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Kareena Kapoor, Aamir Khan, and Rani Mukerji in Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)

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Talaash: The Answer Lies Within

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Director

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  • Reema Kagti
    Reema Kagti

Writers

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  • Farhan Akhtar
    Farhan Akhtar
    dialogue
  • Anurag Kashyap
    Anurag Kashyap
    additional dialogue
  • Zoya Akhtar
    Zoya Akhtar
    story &
  • Reema Kagti
    Reema Kagti
    story
  • Zoya Akhtar
    Zoya Akhtar
    screenplay &
  • Reema Kagti
    Reema Kagti
    screenplay
  • Arun Shekhar
    Arun Shekhar
    dialogue supervisor

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    Surjan Singh Shekhawat
  • Rani Mukerji
    Rani Mukerji
    Rani Mukerji
    Roshni Shekhawat
  • Kareena Kapoor in Bodyguard (2011)
    Kareena Kapoor
    Kareena Kapoor
    Rosie
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Tehmur
  • Rajkummar Rao
    Rajkummar Rao
    Rajkummar Rao
    Devrath Kulkarni
    (as Raj Kumar)
  • Suhaas Ahuja
    Suhaas Ahuja
    Suhaas Ahuja
    Sanjay Kejriwal
    (as Suhas Ahuja)
  • Vivan Bhatena
    Vivan Bhatena
    Vivan Bhatena
    Armaan Kapoor
  • Pariva Pranati
    Pariva Pranati
    Pariva Pranati
    Sonya Kapoor
  • Jineet Rath
    Jineet Rath
    Karan Shekhawat
  • Sheeba Chaddha
    Sheeba Chaddha
    Sheeba Chaddha
    Nirmala
  • Shernaz Patel
    Shernaz Patel
    Shernaz Patel
    Frenny Mistry
  • Subrat Dutta
    Subrat Dutta
    Subrat Dutta
    Shashi Naik
  • Aditi Vasudev
    Aditi Vasudev
    Mallika
  • Gulfam Khan
    Gulfam Khan
    Gulfam Khan
    Madam
  • Prashant Prakash
    Prashant Prakash
    Nikhil Deshpande
  • Shivani Tanksale
    Shivani Tanksale
    Shivani Tanksale
    Mira
    (as Shivan Tanksale)
  • Ashish Nayyar
    Ashish Nayyar
    Mira's Husband
  • Ulhas Barve
    Ulhas Barve
    Nikhil's Father
  • Shashi Sharma
    Shashi Sharma
    Nikhil's Mother
  • Vedant Nerurkar
    Vedant Nerurkar
    Samar
  • Vivek Madaan
    Vivek Madaan
    Vivek Madaan
    DCP Manish Awasthi
  • Om Prakash
    Om Prakash
    Yuvraj - Armaan's Boy
    (as Om Prakash Kumar)
  • Iqbal Dosani
    Iqbal Dosani
    Armaan's Accountant
  • Suruchi Aulakh
    Suruchi Aulakh
    Dr. Anjali Punjabi
  • Mustan Tambawala
    Mustan Tambawala
    Police Commissioner
    (as Mustan Tambawalla)
  • Yashwant Singh
    Yashwant Singh
    Akash Kejriwal
  • Rakesh Shrivastava
    Rakesh Shrivastava
    Havaldar Rakesh Rane
  • Kuldeep Sareen
    Kuldeep Sareen
    Kuldeep Sareen
    Havaldar Kamlesh Pande
  • Mandar Gokhale
    Mandar Gokhale
    Mandar Gokhale
    Havaldar Gokhale
  • Aashique Hussain
    Aashique Hussain
    Havaldar Ghorpade
  • Sagar Jha
    Sagar Jha
    Coffee Seller on Bicycle
  • Manoj Sharma
    Manoj Sharma
    Pimp 1
  • Ashraf Ul Haq
    Ashraf Ul Haq
    Pimp 2
    (as Ashraf-Ul-Haque)
  • Vijay Gupta
    Vijay Gupta
    Pimp 3
  • Deepali Dadekar
    Deepali Dadekar
    Frenny's Maid
  • Vikas Shrivastav
    Vikas Shrivastav
    Vikas Shrivastav
    Sanjay's Goon 1
  • Lucky Singh
