# Kahaani (2012)

> A pregnant woman’s desperate search for her vanished husband becomes a tense journey through Kolkata’s hidden conspiracies.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/58786

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Sujoy Ghosh
- Cast: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Saswata Chatterjee, Kharaj Mukherjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Darshan Jariwala, Indraneil Sengupta
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821480/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: paranoid, urgent, foreboding, late night suspense, bollywood thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A pregnant woman's relentless search for her missing husband leads her into the dark underbelly of Kolkata.

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