There have been many low-budget Bollywood films that have completely exceeded everyone’s expectations and earned massive at the box office. One that comes on the list is Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani released in 2012. The female-centric film also features Parambrata Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in pivotal roles. Directed by Sujoy Gosh, Kahaani is centred around Vidya, a pregnant woman who arrives in Kolkata during the Durga Puja festival to search for her missing husband. Everywhere Vidya inquires, no one can remember Arnab. There is no trace of him anywhere. However, she still won’t give up her search. She is assisted by a cop, while an intelligence officer – character played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui – doesn’t want to continue her search as her missing husband is linked to a mysterious escaper Milind Damji.
Vidya Balan’s performance in Kahaani remains one of the best in the last decade. The actor won a national award for the film, and director Sujoy Ghosh was praised for his masterful direction.
Made in just Rs 8 crore budget, the 2012 release suspense-thriller grossed Rs 104 crore worldwide. Kahaani even ran more than 50 days in the theatre and is still considered one of the best films in Indian cinema.
Kahaani even had a sequel Kahaani 2: Durga Rani which starred Vidya Balan and Arjun Rampal. Released in 2016, the film failed to match the success of the original. Furthermore, Kahaani had a spin-off titled Bob Biswas, that featured Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role. It was directly released on ZEE5 in 2021.
Sujoy Ghosh debuted as a filmmaker with 2003’s Jhankaar Beats and had last directed a segment for Netflix’s anthology series, Lust Stories 2 and Jaane Jaan with Kareena Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma. He will soon direct Shah Rukh Khan and Suhana Khan in King. Vidya was last seen in Do Aur Do Pyaar with Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D’Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy. She will soon star in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 with Kartik Aaryan and Triptii Dimri.
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