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2012 · 122 min · NR

Kahaani

Directed by Sujoy Ghosh · Mystery, Thriller

Kahaani (2012) is a Mystery film, directed by Sujoy Ghosh set in Kolkata during the 2010s.

A con artist and espionage, with a tense tone. Themes of revenge, identity, and grief & loss play out through unreliable narrator.

Composer
Clinton Cerejo
Cinematography
Satyajit Pande
Cast
Vidya BalanParambrata ChatterjeeNawazuddin SiddiquiSaswata ChatterjeeKharaj MukherjeeDhritiman ChatterjeeDarshan JariwalaIndraneil Sengupta

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Kolkata
Setting
Urban
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Con ArtistEspionage
Themes
RevengeIdentityGrief & Loss
Structure
Unreliable Narrator
Tone
Tense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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