Kahaani
कहानी
“A mother of a story.”
Synopsis
Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.
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Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Kahaani trailerOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2012-01-04
Top Cast
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Vidya Balan
Vidya Bagchi
Parambrata Chatterjee
ASI Satyoki "Rana" Sinha
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
A. Khan
Saswata Chatterjee
Bob Biswas
Kharaj Mukherjee
Sub-Inspector Chatterjee
Dhritiman Chatterjee
K. Bhaskaran
Darshan Jariwala
Retd. Colonel Bajpai
Indraneil Sengupta
Arnab Bagchi / Milan Damji
Abir Chatterjee
Major Arup Basu
Shantilal Mukherjee
R. Shridhar
Kalyan Chatterjee
Paresh Pal
Colleen Blanche
Agnes D'Mello
Pamela Singh Bhutoria
Sapna
Rwitobroto Mukherjee
Bishnu
Riddhi Sen
Poltu
Masood Akhtar
Rasik Tyagi
Anindya Pulak Banerjee
Taxi Driver
Phalguni Chatterjee
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1.2M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$16M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
13.33x
+$14.8M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Sujoy Ghosh
- Screenplay & Story
- Sujoy Ghosh
- Original Score
- Clinton Cerejo
- Original Title
- कहानी
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- English, Bengali, Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Production Budget
- $1.2M
- Worldwide Gross
- $16M
- Production Studios
- Viacom18 Studios, Pen Studios, Bound Script Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sujoy Ghosh
Sujoy Ghosh, Advaita Kala
Clinton Cerejo
Satyajit Pande
Namrata Rao
Sujoy Ghosh, Kushal Kantilal Gada
Department Leadership Roster
Sujoy Ghosh
Producer
Sujoy Ghosh
Director
Satyajit Pande
Director of Photography
Sujoy Ghosh
Screenplay
Namrata Rao
Editor
Clinton Cerejo
Original Music Composer
Kushal Kantilal Gada
Producer
Kaushik Das
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Kahaani
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Kahaani about?
Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.
Who directed Kahaani?
Kahaani was directed by Sujoy Ghosh.
Who stars in Kahaani?
The principal cast of Kahaani includes Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Saswata Chatterjee, Kharaj Mukherjee.
When was Kahaani released and how long is it?
Kahaani was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 2h 2m.
What was the box office and production budget of Kahaani?
Kahaani had a reported production budget of $1.2M and grossed $16M at the worldwide box office (13.33 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for Kahaani?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Kahaani was composed by Clinton Cerejo.