KAHAANI
Plot:
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met her husband.
Review:
Mumbai films are taking steep turn. Kahaani is an example of the turn it is taking with a huge curve on Vidya Balan's tummy. It is not only an ordinary thriller film about a search for a missing person. It's a lot more. It can easily be called the game-changer of Mumbai films. But the narrative is humble enough not make such claims. Enticing, absorbing and engaging. The narrative never tries to play with emotions to get our attention. We immediately get captivated unconditionally from scene one. We join Vidya's with her journey–it feels like we have to, there is no choice. Director Sujoy Ghosh lets the camera follow Vidya, making the viewers feel like they are along with the journey.
Setu, the cinematographer captured the real Kolkata with its full splendor. A good cinematographer doesn't let the viewer notice his tricks with camera. It flows flawlessly, and Setu did just that.
It is a film that is flawless. All aspects film making shine through Kahaani. If I had to make list of top 10 films one should watch before they die, Kahaani it be there in the list. The film's director, editor, cinematographer, writers, music composers make 'Kahaani' a must-watch film, and Vidya Balan is an integral part of it. But let's face it. There are other brilliant actors too like; Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Saswata Chatterjee too who are surely worth a mention.
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