Kahaani: Expect the Unexpected

Within the first few minutes into Kahaani you would form opinions about the plots, let me first assure you, you didn’t get it right, this suspense thriller from Sujoy Ghosh is an achievement in Hindi cinema for various reasons, but the primary reason is the story. Though not original and borrowing sentiments from various Hollywood flicks, the script of Kahaani is fresh in its existence, which is one of the many USP’s of the movie.

A pregnant woman in search of her husband in the City of Joy with nothing but a name. As wild as this sounds, the movie is wilder. It surprises you at every moment and I applaud those who could figure out the plot because I couldn’t which is an achievement in itself on part of the movie. If Vidya Balan was the protagonist, then Kolkata was the second lead. The city is a character in itself and it highlights the tension within the movie. Within the run of the mill Bollywood lies these gems of cinema which are seldom show to us. I hope such movies are made more often and executed with such prowess.

The characters in the movie are brilliantly etched out and Rana(Parambrata Chatterjee) the helpful cop and power wielding Officer Khan(Nawazuddin Siddiqui) are played to perfection. Another character played with exuberance was Bob(Saswata Chatterjee). Vidya Balan is a man in a woman’s world, creating a niche for herself, she is doing what no actress has done and most hope to achieve. Her performance again is perfect, having come a long way from Parineeta. In her we have found a gem of an actress who strays away from the crowd to create her own brand of cinema.

Kolkata, what is to be said about it. It is used amazingly by director Sujoy Ghosh.from whom so much was expected after Jhankaar Beats but after missing the spot a few times, he hits the nail on the head. His screenplay and narration provides the depth to the movie. Along with him the score is another high point of the movie.

In conclusion, if you are the intellectual movie watcher who watches cinema for the pleasure of a good story, watch Kahaani and expect the unexpected