The talwar (Urdu, Pashto: تلوار, Hindi: तलवार, Panjabi: ਤਲਵਾਰ) is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian sub-continent, and is found in the modern countries of India , Pakistan and Afghanistan. The word is also spelled talwaar and tulwar.

The talwar originated alongside other curved swords such as the Arab saif, the Persian shamshir, the Turkish kilij and the Afghan pulwar, all such swords being originally derived from earlier curved swords developed in Turkic Central Asia.

The use of talwar became more widespread under the Mughal Dynasty who were of Turko-Mongol origins. The Mughal Emperor Akbar is known to have built large foundries producing the best quality sword blades; Akbar himself is known to have preferred Damascus steel talwars, which were considered the sharpest blades ever used in battle in South Asia.

The blade profile of the British Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre is similar to some examples of the Mysore talwar utilized by the forces of Tipu Sultan, and expert opinion has suggested that the talwar, due to its effectiveness and successful use in battle in the Indian subcontinent, may have contributed to the design of the British sabre.

Meghna Gulzar is a Hindi Film Director, and is the only daughter of famous lyricist and poet Gulzar and actress Rakhee. She is also the writer of a book titled "Because He Is... about her father Gulzar saab.

Meghna started her writing journey as a freelance writer for The Times of India and the NFDC publication Cinema in India. Her poems have been published in anthologies of the Poetry Society of India. After completing her graduation in Sociology, Meghna worked with noted filmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza as an assistant director. In 1995, she went on to do a short course in filmmaking from the Tisch School of Arts, New York University, New York. Upon her return, she joined her father writer director-director Gulzar, as an assistant on his notable films Maachis and HU Tu Tu. Meghna simultaneously began scripting her own film along with directing documentaries for Doordarshan and music videos for several music albums.

She directed her first film Filhaal in 2002, starring Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen and Tabu. Her second movie was Just Married in 2007. She also directed a short film "Pooranmasi" for Sanjay Gupta's Dus Kahaniyaan Starring Amrita Singh.