Kahaani Page #3

Synopsis: Kolkata is abuzz with the preparations for the annual Durga Puja festival, as seven months pregnant Vidya Bagchi steps off the airplane from London. Her first stop is the local police station to file a missing person report. Weeks ago, her husband Arnab arrived in India for a job assignment. The first two weeks, they talked daily on the phone, and then without explanation, his calls stopped. Everywhere Vidya turns, no one can remember Arnab. There is no trace of him at the guest house or his workplace. But Vidya will not give up her search. Somewhere in Kolkata she will discover the dangerous truth.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Director(s): Sujoy Ghosh
Production: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures & Pen India
  16 wins & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
122 min
$1,030,219
Website
2,911 Views


Gentlemen, we've to

ensure that we do this.

Excuse me.

I've to go to

Kolkata today, right now.

Why?

No smoking in the building, Khan.

I know.

Someone shot NDC's HR manager.

So.

That's the local

police station's case.

Why do you have to go

to Kolkata for that?

She was trying to

access Milan's record.

What other information do we have?

There's a pregnant lady,

from London.

Vidya Bagchi.

Listen, on the seventh day..

I need this room empty for a while.

Everyone go out.

What?

Didn't you hear?

I need this room empty.

Who are you?

What is your name? Get out.

Shut the.. Khan.

That's my name Shut the.. Khan.

Anything else?

No, sir.

Call Vidya Bagchi.

I want her here in 10 minutes.

Okay, sir.

Tell me.

I am pregnant woman, sir.

You shouldn't be

smoking in front of me.

Mrs. Bagchi, we don't

know much about each other.

So leave it to me about

what I should or shouldn't do.

Let's come to the point. Tell me.

How are you related to Agnes?

My husband Arnab Bagchi is missing.

What happened? Why

is everyone outside?

That Vidya Bagchi, it's a big problem.

Really?

Yes.

What are you saying?

Mrs. Bagchi.

What is going on?

Look..

Who are you?

Look, I am talking to her.

Out.

But who are you?

Out.

Close the door behind you.

Out!

Yes, so what were you saying?

Who is he?

Arnab's face resembles an

ex-employee Milan Damji.

And Agnes..

There was never an

employee called Milan there.

I feel Agnes got it wrong

Are you sure?

Because I remember correctly..

..that Agnes said Milan Damji.

Mrs. Bagchi, I know more

about NDC than you and Agnes.

2000 employees work there, understand.

I am quite sure.

Yes, she also said that..

..when she tried to

access Milan Damji's record..

..she kept getting Restricted..

You aren't listening to me.

Are you listening?

There was no one called Milan.

No, inspector I am

sure Agnes said Milan.

Do you understand what I am saying?

There's no one called Milan there.

You are still stuck on Milan.

Don't you understand what I am saying?

Milan. Milan. Milan.

Out!

Look, I..

Mrs. Bagchi. Look here.

I am giving you a free advice,

although I don't.

Get over with whatever you came

here to do and leave for London.

That will be best for

you in this condition.

Do you understand?

Mr. Khan.

We don't know each other..

..so leave it to me about

what I should or shouldn't do.

And anyway, you

don't give free advices..

That's good.

You shouldn't either.

Quiet.

Sir, sorry.

Take all this inside.

Mrs. Bagchi, I will drop you.

Come.

No, no, no. No need to worry, sir.

It's a simple case.

Actually.

Agnes confused her husband with Milan.

That Vidya Bagchi.

Her husband got her

pregnant and disappeared.

No, no, she is completely harmless.

I will get her background checked.

Don't worry at all.

Don't waste time on

that pregnant woman, Khan.

Tell me about Milan.

Give me Captain Bajpai.

Yes.

For God's sake get a mobile, Bajpai.

Why? Why do I need a mobile?

I stay at home the entire day.

When can you come to the office?

Why?

I needed to discuss

something important with you..

..about Milan Damji.

Hello?

Bajpai?

I'm here, go on.

