Kahaani Movie Review

Review By Bobby Sing,

	Watch it for its gripping narration, execution and Vidya, but it does have its flaws -  DilFilmy.com
When it comes to crime thrillers, the genre excites me a lot as I am huge fan and student of Hitchcockian kind of cinema. There is a different kind of excitement felt in these mysterious movies which keep you guessing till the end with the help of an engrossing screenplay and some fabulous performances. Luckily KAHAANI is one of those rare well made movies (in this genre by Bollywood), which thankfully has something fresh to offer, moving away from the usual rom-com stuff coming week after week for our disposal. In fact movies like these keep the Bollywood flag high in front of the World Audience, otherwise we are too much occupied with the Hero-Worship here, followed blindly. But at the same time, KAHAANI is also not a Classic or Masterpiece if considered in totality, while moving out of the theater. It at once reminded me of a similar plot in “A Mighty Heart” (2007) (made on the true incident), which also had a pregnant Angelina Jolie coming in an unknown city (Pakistan) in search of her missing husband Daniel (but the similarities end right there). In short, KAHAANI has surely got its visible merits and does have some big flaws too which restrict it from being added into the Must See Movies List here at BTC. Nevertheless lets start with the winning points earned by the film which make it a worth watching experience for the Indian audience dying for something NEW. KAHAANI works big time in its first hour due to a gripping screenplay which drags you into the world of “Vidya Bagchi” the moment she gets off at the airport to hire a taxi. Though, she is very strangely at ease with a completely new town, language and people in just a few hours, which looks weird. Still the narration never allows you to think that way ever due to its brilliant writing and fine editing. Each and every character introduced within the first 20 minutes of the film impresses you a lot and one just feels like investigating the case along with them on the crowded roads of Kolkata. Where its first half excels in its execution, the second dips a little leaving the viewer asking for few thrilling surprises to be thrown in fast. But the director decides to give all those shocks towards the end only and this very move is bound to get some mixed responses from the viewers as it seems. Coming back to the exceptional qualities of the film, it’s a Vidya Balan show all the way and the girl has hit the bull’s eye yet again with her flawless, award winning performance as Vidya Bagchi. She right away wins your sympathy from the first scene itself and then makes you feel all the pain and discomfort felt from her belly, every time she stumbles on the roads of Kolkata. After Ishqiya, Paa, No One Killed Jessica and The Dirty Picture, the girl clearly announces through KAHAANI that its time the scripts are written in Bollywood around women characters instead of men and that’s indeed a commendable achievement made by the exceptionally talented lady, undoubtedly. Further, KAHAANI continues to spell its magic due to its outstanding supporting cast lead by Parambrata Chattopadhyay as Rana and Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Khan. In fact these two are the other strong contenders of Best Supporting Actor Award along with Vidya going for the highest, fourth time in a row next year in all the Award......more