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.
