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Tarkieb

  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
311
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Tabu and Nana Patekar in Tarkieb (2000)
MysteryThriller

A CID inspector tries to crack the murder case of a young woman.A CID inspector tries to crack the murder case of a young woman.A CID inspector tries to crack the murder case of a young woman.

  • Director
    • Esmayeel Shroff
  • Writer
    • Moin-ud-din
  • Stars
    • Nana Patekar
    • Tabu
    • Shilpa Shetty Kundra
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    311
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Esmayeel Shroff
    • Writer
      • Moin-ud-din
    • Stars
      • Nana Patekar
      • Tabu
      • Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nana Patekar
    Nana Patekar
    • CBI Inspector Jasraj Patel
    Tabu
    Tabu
    • Roshni Choubey
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    Shilpa Shetty Kundra
    • Preeti Sharma
    • (as Shilpa Shetty)
    Aditya Pancholi
    Aditya Pancholi
    • Mohan Multani
    Milind Soman
    Milind Soman
    • Captain Ajit Verma
    Ashutosh Rana
    Ashutosh Rana
    • Major…
    Tiku Talsania
    Tiku Talsania
    • Ganga Ram…
    Akhilendra Mishra
    Akhilendra Mishra
    • Bishen Nanda
    Raghubir Yadav
    Raghubir Yadav
    • Nainsukh (Blind shopkeeper)
    • (as Raghuveer Yadav)
    Vinod Nagpal
    Vinod Nagpal
    • Chandrakant Choubey
    Deepak Qazir
    Deepak Qazir
    • Inspector Pyare Mohan
    Razak Khan
    Razak Khan
    • Dr. Sunder Trivedi
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    • Ice Cream Vendor
    • (as Javed Khan)
    Shehzad Sheikh
    • Dharma (Multani's driver)
    • (as Shahzad Sheikh)
    Cyrus Herald
    • Police Commissioner
    Vijay Kumar
    • Home Minister
    Annapoorna
    Annapoorna
    • Lali
    Pradeep Karnik
    • C.B.I. Director
    • Director
      • Esmayeel Shroff
    • Writer
      • Moin-ud-din
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    1sarabjeet05

    Haven't seen such a pathetic movie from such starcast

    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.
    3Neo-233

    Way Too Predictable.

    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
    6acroking87

    Nana makes up for a weak script

    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.
    1jahangirhussain74

    One of the worst movies I have seen in my life

    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!

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 2000 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Urdu
    • Production company
      • Jay Movies
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      2 hours 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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