He attended the Mahila Nutan and Popular High Schools in Margao and later joined Parvatibai Chowgule College, from which he graduated with a bachelors of science.

[1] In the 1970s, Talak was a member of tabla player Sushant Keshav Naik's music group, Mahesh Kumar & Party.

The group later became part of the Gomant Vidya Niketan Kala Vibha and produced award-winning Marathi dramas.

While composing the music for their play, Shitu, Talak concluded that the story had potential for a film and began working in filmmaking.

[1] Talak lives in Borda, Margao, with his wife, Priyanka Bidaye (who starred in Aleesha) and son Manas.