After super hit Kahaani, Sujoy Ghosh is come up with film
Kahaani 2 which is a thriller but not spine chilling as it was in previous
version. But no doubt, Sujoy Ghosh has done commendable job to maintain thrill
from start to end. But there are some predictable things in second half.
As a story point of view, Vidya Sinha, a harrowed, working
mum from Chandan Nagar in West Bengal and her handicapped teenage daughter, who
like most middle-class people overcome hurdles to go through the daily grind.
So much so, that when Mini goes missing and Vidya meets an accident, there is a
sense of void. Enter, Indrajit (Arjun Rampal), the cop-on-the-case, who is the
first one to discover that the woman in a coma resembles Durga (Vidya Balan
again!), a school clerk from Kalimpong, who is a fugitive-on-the-run.
Overall, the movie
works because Vidya the mother or Durga the murderer are both realistic and powerful
characters.
Earlier, Sujoy Ghosh and Vidya Balan had come together for
Kahaani in 2012, a highly admired thriller about a supposedly pregnant woman
looking for her husband in Kolkata. After that, the twosome had some dispute
but after sorted out their issues, both teamed up again for Kahaani 2, which is
not a sequel but a fresh idea to carry the previous version forward.
The plot begins with the Sub-Inspector Indrajit Singh (Arjun
Rampal) when he comes across an accident case, he is stunned to discover that
the victim Vidya Sinha (Balan) looks like Durga Rani Singh, a woman who is
wanted by the police on charges of kidnapping and murder. When Singh starts unearthing
the mystery of her identity, he also learns that Vidya is a single mother with
a wheelchair bound daughter, who seems to have disappeared in thin air.
Are Vidya and Durga two different women or is there a
criminal mastermind with various identities?
When Vidya's past catches up with her, Singh faces two
choices-to stand up for justice or follow the law and arrest Vidya, who is an absconder
from the police.
Vidya Balan, who was last seen in Big B starrer TE3N, is
back with a powerful and reliable character. When it comes to convincing acts,
Vidya Balan has never saddened us and this movie proves her gifted talent. While
Arjun Rampal is looking elegant and polished and manages to show his worth in
front of dominating act of Vidya Balan. Jugal Hansraj’s comeback act is decent as
the antagonist, though he could have been more intimidating and Amba Sanyal,
who essays the evil grandmother, is a pleasure to watch.
The story of Kahaani 2 is not fast and slick and takes time
to unravel but still keeps you on the edge of your seat. As the story discloses,
you will really feel a shiver creeping up your spine and sense your heart going
out to the protagonist and her cause.
But, when it comes to the second half, Kahaani 2 slightly
goes predictable and normal Bollywood type affair. Memorize that scene in
Kahaani where Vidya discloses that she was never pregnant and you pant in
genuine surprise? There are no such elements in this movie. Though the movie
scores high when it comes to the thrill element in the first half, the second
half ends up being predictable.
Shot mainly in night and on real whereabouts, the film has
the some realistic quotient. If you fell in love with Kolkata in the 2012’s
Kahaani, you will love Kalimpong in this sequel. The background score and the
camera work is pleasurable.
In general, Kahaani 2 is praiseworthy for some thrilling
elements and authentic performances of Vidya Balan and Arjun Rampal.
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