Netflix has unveiled the trailer forThar, a newIndianneo-Western thriller set to debut on the service on May 6. Starring father-son duoAnil KapoorandHarsh Varrdhan Kapoor,Tharis an 80s-set revenge thriller about a city-bred antiques dealer who arrives in a desert village amid a series of violent murders.
The younger Kapoor plays Siddharth, a man of few words who finds himself in the thick of the mysterious events unfolding before his eyes in the remote village. Named after the vast desert,Tharis set in the state of Rajasthan, mere miles from the India-Pakistan border. We see sweeping shots of the desolate landscape, littered with dead animals and simmering with an intense sense of foreboding.
The elder Kapoor stars as the cop Surekha Singh, who initiates an investigation into the killings. This is the actor duo’s second collaboration, after last year’s Netflix filmAK vs AK. The mockumentary featured both Kapoors as exaggerated versions of themselves, caught in a kidnapping plot orchestrated by filmmakerAnurag Kashyap. Kashyap, incidentally, has contributed toThar’s script.
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This is Harsh Varrdhan’s third Netflix project in a row, afterAK vs AK, and a segment in the anthology filmRay. His father is among the most respected actors in the Hindi film industry. To international audiences, he is perhaps best known for playing the scheming game show host in the Oscar-winningSlumdog Millionaire, his supporting turn inMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, and for playing the president of a fictional country in the TV drama24.
Tharappears to honor the tradition of Western classics such asPale RiderandHigh Planes Drifter, with shades of neo-Westerns such asRed Rock WestandHell or High Water. Incidentally, India also contributed significantly to the genre some decades ago, with a series of “Curry Westerns,” the best examples of which remainSholayandBandit Queen.Tharhas more of a man-without-a-name vibe, though.
Co-starringFatima Sana ShaikhandSatish Kaushik,Tharis slated for release on May 6. You can watch the trailer here:
Her’s the official synopsis forThar:
Directed by Raj Singh Chaudhary, Thar features Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Satish Kaushik and Anil Kapoor in lead roles. The film follows Siddharth, an antique dealer’s journey through a remote village in Rajasthan that has recently been rocked by a series of violent killings. As the local cop Surekha Singh investigates these killings he crosses paths with Siddharth… will that encounter be the only one? We shall soon find out!
