Yes.
Its like Archer's thriller with twists turns and surprises till the end.At the same times it brings the city in full energy and rhythm. It showcases kolkata in its poetic beauty and dark prose. We meet the Howrah bridge in lights expressing feelings of love in a sweet tone. We come across frail faces, vendors selling tea to puri, busy roads, faces with tension and anguish and painter and sculptors brushing the designs of goddess Durga. In midst of all this contract killers, government agents, software engineers run brag and sweat to hide and expose a dark secret. And the protagonist comes with different shades to find her lost husband in the city of furious creative energy.
With nearly two hours running time Kahaani is a thriller to core and poetic in presentation. The film blends the city, characters and the story in exact proportions. The story is well researched and well presented.The end is not predictable and we glue to our seats to witness a thrilling climax in the frenzy of dusserah celebrations.The emotions of love-- anger-- distrust--helplessness-patriotism-materialism flow undercurrent yet make their presence in a thumping manner.And you cannot escape the spell cast effectively by the director, music director ,editor, director of photography and the actors.
The director Sujoy Ghosh is the real hero of this thriller. He never compromised the film for cheap thrills. And he with his team captured kolkata in a way that leaves you spell bound. It a lesson to many new comers on how to blend in the scene of the movie with the surroundings. So many times i heard the directors says "realistic". Its here i found the exact meaning.Like Yeh saali Zindagi this movie depends on the story and it clicks in a big way.Simple details to complex situations are handled in a delightful manner and its the strength of the movie. Let it be the boy working in the guest house or the boy working in Tea stall or the LIC agent ...every character is given a poetic and dark touch.
The music director and Director of photography complimented each other in a great way.The entire premise Kolkata is elevated in sound and light in a never before way. The screenplay is tight. ANd flaws they do exist but very minor.
Vidyabalan comes up with a commendable performance. The character is a summation of different strokes of life. And she plays the role in all its glory. I think you cannot imagine any other in this complex role of hers. And this does not take away the credit of other actors . Every one played their roles to perfection.
Go for this movie. You will be a part of the story.
As the movie ended the audience waited till the titles rolled . It happened with yeh saali Zindagi. It happened with prasthanam. It happened with Kahhani.
In the movie The LIC agent is introduced as lazy and dull guy. But in the later scene we come to know his cruel intentions.And in the same movie Vidya balan tries to take the radio of the kid in the guest house but the kid hides it. But before climax seeing vidya balan in tears he hands the radio to her.
Never before cruelty and affection shared the screen in the same honours.
nice movie -well made and i loved the way kolkata is shown
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