Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh
Kahaani 2 | |
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Official poster | |
Directed by | Sujoy Ghosh |
Produced by |
Sujoy Ghosh Jayantilal Gada |
Written by |
Sujoy Ghosh, Ritesh Shah (dialogues) |
Story by |
Sujoy Ghosh, Suresh Nair |
Starring |
Vidya Balan Arjun Rampal |
Music by | Clinton Cerejo |
Cinematography | Tapan Basu |
Production company |
Boundscript Motion Pictures Pen India Limited |
Release dates | 2 December 2016[1] |
Running time | 121minutes[2] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹15.04 crore[3] |
Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh (or simply Kahaani 2, English: Story 2) is a 2016 Indian thriller film directed by Sujoy Ghosh and produced by Ghosh and Jayantilal Gada.[4] It features Arjun Rampal and Vidya Balan in lead roles.[5] It is not a sequel of the 2012 film Kahaani but next installment from same brand. Principal photography took place from March 2016 to May 2016.[6][7] The film was released on 2 December 2016.[1]
Cast
- Vidya Balan as Vidya Sinha[8] / Durga Rani Singh
- Arjun Rampal as Sub-inspector Inderjeet Singh[9]
- Naisha Khanna as Child Minnie Dewan[10]
- Tunisha Sharma as Young Minnie
- Jugal Hansraj as Mohit Dewan
- Tota Roychoudhury as Arun
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Pranab Halder
- Kaushik Sen
- Manini Chadha as Rashmi Singh[11]
Production
In March 2012, Sujoy Ghosh announced that he intended to develop Kahaani into a series. He was inspired by Satyajit Ray's Feluda detective series and wanted to continue the stories of Vidya Bagchi on similar lines, with Vidya Balan reprising the role.[12] The shooting of Kahaani 2 was scheduled to begin in 2013,[13] but in July 2013 differences arose between Sujoy Ghosh and other co-producers.[14] In February 2014, Vidya announced that the film was not happening due to these differences,[15] but two years later, Ghosh confirmed that the film was in pre-production with Vidya set to reprise her role.[16] The film, entitled Kahaani 2, began filming in March 2016 with Arjun Rampal and Vidya in lead roles.[6]
In October 2016, upon its teaser release, the film was renamed as Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh.[17] Initially, Durga Rani Singh was intended to be a standalone film with actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,[18] but, as the story is too similar to Kahaani franchise, makers has included the project as a sequel to Kahaani.[19][20]
Soundtrack
Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | |
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Soundtrack album by Clinton Cerejo | |
Released | 2016 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Saregama |
The music of this film has been composed by Clinton Cerejo.
All lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya; all music composed by Clinton Cerejo.
Kahaani 2 | |||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
1. | "Mehram" | Arijit Singh | 4:41 |
2. | "Lamhon Ke Rasgulle" | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:21 |
3. | "Aaur Main Khush Hoon" | Ash King | 3:49 |
Reception
Critical reception
Hindustan Times gave the film 4 stars out of five.[21] The Times of India gave the film 3 and half stars out of five.[22] India Today gave the film 2 and half stars out of five.[23] The Indian Express gave the film 2 stars out of five.[24] Firstpost gave the film 2 stars out of five.[25]
Box-office
On its first day the film collected ₹4.25 crore from India.[3]
References
- 1 2 http://economictimes.com/magazines/panache/kahaani-2-trailer-released-vidya-balan-sends-moviedom-into-panic-mode/articleshow/55049874.cms
- ↑ https://twitter.com/sujoy_g/status/790833219016986624?p=v
- 1 2 http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-kahaani-2/
- ↑ "Check out: Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani 2 goes on floor". Bollywood Hungama. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Sen, Zinia (17 March 2016). "Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal begin shooting for the 'Kahaani' 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- 1 2 Ghosh Choudhury, Soumodeep (16 March 2016). "Kahaani 2 begins in Kalimpong". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ "Vidya Balan wraps up 'Kahaani 2' shoot". The Times of India. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/kahaani-2-has-an-independent-story-to-avoid-comparison-says-director-1478983
- ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/trailer-watch-kahaani-2-looks-intriguing/20161025.htm
- ↑ http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-breaks-down-while-filming-Kahaani-2/articleshow/55542142.cms
- ↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/slideshows/check-out-arjun-rampal-posts-pictures-from-kahaani-2-set/check-out-arjun-rampal-posts-pictures-from-kahaani-2-set-3/
- ↑ Jha, Subhash K. (16 March 2012). "Kahaani to be a franchise?". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ IANS (24 May 2013). "Kahaani 2 with Vidya Balan will hit the floors in 2013". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ Trivedi, Dhiren. "Why was Sujoy Ghosh kicked out of Kahaani 2?". Bollywoodlife. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Batra, Ankur (27 February 2014). "'Kahaani 2' shelved". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "'Kahaani 2' in pre-production stage, to star Vidya Balan: Sujoy Ghosh". The Indian Express. PTI. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/281016/kahaani-2-trailer-review-unnecessarily-mysterious-and-infuriatingly-self-important.html
- ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-in-sujoy-ghoshs-durga-rani-singh
- ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vidya-balans-kahaani-2-reason-why-sujoy-ghosh-scrapped-durga-rani-singh-674385
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vidya-Balan-I-wore-a-hat-with-a-veil/article16675273.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
- ↑ http://hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/kahaani-2-review-vidya-balan-is-on-an-auto-pilot-mode-in-this-thrilling-ride/story-Xv3Rejypxv4QFQjPPFmNAI.html
- ↑ http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Kahaani-2-Durga-Rani-Singh/movie-review/55724399.cms
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kahaani-2-movie-review-vidya-balan-arjun-rampal/1/825092.html
- ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kahaani-2-movie-review-vidya-balan-arjun-rampal-sujoy-ghosh-star-rating-4405229/
- ↑ http://firstpost.com/bollywood/kahaani-2-movie-review-vidya-balan-is-lovely-but-sujoy-ghosh-climax-is-a-let-down-3135648.html