    Lucky Singh
    Sanjay's Goon 2
  • Kabeer Handa
    Kabeer Handa
    Office Meeting Head
  • Pallavi Bhaskar
    Pallavi Bhaskar
    Nurse at Hospital
  • Raakesh Maudgal
    Raakesh Maudgal
    Cop at Autopsy
    (as Rakesh Maudgal)
  • Sudhir Nema
    Sudhir Nema
    Lido Hotel Owner
  • Salone Mehta
    Salone Mehta
    Social Worker
    (as Saloni Mehta)
  • Rajshri Deshpande
    Rajshri Deshpande
    Rajshri Deshpande
    Samar's Mother
  • Rudra Kaushish
    Rudra Kaushish
    Samar's Father
    (as Gajendra Oza)
  • Sukrit Dhandhania
    Sukrit Dhandhania
    Photographer
  • Sonamoni Jayant
    Sonamoni Jayant
    Labourer #1
  • Salma
    Salma
    Labourer #2
  • Viral Thakkar
    Viral Thakkar
    News Correspondent 1
  • Naaz Sayyed
    Naaz Sayyed
    News Correspondent 2
  • Dhruv Raj Singh
    Dhruv Raj Singh
    Junkie 1
  • Manoj Kumar
    Manoj Kumar
    Junkie 2
  • Rajeev Gaursingh
    Rajeev Gaursingh
    Forensic Guy 1
  • Gaurav Sethi
    Gaurav Sethi
    Forensic Guy 2
  • Rupali Jambulkar
    Rupali Jambulkar
    Hooker 1
  • Izabelle Farias
    Izabelle Farias
    Hooker 2
  • Reena Madhukar
    Reena Madhukar
    Constable Savita
    (as Reena Aggarwal)
  • Chandrashekhar
    Chandrashekhar
    Anand Murugan
  • Tariq Vasudeva
    Tariq Vasudeva
    Teji - Sonya's Brother
  • Sandeep Sidhwani
    Sandeep Sidhwani
    Film Director
  • Chandni Ansari
    Chandni Ansari
    Eunuch
  • Simran
    Simran
    Juhi - Hooker on Road
  • Sanjay Chawla
    Sanjay Chawla
    Shekhawat's Team
  • Balwant Jadhav
    Balwant Jadhav
    Shekhawat's Team
  • Rajendra Jadhav
    Rajendra Jadhav
    Shekhawat's Team
  • Shis Khan
    Shis Khan
    Shekhawat's Team
  • Libert Olivera
    Libert Olivera
    Shekhawat's Team
  • Preeti Jain
    Preeti Jain
    Minor Girl 1
  • Swagata Sharma
    Swagata Sharma
    Minor Girl 2
  • Krutika Desai
    Krutika Desai
    Brothel Girl
  • Sana Khan
    Sana Khan
    Brothel Girl
  • Sanskruti Kher
    Sanskruti Kher
    Brothel Girl
  • Khushi
    Khushi
    Brothel Girl
  • Anangsha Limaye
    Anangsha Limaye
    Brothel Girl
  • Meenal Limaye
    Meenal Limaye
    Brothel Girl
  • Bianca Mare
    Bianca Mare
    Brothel Girl
  • Neelima
    Neelima
    Brothel Girl
  • Soumi Roy
    Soumi Roy
    Brothel Girl
  • Shweta
    Shweta
    Brothel Girl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Dhananjay Singh
    Dhananjay Singh
    Dhananjay Singh
    Shekhawat's Team
  • Vincent Naidu
    Vincent Naidu
    Vincent Naidu
    Pimp
    (uncredited)
  • Wilson Tiger
    Wilson Tiger
    Bouncer
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Farhan Akhtar
    Farhan Akhtar
    producer
  • Lee Alliston
    Lee Alliston
    line producer: UK
  • Vinod Bhalla
    Vinod Bhalla
    Reliance Entertainment: Regional Head - East
  • Vikesh Bhutani
    Vikesh Bhutani
    executive producer
  • Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    producer
  • Rhea Naidu
    Rhea Naidu
    line producer
  • Niraj Pamwani
    Niraj Pamwani
    line producer
  • Ritesh Sidhwani
    Ritesh Sidhwani
    producer
  • Amit P. Singh
    Amit P. Singh
    line producer (as Amit Kumar Raj)
  • Acharya Utpaal
    Acharya Utpaal
    producer (as Utpal Acharya)

