The trailer of Kahaani reminded me of an episode of ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’, the famous show dedicated to half hour mystery stories. That particular episode in itself was inspired by one of Hitchcock’s famous movie, ‘The Lady Vanishes’. I was sure that Kahaani was inspired by this story; alternatively I thought the movie may fall in the category of those stories which have a fascinating basic idea to begin with, but end up miserably because the story teller could not conclude the narrative in equally fascinating way.
However after getting continuous positive feedback from all my friends, I became curious and went to the nearby single screen talkies, which I otherwise detest for various reasons. The movie catches your attention from the very first scene, as it’s a suspense film therefore I will not reveal much about the story. Only one thing I want to say is that, it’s neither a remake of that episode, not it has a dull ending.
Although the centre of the movie is a pregnant lady with a missing husband, the melodrama is kept at minimum, the movie remains on the basic problem all the time. The suspenseful environment is aptly created, as well as the supporting characters are well placed. Performance wise Vidya Balan is reliable as ever. However special mention needs to be given to two actors, one who plays the sympathetic sub inspector, and other one who plays IB officer.
Sujoy Ghosh is right on target with direction, story and screenplay, however I feel there are couple of loopholes in the story, but they could be ignored, as the grip on the narrative will not let you have time to think about what happened, rather you will be glued with the movie to know what is going to happen.
Overall it is a must watch.
Rating ****.
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