Join Us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bollywood-Show/267307240024991 Follow Us on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/DaBollywoodShow Kahaani (IPA: [ˈk haːaː ɳiː]; English: Story) is a 2012 Indian thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Sujoy Ghosh. The film features Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles. Balan portrays the role of Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman in search of her missing husband in the city of Kolkata during the Durga Puja festivities, who is helped in her quest by Satyaki "Rana" Sinha (Chatterjee) and Khan (Siddiqui). Made on a shoestring budget of 8 crore (US$1.6 million), Kahaani was developed by writer Advaita Kala as a memoir on the city of Kolkata, based on the initial idea from Ghosh. The film explores themes of feminism and motherhood in a predominantly male-dominated Indian society. Filming took place on the streets of Kolkata with Ghosh employing the art of guerrilla filmmaking to avoid unwanted attention.[2] Ghosh has admitted to using several allusions to Satyajit Ray's films such as Charulata (1964) and Aranyer Dinratri (1970). Additionally, critics have compared the twist ending of the plot to the Hollywood film Taking Lives (2004). The film was noted for a deft portrayal of Kolkata and use of a significant number of crew and cast members from the city. Kahaani released worldwide on 9 March 2012 to major critical acclaim with praise directed to the screenplay, the cinematography and the performances of the lead actors. Word of mouth publicity and good critical response paved the way for Kahaani to emerge as a major commercial success at the box office, with a 50 day worldwide gross of 104 crore (US$20.75 million).[1] The film resulted in renewed interest in Kolkata as a filming location, and the character of contract killer Bob Biswas became an internet phenomenon in India.bollywoodshow For regular updates on the latest happenings in Bollywood kindly subscribe www.youtube.com/the.
