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Vidya Balan Is 'Wanted' In 'Kahaani 2'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Oct, 2016 11:59 AM
    he first teaser poster for filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh's much awaited suspense thriller "Kahaani 2" came out on Tuesday, and actress Vidya Balan is "most wanted" as her character Durga Rani Singh is charged with kidnapping and murder.
     
    Vidya, who also featured in the 2012 film "Kahaani", will be essaying a 36-year-old woman wanted for kidnapping and murder in the second installment of the suspense thriller.
     
    The teaser poster shows a photograph of "The Dirty Picture" star, who is sporting a de-glam look. The poster also reads: "Wanted for kidnapping and murder... Anyone with information regarding this fugitive should contact...."
     
    "Kahaani 2" is jointly produced by Kushal Kantilal Gada, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada, Aksshay Jayantilal Gada and Sujoy Ghosh. The film, which is slated to hit the screens on December 2, also features Arjun Rampal in a key role.
     
    KAHAANI 2 RESCHEDULED TO AVOID CLASH WITH SHAH RUKH'S FILM
     
     
    Vidya Balan's Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh and Alia Bhatt's Dear Zindagi will not clash at the box office as the former has shifted its release date to December 2.
     
    The sequel to 2012 hit thriller was earlier scheduled to release on November 25 this year but producer Jayantilal Gada of Pen India decided to shift the date in order to avoid a clash at the box office.
     
    It was recently announced that Gauri Shinde's Dear Zindagi will hit theatres on November 25 and producers Jayantilal Gada and Mahesh Bhatt decided not to release the two films together.
     
    "Bhatt Sahab (Mahesh Bhatt) is associated with us for our leading TV shows Udaan and Naamkarann but more importantly he and Alia are like family to us. There can never be any competition within families, hence, I have decided to release Kahaani 2- Durga Rani Singh on December 2," Mr Gada said in a statement.
     
    Director Sujoy Ghosh has reunited with Vidya yet again for the suspense thriller drama. The film also stars Arjun Rampal.
     
     
    "I have known Jayantilal Gada for several years now and we are like family. Both Kahaani 2 and Dear Zindagi are unique films and deserve a solo release. And it will also help both films in the long run," Mahesh Bhatt said.
     
    The Gauri Shinde-directed film features Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kunal Kapoor and Angad Bedi. The film is produced by Gauri Khan, Karan Johar and R Balki.

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