Composer

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  • Ram Sampath
    Ram Sampath

Cinematographer

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  • K.U. Mohanan
    K.U. Mohanan

Editor

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  • Anand Subaya
    Anand Subaya

Casting Director

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  • Nandini Shrikent
    Nandini Shrikent

Production Design

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  • Imran Manzoor
    Imran Manzoor
  • Sharmishta Roy
    Sharmishta Roy
  • Rashmi Sethi
    Rashmi Sethi
    production designer (Production Design-Assistant) (uncredited)

Art Director

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  • Sheetal Duggal
    Sheetal Duggal
    art director (as Sheetal Bapardekar)

Set Decorators

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  • Harsha Rajani
    Harsha Rajani
  • Rashmi Sethi
    Rashmi Sethi
    chief set decorator

Costume Design

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  • Manoshi Nath
    Manoshi Nath
  • Rushi Sharma
    Rushi Sharma

Makeup Department

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  • Avan Contractor
    Avan Contractor
    Hair Designer
  • Pompy Hans
    Pompy Hans
    makeup artist
  • Sharon Holloway
    Sharon Holloway
    prosthetics designer
  • Joyce Luize
    Joyce Luize
    hair stylist (as Joyce Luize Margaret)
  • Roo Maurice
    Roo Maurice
    makeup designer
  • Ritesh Naik
    Ritesh Naik
    makeup artist
  • Sonam Solanki
    Sonam Solanki
    assistant hair stylist: B-Blunt (as Sonam Singh)

Production Management

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  • Vishal Bajaj
    Vishal Bajaj
    unit production manager
  • Manoj Chouhan
    Manoj Chouhan
    post-production manager
  • Tikaram Dhakal
    Tikaram Dhakal
    unit production manager
  • Bill Hayes
    Bill Hayes
    production manager: UK
  • Kassim Jagmagia
    Kassim Jagmagia
    unit production manager
  • Rajesh Kumar
    Rajesh Kumar
    unit production manager
  • Sandeep Kumar
    Sandeep Kumar
    post production

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Raj Acharya
    Raj Acharya
    first assistant director: additional photography
  • Abdul Quadir Amin
    Abdul Quadir Amin
    second second assistant director
  • Terry Bamber
    Terry Bamber
    first assistant director: pre-production
  • Gautam Bhalla
    Gautam Bhalla
    third assistant director
  • Kirnay Bhatt
    Kirnay Bhatt
    third assistant director
  • Punita Chaudhary
    Punita Chaudhary
    second unit director
  • Collin D'Cunha
    Collin D'Cunha
    third assistant director
  • Lakshmipriya Devi
    Lakshmipriya Devi
    first assistant director
  • Vvidhii Gulati
    Vvidhii Gulati
    first assistant director: second unit (as Vidhi Gulati) / second assistant director (as Vidhi Gulati)
  • Karan Kapadia
    Karan Kapadia
    first assistant director

Art Department

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  • Dhara Jain
    Dhara Jain
    set dresser
  • Tejass Korya
    Tejass Korya
    set dresser
  • Arvind Ashok Kumar
    Arvind Ashok Kumar
    on set dresser (as Arvind Kumar)
  • Darsh Limbaskar
    Darsh Limbaskar
    assistant property master
  • Rashmi Sethi
    Rashmi Sethi
    set designer: props & background design / On Set Dresser (uncredited) / Production Design Asst. (uncredited)
  • Pravin Tambe
    Pravin Tambe
    art department
  • Korgaonkar Tejas
    Korgaonkar Tejas
    set dresser
  • Rose Maria Tharakan
    Rose Maria Tharakan
    set dresser

Sound Department

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  • Mohammed Raees Ikramuddin Ansari
    Mohammed Raees Ikramuddin Ansari
    Nagra Operator
  • Abhishek S. Bhattathiri
    Abhishek S. Bhattathiri
    dialogue editor / supervising sound editor
  • Debajit Changmai
    Debajit Changmai
    re-recording mixer
  • Prasad Chavan
    Prasad Chavan
    foley recordist
  • Boloy Kumar Doloi
    Boloy Kumar Doloi
    associate sound re-recording mixer
  • Manoj M. Goswami
    Manoj M. Goswami
    sound
  • Gokul K.R.
    Gokul K.R.
    sound effects editor
  • Rahul Karpe
    Rahul Karpe
    associate sound re-recording mixer
  • Vimal Kumar
    Vimal Kumar
    Post sound studio supervisor
  • Prakash Sateesh
    Prakash Sateesh
    sound

Special Effects

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  • David Payne
    David Payne
    special effects supervisor: UK
  • Babu Tyagi
    Babu Tyagi
    special effects

Visual Effects

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  • Dwivedi Amit
    Dwivedi Amit
    digital compositor
  • Laxman Singh Bhati
    Laxman Singh Bhati
    junior compositor: Pixion
  • Jitendra Bhatt
    Jitendra Bhatt
    matchmove artist
  • Yatin Bhave
    Yatin Bhave
    digital compositor
  • Swadhin Biswal
    Swadhin Biswal
    visual effects artist
  • Yogesh Chhag
    Yogesh Chhag
    business head
  • Sanket Dandekar
    Sanket Dandekar
    data supervisor
  • Swapnil Dhawre
    Swapnil Dhawre
    visual effects producer
  • Nelson Dsouza
    Nelson Dsouza
    production head
  • Marchila Dutta
    Marchila Dutta
    visual effects artist: PIXION

