India Synopsis
तलाश
“The Answer Lies Within”
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
Audience Engagement
186 audience reviews — more than 96% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among India films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Talaash. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Aamir Khan Productions
Crime + Drama in India
137 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Talaash itself).
The 2011–2013 India Window
Talaash holds position #69 of 233 India films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Talaash premiered alongside 68 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 68 other India films in 2012.
The 937th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Talaash, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- neo-noir · 17
- police investigation · 10
- murder investigation · 9
- woman director · 246
- murder · 155
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #782 of 1,983 India films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Crime productions specifically: #127 of 283 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Aamir Khan Productions, Excel Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 29m |
| Release Date | November 30, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt1787988 |