Review: Vidya, Kolkata in a never-seen-before avatar in ‘Kahaani’
Shomini SenWhen the going gets tough, the tough gets going. That seems to be the underlying theme of Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Kahaani’. And what a film it is. The edge of the seat thriller was being touted as the next big release for Vidya Balan post her ‘The Dirty Picture’ success. And it doesn’t disappoint one bit.
The film, which was in the making for quite a few years, couldn’t have had a better release time. Especially when the entire nation is still hung over with Vidya’s dirty act in last year’s blockbuster hit, ‘The Dirty Picture’. A stark contrast to her Silk avatar, Vidya portrays the role of Vidya Bagchi, a heavily pregnant NRI woman who comes to Kolkata in search of her missing husband. The back is of a city which is bustling with activities prior to the grand Durga Puja festival.
Looking for her husband Arnab Bagchi, Vidya gets embroiled in a case which is murkier than anyone could possibly imagine. Neither can the viewers because till almost the last frame, one can’t possibly imagine the twists that the narrative has in store for the viewers.
Ghosh crafts a tale of devious dynamics that do not make a song and dance of their cloak-and-dagger intentions. The narrative doesn`t whip up a lather of anxieties. Stock devices of the suspense genre are here thrown meaningfully into the Hooghly. The relevance and resonance of Vidya`s journey into the dark, unrevealed bowel of India`s secret service emerge in illuminating details d in Vidya`s acter which adds up finally to a jigsaw where not a single piece is out of place.
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