After her National award winning “Dirty Picture” , Vidya Balan is back with yet another power-packed performance in Sujoy Ghosh’s “Kahaani”. As an emotionally vulnerable , physically weak & pregnant Vidya Bagchi in search of her husband in an alien city , Vidya Balan excels in her role. Vidya Balan of “Kahaani” is far superior in performance than in “Dirty Picture” & one wonders whether one more National award beckons her.
It is Sujoy Ghosh’s first major work after the critically acclaimed “Jhankar Beats” & he has written a neat , taut & engrossing thriller , perfectly executed to create the intended effects on the viewers. The suspense & the twists all through the movie keep the viewer engrossed to the screen. Many scenes are excellently executed sending shivers down the spine , especially the one in the old NDC office & the intermission block.
Casting is perfect to say the least . Lot been said of Vidya Balan. Parambrata Chatterjee does a charming job as the sympathetic policeman who helps the protagonist all through the search. But it is Nawazuddin Siddique who steals the show with his superlative performance as the foul mouthed deputy IB chief. He is first rate. Saswatha Chatterjee as the assassin camouflaging as an insurance agent is sinister & creepy.
Sethu’s cinematography is remarkable, especially the ease with which the camera travels the busy lanes of Kolkatta & the crowded Durga pooja processions.
Vishal-Sekhar’s background score adds up to the impact & spruce up the thrills.
Though there are numerous logical holes in the script , neat & flawless execution of the same conceals the same. I didn’t know that people in Kolkatta are so fluent in Hindi & each and every one speaks only in Hindi.
On the whole, “Kahaani” is worth the every cent spent . Go for it , enjoy the excellent acting & flawless execution of edge of the seat thriller after a long time.
Bottomline : Bindaas
4/5
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