Shooting For Kahaani 2 Begins In Kalimpong

Kalimpong: The much-anticipated sequel Kahaani 2 has finally gone on the floors with Vidya Balan beginning the shooting in Kalimpong, West Bengal.

The 2012 thriller film Kahaani, directed by Sujoy Ghosh was about ‘Vidya Bagchi’, played by Vidya Balan, a pregnant woman searching for her missing husband. It turned out to be a super hit and raked Rs 104 crore at the box-office. It was also critically appreciated and won numerous awards, including five Filmfare awards, five Screen awards and three National Film awards. The film also inspired two remakes – one in Tamil and the other in Telugu, with an English remake on the pipeline.

The sequel stars Vidya Balan reprising her role, with Arjun Rampal and Jugal Hansraj being the new additions to the cast. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played a cop in the first film, won't feature in Kahaani 2. 

The sequel came a long way to see daylight. In March 2012, Ghosh announced that he intended to develop Kahaani into a series. He was inspired by Feluda detective series and wanted to continue the stories of ‘Vidya Bagchi’ on similar lines. The shooting of Kahaani 2 was scheduled to begin in 2013, but in July 2013 differences arose between Ghosh and other co-producers. In February 2014, Vidya announced that the sequel was not happening due to these differences.

Ghosh took it to Twitter and posted a picture of a clap board which confirmed the shoot. The director captioned it, “in gratitude for the love you gave to our first film. We will work even harder to live up to your expectations.”