Talaash is two different films rolled into one... While the latter is a very affecting and compelling track, the former leaves one very dissatisfied.

Talaash starts out as a smart, well-written noir-ish thriller... Pity about the second half.

Performances are uniformly impressive, with Khan proving again that he is the finest actor of his generation.

It's as if her audiovisual volume is different — a higher pitch, a posthumous glow — from the rest of the story. In most films, this might have felt jarring. But here, it's the perfect marriage of celebrity and spirit.