Before diving into the index, we must define the subject. Talvar (Hindi for “Sword”) is a 2015 Indian crime drama directed by Meghna Gulzar. It is not a documentary but a dramatic reconstruction based on the 2008 double murder of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar and 45-year-old Hemraj Banjade in Noida, India.

The talwar is a single-edged curved sword originating from the Indian subcontinent, analogous to a South Asian saber.

No index of the Talvar case is complete without listing the dramatis personae.

: The discovery of 14-year-old Shruti Tandon and domestic help Khempal murdered in their home.