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Kahaani | |
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File:Kahaani first look.jpg | |
Directed by | Sujoy Ghosh |
Screenplay by | Sujoy Ghosh Suresh Nair Nikhil Vyas |
Story by | Sujoy Ghosh Advaita Kala |
Produced by | Sujoy Ghosh Kushal Gada |
Starring | Vidya Balan Parambrata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee |
Cinematography | Setu |
Edited by | Namrata Rao |
Music by | Vishal-Shekhar |
Distributed by | Pen India Pvt. Ltd Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Boundscript Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd |
Release date |
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Country | Template:Film India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) |
Box office | ₹2.60 crore (US$310,000) (First Day)[1] |
Kahaani is an Indian Bollywood drama-thriller film directed and co-produced by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan and Parambrata Chatterjee in lead roles. Balan plays a pregnant woman in search of her husband and the father of the child. The film will be Vidya's fourth female-centric film after Ishqiya, No One Killed Jessica & The Dirty Picture.[2] The film released on 9 March 2012 and was well received by critics.[3]
Plot
The story begins with Vidya Bagchi, a pretty, intelligent, urbane woman, seven months pregnant, in an emotionally fragile state, but with extreme reserves of determination and resolve, arriving in Kolkata from London, looking for her missing husband. On the very 1st day of reaching to Kolkata,the first thing she does is to go to a police station to lodge a complaint about her missing husband Arnab Bagchi. Arnab had come to Kolkata on a software consultancy project with the National Data Centre (NDC). According to Vidya, the first two weeks of his visit, went by smoothly, with Arnab and Vidya chatting daily. Suddenly, one day...all communication with Arnab ceased and he went untraceable.
Rest you should watch... Cast
- Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi
- Parambrata Chatterjee as Rana (Satyoki)
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Khan, IB Officer
- Saswata Chatterjee as Bob Biswas
- Indraneil Sengupta as Milan Damji
- Abir Chatterjee as Vidya's Husband (Guest Appearance)
- Dhritiman Chattopadhyay as IB Chief (Guest Appearance)
- Darshan Jariwala as IB Chief (Guest Appearance)
Reception
Critical Reception
Upon release, the film received highly positive reviews from critics. According to review aggregator ReviewGang this movie received 8 out of 10 rating by professional critics. [4] Taran Adarsh of Bollywwod Hungama gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Post THE DIRTY PICTURE, the admiration for the National Award winning actress Vidya has scaled woozy altitudes and let me affirm, the supremely talented actress delivers a performance that's at par with her former accomplishments." [5] Madhureeta Mukherjee of Times Of India gave 4 out of 5 stars and said "Once again, a 'pregnant' Vidya, ironically displays more 'male ornaments' (excuse the watering down) than most heroes." [6] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave 4 out of 5 stars and said "Vidya Balan excels in Kahaani, a film which is much too enjoyable to find flaws." [7]
Box Office
Kahaani had an average opening at the box office collecting 2.60 Crore. The bulk of the business came from Mumbai, Delhi/UP, East Punjab West Bengal and Mysore with these five circuits giving a contribution of over 80%.[8][9]
Soundtrack
Album was released on February 22, 2012.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ami Shotti Bolchi" | Usha Uthup, Shekhar Ravjiani | 03:20 |
2. | "Piya Tu Kahein Rutha Re" | Javed Bashir | 04:59 |
3. | "Kahaani (Male)" | KK, Vishal Dadlani | 04:26 |
4. | "Tore Bina" | Sukhwinder Singh | 05:52 |
5. | "Kahaani (Female)" | Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani | 04:28 |
6. | "Ekla Cholo Re" | Amitabh Bachchan | 05:13 |
Untitled | |
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See also
Kahaani Movie Review - Glamsham
References
- ^ "First Day Collection". boxofficeindia. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ "A clean break for Vidya Balan". India Today. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ "FIRST LOOK: Vidya Balan in Kahaani". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Kahani Review". Review Aggregation. Review Gang. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran. "Kahani". Review by taran adarsh. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Kahaani Review". Times Of India. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Sukanya Verma. "Review: Vidya Balan rocks in Kahaani". Rediff.com. Retrieved 09 March 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Weekend Expectation". boxofficeindia. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Kahaani to overtake Chaar Din Ki Chandni". boxofficeindia. Retrieved March 10, 2012.