to give Khan time to promote the film.

    Khan is hosting and producing Satyamev Jayate that brings real life stories on the small screen for Star Plus.

  • Reliance Entertainment buys theatrical rights of Aamir Khan’s Talaash

    Reliance Entertainment buys theatrical rights of Aamir Khan’s Talaash

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment, the flagship motion picture arm of Reliance ADA Group, has acquired the theatrical rights of Aamir Khan-starrer Talaash.

    A spokesperson confirmed that Reliance Entertainment has signed the deal with Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani promoted Excel Entertainment, which is co-producing the movie along with Aamir Khan Productions.

    The film is slated to release on 1 June.

    The upcoming Hindi psycological thriller has been written and directed by Reema Kagti and is Aamir Khan‘s most ambitious project of the year. It also features Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee.