Irrfan Khan and Tabu-starring film Talvar, based on Aarushi Talwar’s murder, will have its world premiere at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which runs between September 10 and 20.
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the movie has been selected by the members of the festival and will be presented as the part of the “Special Presentations” programme, said a statement.
Talvar, which also stars Neeraj Kabi and Konkona Sen Sharma, is a gritty investigative drama about the Noida double murder case.
Meghna, who is the daughter of lyricist Gulzar and veteran actress Raakhee, is “looking forward to the film’s premiere” at the fest.
“Talvar is very special to all of us and I definitely could not have asked for anything better for the film,” Meghna said.
With Gulzar’s lyrics, Vishal Bhardwaj’s music and cinematography by Pankaj Kumar, famous for his work in Haider and Ship Of Theseus, the thriller is a fictional dramatisation of real-life events revolving around the 2008 murder case investigation.
Bhardwaj is also excited to attend the film gala.
“I am ecstatic! I had visited the Toronto film festival for Maqbool and will now be taking Talvar there. We are glad to premiere it at such a prestigious event,” he said.
The film festival invites more than 300 films from more than 60 countries every year and is attended by the film fraternity at large.
As part of the official selection, Talvar, produced by Junglee pictures and VB Pictures, will also compete for the People’s Choice Award at TIFF.
Priti Shahani, president of Junglee pictures, said: “Talvar is a story which will make the audiences fall and think over many facets of life. We are really glad that the film will be screened at the film festival and are looking forward to the audience[s’] feedback.”
