Tarkieb

I was tricked into watching this film after seeing the promos. But this film had nothing novel. Esmayeel Shroff picked up a good subject but he failed to execute it properly.

The heroine (Tabu) is murdered but she just appears in flashbacks told by various characters that she interacted with while she was alive. A smart cop (Nana Patekar) is investigating Tabu's murder and finally he succeeds in tracking down the real killer. But by the time the identity of the killer is revealed, the director has tested much of your patience. And you'd just want to turn off your TV and go to sleep. The motive of the killer is weak. The director could've come up with billion good reasons for the murder of the heroine.

Tabu looks stale throughout the movie. Nana Patekar was great but the horrendous plot didn't do justice to his character. Shilpa Shetty looked svelte and was awesome in 'Dupatte ka pallu' song which I believe zoomed to the top of the chart in 2000. Ashutosh Rana is wasted and so is Milind Soman. Aditya Pancholi had nothing to do. His character was introduced just to add to the length of the movie.

At the box-office, 'Tarkieb' would find a tough competition. Avoid!

Pls don't dare to watch it. There is no storyline, bad acting, unnecessary songs. Seems like these brilliant actors were learning acting when this movie was made.

The movie begins with a somewhat engaging murder plot and tries to stir it into a multi character story. Unfortunately, most of the movie beyond the first act seems like a drag. Many songs seem redundant. Shilpa Shetty's character should have been offered more to play in her role. Milind Soman did his best though the resultant on screen performance seems passable. Tabu has a pivotal role of the murdered lady and one is compelled to think she didn't realize her fullest potential here. She looks ravishing and exotic though. Ashutosh Rana is another actor who's vast talent as a strong protagonist couldn't be fully used. Which brings us to the saving grace: Nana Patekar. Nana does justice to his role as a CBI investigator along with his ally and delivers a strong and dependable performance with witty dialogues and his trademark capable body language. Tarkeib is a movie you can watch on a weeknight when you're bored and have nothing more to watch. The song sung by Jagjit Singh and Alka Yagnik is mesmerising. The script has too many holes for a murder mystery. The story tries to be realistic, still ends up having a predictable climax. Not bad for Bollywood in 2000 though.

I got told by someone that this was a really good movie. Were they wrong or what! This was a really boring movie. It was too predictable and the acting was bad as well. It had so many random things happening in it that had nothing to do with the plot. I basically wasted my time watching such a stupid bunch of crap.

I rate it 2/10