00:02Khaani is a critically acclaimed Indian mystery thriller directed by Sajoy Ghosh and starring
00:07Vidya Balan. Shot on a shoestring budget of 80 million Indian rupees, approximate 1.7 million
00:14dollars entirely on Kolkata streets, it grossed over 1.04 billion Indian rupees,
00:20approximate 22 million dollars and won three national awards. The film follows a pregnant
00:26software engineer, Vidya Bagchi, searching for her missing husband in Kolkata during the Durga Puja
00:32festival. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played the intelligence bureau officer Khan, exclusively
00:37smoked gold flake cigarettes during the film, the exact same brand he smoked during his 12 years of
00:43struggling in the industry. Vidya Balan utilized a prosthetic belly to realistically portray a
00:49pregnant woman, a look that deeply resonated with audiences and redefined woman-centric roles in
00:54Indian cinema. The twist ending reveals that Vidya was not actually pregnant, she faked her identity
01:00to seek revenge for her husband's death in a poison gas attack. The film swept the awards season,
01:06winning Filmfare Awards for Best Director, Sajoy Ghosh and Best Actress, Vidya Balan, alongside three
01:13national awards.
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