Vidya Balan has started shooting for “Kahaani 2”, the sequel to her 2012 film. 

The 38-year old actress is shooting in Kalimpong, a hill station in West Bengal. In a series of tweets, Vidya shared pictures from the sets. Sujoy Ghosh, who drew major critical acclaim for “Kahaani”, is directing once again, with Arjun Rampal and Jugal Hansraj co-starring. 

“Kahaani”, which was directed by Sujoy, revolved around a pregnant woman named Vidya Bagchi, who was in search of her husband in the city of Kolkata. The film also featured Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indraneil Sengupta, Dhritiman Chatterjee and Saswata Chatterjee, among others.

Kahaani, made on a shoestring budget, was noted for its deft portrayal of Kolkata, as the crew often employed guerrilla-filmmaking techniques on the city streets to avoid attracting attention. The film explored themes of feminism and motherhood in male-dominated Indian society. The film rode on critical appreciation and word-of mouth to go past 100 crore rupees in the worldwide box office in 50 days. “Kahaani” also won several awards, including three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. 

Vidya will soon be seen in “Te3N”, directed by newcomer director Ribhu Dasgupta.

Source: IANS