‘I really wanted to work with Vidya’

Talking about Kahaani that completes five years today, Sujoy Ghosh says he only had Vidya Balan on his mind

Can’t believe it has been five years already,” says filmmaker Sujoy

Ghosh (far right) about his 2012 mystery thriller, Kahaani. The director says the 2012 project was and will always remain a turning point in his career. “The film changed a lot on our career front. So many great things have happened since then,” he says.

The story of the movie revolves around the struggle of a pregnant woman, who is in search of her husband. Actor Vidya Balan received appreciation from both her fans and critics for portraying the lead character in the film. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played IB Officer A. Khan, became a household name after the film’s release.

“Kahaani happened after 12 long years of struggle,” Nawazuddin was quoted as saying when asked about his journey in films. However, the making of Kahaani was no less than a struggle, says Ghosh, while talking about the financial problems that the film faced.

“We hardly had any money while making the film. But the team believed in the script, which is why we could make it. Also, I was working with the team for the first time. Even with Vidya, this was my first film. Everything was new on the set,” he says.

On what pushed him to make a film with a unique concept, Ghosh says: “My main reason was to work with Vidya. Also, I really believed in the story. The film was about a mother’s journey and how she takes a stand against wrong things. It was a story that just had to be told.”

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