Can you come to the office?

No.

Rana. If I address

someone by his first name..

..then what does it mean?

That you know him really well.

There's no one called Milan there.

Actually there is no Milan.

Milan. Milan. Milan.

According to Khan,

Milan Damji is someone..

..who doesn't exist at all.

Yet, he said Milan

instead of Milan Damji.

Why?

I am going to NDC.

If I find out anything,

I will call you.

No, sir. There is no

Milan Damji in our records.

How long have you been working here?

Sir, 1 years.

And you never heard

the name of Milan Damji?

No, sir.

Sapna, do you..

You?

Sir, he was inquiring about

Agnes D'mello's murder case.

Do you have any authorization?

I am standing right behind you?

Whose name is Rana?

Sir. I am Rana.

Why did you go there?

With whose permission?

Without any permission, or a warrant.

To hell with the warrant,

first tell me..

Why do you have to

conduct a local investigation..

..when this is an IB case?

Next time if I see you following up..

..without my permission.

Then you will be

telling the traffic police..

..about the traffic from

the control room, understand.

No, sir, actually..

Did I ask you? Did I ask you?

Will you work for the traffic control?

Do you want to work

for the traffic control?

Out.

Who else?

Do you? Out.

What?

Didn't you understand what I said?

Out.

How long have you

been doing service?

Six months, sir.

Do you love your job?

Do you want to keep working?

Yes, sir.

Mrs. Bagchi, I think

Khan sir is right.

Agnes must be confused with someone.

See, NDC has at least 2000 employees..

Exactly, Rana.

2000 employees work in NDC..

..so why did Agnes

take Milan Damji's name?

She wasn't wrong?

And you know, Agnes

never said anything..

..until she hadn't seen

Arnab's photo properly.

What happened?

Why are those women

wearing such a sari?

Them?

The red and white sari.

They wear it on any auspicious day.

But why?

White sari with red border?

Why should I wear that?

Why? Why?

It's traditional.

Everyone wears that on

the last day of Durga Puja.

Everyone, even men?

I will get you one when I

go to Kolkata, Mrs. Bagchi.

And trust me, even

you will look awesome.

What?

What?

Mr. Vidya Bagchi, don't bore me.

And drop this stupid idea

of making me wear a sari.

Just go to Kolkata

quietly and come back quickly.

And then I forced

him to go to Kolkata.

He's an idiot as well.

He came here.

He had this bad habit of

doing whatever I said.

I am sure you will find Arnab.

Can I say something,

if you don't mind?

That sari, the one

that woman was wearing.

The day you find Arnab,

you can wear that sari.

That will be the

auspicious day for you.

Arnab won't be found so easily.

I will have to look for him.

That's the point, Mrs. Bagchi.

How will we look for him?

Milan Damji does not exist.

He's some story that

you believe to be true.

Rana.

Agnes said..

The employee records

are in the old office.

There might be a photo in it.

What are you saying?

How can we barge

inside someone's office?

That too, the National Data Center.

But it's closed down.

Sapna.

Yes, sir.

Do you have hard copies of

the old employees records?

No, sir. Everything's on the system.

You sure?

Yes, sir.

Sir.

There might be some in the old office.

There's nothing here.

Hello.

Write down, third floor.

Third floor.

12 R.N. Mukherjee Road.

It's the old NDC office.

There's a file on Milan Damji..

Who is Milan Damji?

No one. Just do as I say.

Get the file.

Bob.

Client.

Good.

Let's go.

This one.

Oh, God. That's a big lock.

I can't do it.

Rana. Open it.

How?

Mrs. Bagchi, I am

the police not a thief.

Really?

Open it.

This is great.

The police is breaking and

entering himself. Very good.

There are millions of files here.

How will we find it?

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Sujoy Ghosh

Sujoy Ghosh is an Indian film director, actor and screenwriter. He has directed Jhankaar Beats (2003), Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005), Aladin (2009), Kahaani (2012) and Kahaani 2 (2016). more…

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