Kahaani begins on a chaotic, breathless note with the arrival of a heavily pregnant Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi (Vidya Balan) in the frantic pace of Kolkata (also playing the only protagonist that has more scenes than its brilliant leading lady). A London-based software engineer, Vidya is a Tamilian married to a Bengali and visiting the City of Joy, not for any jolly reasons, but to inquire the whereabouts of her missing husband Arnab Bagchi (Let’s not take names. Only that I wish Ghosh had
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KAHAANI is a commanding story, has an authoritative central character, has several dominant and thought-provoking moments, which makes it an all-persuasive film. Vidya Bagchi [Vidya Balan] arrives in Kolkata from London to find her missing husband. Seven month pregnant and alone in a festive city, 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
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