It was a chance encounter with the first investigative officer in the 2008 double murder of Aarushi and Hemraj in Noida that propelled Vishal Bhardwaj to write 'Talvar'.

Taking inspiration from Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon", Bhardwaj set out to examine the nature of the truth in the case, where Aarushi's parents Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were convicted.