Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh

Kahaani 2

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

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
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
No. TitleSinger(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. 1 2 http://economictimes.com/magazines/panache/kahaani-2-trailer-released-vidya-balan-sends-moviedom-into-panic-mode/articleshow/55049874.cms
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/sujoy_g/status/790833219016986624?p=v
  3. 1 2 http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-kahaani-2/
  4. ↑ "Check out: Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani 2 goes on floor". Bollywood Hungama. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Sen, Zinia (17 March 2016). "Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal begin shooting for the 'Kahaani' 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 Ghosh Choudhury, Soumodeep (16 March 2016). "Kahaani 2 begins in Kalimpong". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Vidya Balan wraps up 'Kahaani 2' shoot". The Times of India. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. ↑ http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/kahaani-2-has-an-independent-story-to-avoid-comparison-says-director-1478983
  9. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/trailer-watch-kahaani-2-looks-intriguing/20161025.htm
  10. ↑ http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-breaks-down-while-filming-Kahaani-2/articleshow/55542142.cms
  11. ↑ 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/
  12. ↑ Jha, Subhash K. (16 March 2012). "Kahaani to be a franchise?". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  13. ↑ IANS (24 May 2013). "Kahaani 2 with Vidya Balan will hit the floors in 2013". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  14. ↑ Trivedi, Dhiren. "Why was Sujoy Ghosh kicked out of Kahaani 2?". Bollywoodlife. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  15. ↑ Batra, Ankur (27 February 2014). "'Kahaani 2' shelved". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "'Kahaani 2' in pre-production stage, to star Vidya Balan: Sujoy Ghosh". The Indian Express. PTI. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  17. ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/281016/kahaani-2-trailer-review-unnecessarily-mysterious-and-infuriatingly-self-important.html
  18. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-in-sujoy-ghoshs-durga-rani-singh
  19. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vidya-balans-kahaani-2-reason-why-sujoy-ghosh-scrapped-durga-rani-singh-674385
  20. ↑ 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
  21. ↑ http://hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/kahaani-2-review-vidya-balan-is-on-an-auto-pilot-mode-in-this-thrilling-ride/story-Xv3Rejypxv4QFQjPPFmNAI.html
  22. ↑ http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Kahaani-2-Durga-Rani-Singh/movie-review/55724399.cms
  23. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kahaani-2-movie-review-vidya-balan-arjun-rampal/1/825092.html
  24. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kahaani-2-movie-review-vidya-balan-arjun-rampal-sujoy-ghosh-star-rating-4405229/
  25. ↑ http://firstpost.com/bollywood/kahaani-2-movie-review-vidya-balan-is-lovely-but-sujoy-ghosh-climax-is-a-let-down-3135648.html

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