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Kahaani

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
70K
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Vidya Balan in Kahaani (2012)
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
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A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.

  • Director
    • Sujoy Ghosh
  • Writers
    • Sujoy Ghosh
    • Advaita Kala
    • Suresh Nair
  • Stars
    • Vidya Balan
    • Parambrata Chattopadhyay
    • Indraneil Sengupta
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    70K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sujoy Ghosh
    • Writers
      • Sujoy Ghosh
      • Advaita Kala
      • Suresh Nair
    • Stars
      • Vidya Balan
      • Parambrata Chattopadhyay
      • Indraneil Sengupta
    • 225User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 27 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Top Cast41

    Vidya Balan
    Vidya Balan
    • Vidya Venkatesan-Bagchi
    Parambrata Chattopadhyay
    Parambrata Chattopadhyay
    • Inspector Satyaki Sinha aka Rana
    Indraneil Sengupta
    Indraneil Sengupta
    • Arnab Bagchi…
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Mr. Khan
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    • Bhaskaran
    Saswata Chatterjee
    Saswata Chatterjee
    • Bob Biswas
    Darshan Jariwala
    Darshan Jariwala
    • Retd. Colonel Bajpai
    Sk. Azad Ahmed
    • Drunk at Monalisa
    Masood Akhtar
    Masood Akhtar
    • Rasik Tyagi
    Mohd. Faiz Alam
    • Bob's Boss
    Roshni Ali
    • Student
    Anindya Pulak Banerjee
    • Bimal
    Kamalika Banerjee
    Kamalika Banerjee
    • Receptionist
    Dibyendu Bardhan
    • Police Inspector
    Paresh Bhowmick
    • Drunk at Monalisa
    • (as Paresh Bhowmik)
    Pamela Singh Bhutoria
    • Sapna
    • (as Pamela Singh Bhutori)
    Colleen Blanche
    • Agnes D'Mello
    Mita Chakraborty
    • Mrs. Bose
    • Director
      • Sujoy Ghosh
    • Writers
      • Sujoy Ghosh
      • Advaita Kala
      • Suresh Nair
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews225

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Nawazuddin Siddiqui got a major breakthrough with this film as he struggled for 12 years in just small character roles. After Kahaani he became one of the busiest actors.
    • Goofs
      The ex IB Officer is introduced as Capt Bajpayee but later he is addressed as Colonel.
    • Connections
      Featured in 14th IIFA Awards (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Aami Shotti Bolchi
      Music by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
      Lyrics by Vishal Dadlani
      Performed by Usha Uthup, Vishwesh Krishnamurthy

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    FAQ2

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 9, 2012 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Watch Kahaani on Disney+ Hotstar
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Story
    • Filming locations
      • Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    • Production companies
      • Boundscript
      • Pen Movies
      • Viacom18 Motion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $459,234
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 2m(122 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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