Kahaani 2 (2016)

A woman with a mysterious past is charged with kidnapping and murder.

Director:

Sujoy Ghosh

Writers:

Sujoy Ghosh (story), Suresh Nair (story)

Stars:

Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal, Jugal Hansraj

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vidya Balan	...	Durga Rani Singh / Vidya Sinha
Arjun Rampal	...	Sub-inspector Inderjeet Singh
Jugal Hansraj	...	Mohit Dewan
Kharaj Mukherjee	...	Pranab Halder
Tota Roy Chowdhury	...	Arun
Naisha Khanna	...	Mini
Tunisha Sharma	...	Teen Minnie
Manini Chadha	...	Rashmi Singh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Soma Adhikari	...	Mini's nurse
Ardhendu Banerjee	...	Doctor Sen
Biswajit Chakraborty	...	Lalbazaar Police Officer
Pradeep Chakraborty	...	Benu Uncle
Haridas Chatterjee	...	Mad Beggar
Michael Raymond Fox	...	Custom Officer
Nitya Ganguly	...	Constable Ram Singh

Storyline

Vidya Sinha and her daughter Mini live peacefully in the sleepy town of Chandan Nagore. Vidya's life revolves around Mini. Her greatest joys are the little things she does with her daughter, like playing little games and going for walks. However, life has other plans: Mini is kidnapped and while trying to locate her daughter, Vidya is in an accident and goes into a coma. As Inspector Inderjeet investigates the car accident, he discovers that Vidya Sinha may not be all she appears. She has a dark past linking her to Durga Rani Singh - a wanted criminal on the run for kidnapping and murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | kidnapping | wanted criminal | spiritual successor | car accident | 

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Taglines:

Another mother of a story...

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

2 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Durga Rani Singh

Filming Locations:

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$279,009, 2 December 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$279,009, 2 December 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boundscript,Pen Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sujoy Ghosh was going to direct the film in 2014 under the title "Durga Rani Singh". At the time, he had signed Irrfan Khan and Vidya Balan. Vidya then opted out and Kangana Ranaut was brought in to replace her. Yet, due to delays both Irrfan and Kangana left the film. That's when the director decided to retitle the film as Kahaani 2 and bring back Vidya Balan.

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Connections

Features Rajnigandha (1974)

User Reviews

An Interesting Sequel!

Sujoy Ghosh returns with 'Kahaani 2', after the terrific Kahaani in 2012. Well, this isn't a sequel to be honest, its the second installment in the Kahaani series. So Does Sujoy deliver this time well? The answer, is a Yes. Well...mostly!

'Kahaani 2' is an intense & interesting film, that has a superb first-hour, which keeps you at the edge of your seat. But sadly, the second-hour isn't strong enough & the predictability puts you off. Nonetheless, Sujoy keeps the narrative well-paced & the performances are uniformly excellent!

'Kahaani 2' Synopsis: When Durga Rani Singh (Vidya Balan) is charged for kidnapping a child & murdering someone, A cop (Arjun Rampal) tries to solve the mystery.

I don't want to reveal much about the film's main plot, as there some things that might spoil your viewing, but I'd say that Durga Rani Singh's fight for the child is nicely built-up & a very shocking twist in the first-hour, truly terrifies you. You root for Durga, without doubt! Sujoy keeps the twists coming in well, although post-interval, the twists get predictable & the culmination is a little too long. I enjoyed Durga Rani Singh's character & even the Cop is quite a to-the-point hero. Even the sub-plots are fairly good & don't come in the way of the main-plot. But for any thriller, the narrative should not lose its thrill. And that's where 'Kahaani 2' eventually fumbles. Its rock-solid for a while & then its all predictable!

Sujoy's Screenplay is interesting in parts & offers some solid moments. How I wish the second-hour was sharper & even higher on thrills. The Dialogue, are quite good. Sujoy's Direction, on the other-hand, is suitably dark & intense, adapting to the narrative's mood, appropriately. Cinematography is superb & captures the beauty of West Bengal, perfectly. Editing is mostly crisp. Art & Costume Design are well-done. Background Score merits a special mention.

Performance-Wise: Vidya Balan & Arjun Rampal, both, are up for vie top honors. Vidya is excellent as Durga Rani Singh, portraying a women of courage & power, with full commitment. Her scenes with the little girl are truly wonderful. Arjun is in top-form after a long time. He nails the part & enacts the cop, skillfully. Naisha Khanna is adorable. of the supporting cast, Jugal Hansraj is at his creepiest best, while Kharaj Mukherjee & Manini Chadha lend great support. The actress who portrays Naisha's grandmother, is first-rate.

On the whole, 'Kahaani 2' is a decent film, that could've been great, had the Writing been superior. A one-time watch!