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Kahaani

Kahaani

A mother of a story.

20127.22h 2m

Overview

Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.

Directed by Sujoy Ghosh
Written by Sujoy Ghosh, Advaita Kala
Produced by Sujoy Ghosh, Kushal Kantilal Gada
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2MRevenue: $16.0M

Top Cast

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Vidya Bagchi

Parambrata Chatterjee

Parambrata Chatterjee

ASI Satyoki "Rana" Sinha

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

A. Khan

Saswata Chatterjee

Saswata Chatterjee

Bob Biswas

Kharaj Mukherjee

Kharaj Mukherjee

Sub-Inspector Chatterjee

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Dhritiman Chatterjee

K. Bhaskaran

Darshan Jariwala

Darshan Jariwala

Retd. Colonel Bajpai

Indraneil Sengupta

Indraneil Sengupta

Arnab Bagchi / Milan Damji

Abir Chatterjee

Abir Chatterjee

Major Arup Basu

Shantilal Mukherjee

Shantilal Mukherjee

R. Shridhar

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Themes & Keywords

investigationpolice corruptionindiamissing husbandnerve gas

About Kahaani

Kahaani is a mystery, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of investigation, police corruption, india, missing husband, nerve gas. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, it stars Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.

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