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Kahaani Of Bidya And Kolkata

Sujoy Ghosh's thriller 'Kahaani' slated for release on 9 March 2012 in
Kolkata also. It is the story of a young and 7 month's pregnant
Bengali woman named Vidya Bagchi, who comes from London to Kolkata in
search of her husband. The story revolves with her continuous search
in the city. The common people of Kolkata calling her Bidya instead of
Vidya. And the mystery of her missing husband goes on with the unique
lanes and by-lanes of Kolkata, with the festivities like Durga Puja
and affection and indifference of the city-dwellers.
So, the city Kolkata is playing a major role in the film. The song
"Ami shotti bolchi" totally dedicated to Kolkata. Hence, Sujoy Ghosh,
the director said in an interview:

Kolkata is not only Howrah
Bridge or Victoria memorial.
It's the people which you meet
in Kolkata which makes it
special. We shot everywhere in
Kolkata. I don't think we've left a single by-lane of Kolkata
where we didn't shoot the film.
The film is about Vidya's
character searching for her
missing husband so most of the
time we shot on the streets of Kolkata to give the film an
authentic feel.
There are 2 heroes in
the film- Vidya and Kolkata.
Vidya I know very well and
Kolkata I know better than
Vidya.
--
A. B.

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