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Kahaani

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The story of Kahaani! Quite unexpected and took most of us by surprise. Not the best of the films for a purist or for a Namrata Joshi kind of profile. Yet kind of enjoyed the moments in the films. The daily return of "Rana" by tram (why does he take a tram!) and the customary phone from his "Ma". Very very Bong, the Calcutta in silhoutte and the constant clobbering of sound, make all o fit vibrant. The pace is brisk and always has you on the edge. Nawazuddin was good (though I thought he had more room in Peepli Live) and Saswata took the cake, as the cool calculated villain. What about Bidya (ohh! Vidya), she was good in parts, the moments of her lowliness in the hotel room, her first shot of getting down from the taxi at the Kalighat Police Station. Parambrata and Kharaj were good and so where all the support cast that included a small cameo by Collen Blanche. What stood out; definately the plot, the cast and a very strong backdrop, CALCUTTA. What did not, as Namr