Stunts

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  • Anees Adenwala
    Anees Adenwala
    safety diver: underwater work
  • Tack Baldwin
    Tack Baldwin
    safety diver
  • Dave Judge
    Dave Judge
    action director
  • Abbas Ali Moghul
    Abbas Ali Moghul
    stunts
  • Neil Murray
    Neil Murray
    stunt rigger: UK
  • Sanober Pardiwalla
    Sanober Pardiwalla
    stunt double (as kareena kapoor) / stunt double / stunt double: for kareena kapoor
  • Rinse Zwalua
    Rinse Zwalua
    stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Mansoor Ali
    Mansoor Ali
    gaffer
  • Subala Kishor Baboo
    Subala Kishor Baboo
    key grip
  • Ayaskant Baral
    Ayaskant Baral
    assistant camera
  • Rudhraveer Singh Bhati
    Rudhraveer Singh Bhati
    key grip
  • John Chambers
    John Chambers
    underwater camera assistant
  • Sampath Kumar Dupati
    Sampath Kumar Dupati
    second assistant camera
  • Chandresh Gowda
    Chandresh Gowda
    grip
  • Sunil Khandpur
    Sunil Khandpur
    steadicam operator
  • Manoj Kumar Khatoi
    Manoj Kumar Khatoi
    associate cinematographer
  • Suraj Kurade
    Suraj Kurade
    Underwater assistant

Animation Department

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  • Sridhar Neelkantan
    Sridhar Neelkantan
    lighting artist

Casting Department

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  • Collin D'Cunha
    Collin D'Cunha
    casting assistant
  • Parikshit Dhume
    Parikshit Dhume
    casting assistant
  • Devika Jamdar
    Devika Jamdar
    casting assistant
  • Piyush Joshi
    Piyush Joshi
    casting associate
  • Mk Khan
    Mk Khan
    Casting Coordinator (as Mukesh Khanna)
  • Nida Naik
    Nida Naik
    casting associate
  • Abhay Datt Sharma
    Abhay Datt Sharma
    casting assistant
  • Ketaki Walawalkar
    Ketaki Walawalkar
    casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Monica Bhandari
    Monica Bhandari
    assistant costume designer (as Monica)
  • Sharma Swagata
    Sharma Swagata
    wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

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  • Vinod Durgavle
    Vinod Durgavle
    on-line editor
  • Sourabh Dutta
    Sourabh Dutta
    editor: making of
  • Rohit Karkera
    Rohit Karkera
    digital intermediate conformist
  • Debakriti Kundu
    Debakriti Kundu
    senior conformist: Reliance Mediaworks Ltd
  • Meghnath Labde
    Meghnath Labde
    colorist: dailies
  • Prateek Makhija
    Prateek Makhija
    assistant editor
  • Manan Mehta
    Manan Mehta
    additional editor
  • Ken Metzker
    Ken Metzker
    digital colorist
  • Nitin Minz
    Nitin Minz
    conforming editor
  • Siddharth S Pande
    Siddharth S Pande
    visual promotions

Location Management

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  • Rahul Gaikwad
    Rahul Gaikwad
    location manager
  • Tanveer Sajan
    Tanveer Sajan
    assistant location manager
  • Tabrez Shaikh
    Tabrez Shaikh
    location coordinator

Music Department

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  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    lyrics
  • Vrashal Tejasingh Chavan
    Vrashal Tejasingh Chavan
    Programming and Chief Musical Assistant (as Vrashal Chavan)
  • Vishal Dadlani
    Vishal Dadlani
    singer
  • Yash Divecha
    Yash Divecha
    music mixing engineer / music recording engineer / score editor / score mixing engineer / score recording engineer
  • Sona Mohapatra
    Sona Mohapatra
    singer
  • Pruthu Parab
    Pruthu Parab
    additional arrangements
  • Ram Sampath
    Ram Sampath
    singer
  • Suman Sridhar
    Suman Sridhar
    playback singer
  • Ravindra Upadhyay
    Ravindra Upadhyay
    singer

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Shubha Ramachandra
    Shubha Ramachandra
    script supervisor

Additional Crew

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  • Krishna Anaberi
    Krishna Anaberi
    set production assistant
  • Amit Awasthi
    Amit Awasthi
    National Distribution Head: Reliance Entertainment
  • Rohini Bhandari
    Rohini Bhandari
    marketing team
  • Prakash Bharadwaj
    Prakash Bharadwaj
    dialogue coach
  • Siddhartha Bharti
    Siddhartha Bharti
    visual promotions
  • Devashish Chainani
    Devashish Chainani
    international sales and distribution: Reliance Entertainment
  • Goldie Duggall
    Goldie Duggall
    production executive (as Goldy Duggal)
  • Jaswant Singh Hinduja
    Jaswant Singh Hinduja
    chief financial officer
  • Kassim Jagmagia
    Kassim Jagmagia
    creative supervisor
  • Preeti Jain
    Preeti Jain
    assistant to director

Thanks

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  • Miriam Joseph
    Miriam Joseph
    special thanks
  • Nishant Radhakrishnan
    Nishant Radhakrishnan
    special thanks

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