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Kahaani
File:Kahaani first look.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySujoy Ghosh
Written byRitesh Shah
Sutapa Sikdar
Sujoy Ghosh
Screenplay bySujoy Ghosh
Suresh Nair
Nikhil Vyas
Story bySujoy Ghosh
Advaita Kala
Produced bySujoy Ghosh
Kushal Kantilal Gada
StarringVidya Balan
Parambrata Chatterjee
Saswata Chatterjee
CinematographySetu
Edited byNamrata Rao
Music byVishal-Shekhar
Distributed byPen India Pvt. Ltd
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Boundscript Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd
Release date
  • March 9, 2012 (2012-03-09)
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageHindi
Budget₹8 crore (US$960,000)[1]
Box office₹16.50 crore (US$2.0 million) (First 4 days net gross)[2]

Kahaani (Hindi: कहानी) is a 2012 Indian Bollywood 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 is Vidya's fourth female-centric film after Ishqiya, No One Killed Jessica & The Dirty Picture.[3] The film released on 9 March 2012, was well received by critics.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).[4][5]

Plot

The story is about Vidya Bagchi (Vidya Balan), who arrives in Kolkata from London to find her missing husband Arnab Bagchi. Seven months pregnant and alone in Kolkata as preparations are under way for the Durga Puja, she begins a relentless search for her husband. With nothing to rely on except fragments from her memories about him, all clues seem to reach a dead end when everyone tries to convince Vidya that her husband does not exist. She slowly realizes that nothing is what it seems. In a city soaked in lies, Vidya is determined to unravel the truth about her husband for herself and her unborn child. Even at the cost of her own life, her search continues with mysterious turns and events.

Cast

Release

File:Kahaani at Nagpur.jpg
Kahaani being screened at Nagpur

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.[6] Taran Adarsh of Bollywwod Hungama gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "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."[7] 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."[8] 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."[9] Rajeev Masand of IBN Live gave 3.5 out of 5 stars saying "it's a delicious thriller". Aakash Barvalia of MoviezAdda gave 4 out of 5 stars and said "It’s a story of one brave and courageous pregnant woman, Vidya Bagchi (Vidya Balan), who came all the way long from London to Kolkata, to find her missing husband Arnab Bagchi."[10] Goher Iqbal Punn from Bollygraph.com gave Kahaani an overwhelming 4.5 stars out of 5 & praised the movie by saying "Vidya Balan’s Kahaani was being awaited much. After watching her marvelous performance in the superhit ‘The Dirty Picture’, people were simply crazy to watch her next venture. Kahaani hits the screens today with gusto. Prior to the release, the expectations from Balan’s fans and the moviegoers were high and she as well as the film too live up to those expectations aptly".Top rated critic Anupama Chopra evaluated "kahaani" by saying "Kahaani is a nifty thriller with an enjoyment quotient that is indirectly proportionate to how long you spend thinking about the plot."

Box office

The bulk of the business came from Mumbai, Delhi/UP, East Punjab West Bengal and Mysore, with those five circuits giving a contribution of over 80%.[11][12] However, the film picked up on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in a ₹13.50 crore (US$1.6 million) net gross in its three-day weekend.[13] Despite being called a slow runner by the trade pundits, the film was actually declared a "hit".[14][15][16] In oversees market,despite not being an 'Overseas-friendly' genre, Vidya Balan starrer has done good business. The movie has grossed approximately Rs 3.30 crore nett at the foreign collections in the first weekend.

Kahaani, which was released in 45 theatres in America, has collected Rs 1.31 crores ($2,63,011) at the USA Box Office in the first weekend. The film has raked in Rs 1.13 crores (AED 8,30,000) nett from 25 screens in UAE. It has collected Rs 54.21 lacs (£69,211) from 31 screens in UK.

The movie has also done fare collection in countries like Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Vishal-Shekhar while the lyrics were penned by Vishal Dadlani, Anvita Dutt & Sandeep Srivasta. The album was released on February 22, 2012. Several of RD Burman's Hindi & Bengali composition have been aptly used in the background.Many critics praised the amalgam of Bangla with hindi lyrics used in the songs.CNN IBN quated "The team has again come up with a new album 'Kahaani'. The film has six songs with the title song 'Kahaan' featuring twice.Aami Shotti Bolchi' not only has interesting lyrics but also conveys the feel of Kolkata. The song is successful even if it expresses about only 20 percent of the local feel of Kolkata.'Kahaani' may not be a collector's item but it features right voices as per the overall mood of the album. 'Shotti bolchi' and 'Ekla chalo re' have the potential to fetch your attention".

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aami Shotti Bolchi"Usha Uthup, Vishwesh Krishnamurthy03:20
2."Piya Tu Kahein Rutha Re"Javed Bashir04:59
3."Kahaani (Male)"KK, Vishal Dadlani04:26
4."Tore Bina"Sukhwinder Singh05:52
5."Kahaani (Female)"Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani04:28
6."Ekla Cholo Re"Amitabh Bachchan05:13

See also

Bollywood films of 2012

References

  1. ^ "made on a budget of 8 cr kahaani gets all-time-blockuster response public reviews". naachgaana. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Kahaani Has A Good First Weekend". boxofficeindia. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "A clean break for Vidya Balan". India Today. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "FIRST LOOK: Vidya Balan in Kahaani". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ^ "No Ordinary Kahaani".
  6. ^ "ReviewGang Review". Review Gang. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. ^ Adarsh, Taran. "BollywoodHungama Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  8. ^ "TimesOfIndia Review". Times Of India. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  9. ^ Verma, Sukanya. "Rediff Review". Rediff. Retrieved 09 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ Barvalia, Aakash. "MoviezAdda Review". MoviezAdda. Retrieved 09 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "Weekend Expectation". boxofficeindia. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  12. ^ "Kahaani to overtake Chaar Din Ki Chandni". BoxOfficeIndia. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  13. ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  14. ^ "Vidya Balan's 'Kahaani' declared a hit - Movies News - Bollywood - ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  15. ^ "Vidya Balan strikes gold, Kahaani declared a hit". www.daily.bhaskar.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  16. ^ IR Vol XL (No. 3), 13 Mar 2012. "Vidya Balan's 'Kaahani' is a box-office hit". International Reporter. Retrieved 2012-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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