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Kahaani (IPA: [ˈk haːaː ɳiː]; English: Story) is a 2012 Indian thriller film directed, co-written and co-produced by Sujoy Ghosh. The film features Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles. Balan portrays the role of Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman in search of her missing husband in the city of Kolkata during the Durga Puja festivities, who is helped in her quest by Satyaki "Rana" Sinha (Chatterjee) and Khan (Siddiqui).
Made on a shoestring budget of 8 crore (US$1.6 million), Kahaani was developed by writer Advaita Kala as a memoir on the city of Kolkata, based on the initial idea of Ghosh. The film explores themes of feminism and motherhood in a predominantly male-dominated Indian society. Filming took place on the streets of Kolkata with Ghosh employing the art of guerrilla filmmaking to avoid unwanted attention. Ghosh has admitted to using several allusions to Satyajit Ray's films such as Charulata (1964) and Aranyer Dinratri (1970). Additionally, critics have compared the twist ending of the plot to the Hollywood film Taking Lives (2004). The film was noted for deft portrayal of Kolkata and use of a significant number of crew and cast members from the city.
Thought you were indestructible
But now you have lost all control
Before this night is over
You will feel the power
Of my knife carving away at your gut
The blood gushes
Your life is fading
No remores in these eyes
Only the wish for you to die
I cause you pain
I murder
You stare with terror in your eyes
Beholding the instrument of your
Imminent demise
You stare in disbelief
You shiver with fear
Begging for your life
As your untimely death
Draws near
No remores in these eyes
Only the wish for you to die
I cause you pain