Women's Day Special Mollywood Retake: What If Vidya Balan's Kahaani Is Remade In Malayalam?
What if Vidya Balan's blockbuster movie Kahaani is remade in Malayalam now? Who will replace the main cast... Read on....
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By Akhila Menon
Kahaani,
the
2012-released
Vidya
Balan
starrer
was
one
of
the
path-breaking
films
of
Bollywood.
The
mystery
thriller
film,
which
was
written,
directed,
and
co-produced
by
Sujoy
Gosh,
had
Vidya
in
the
role
of
Vidya
Bagchi,
a
pregnant
software
engineer.
Bengali
actor
Parambrata
Chatterjee
and
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
essayed
the
other
key
roles
in
the
movie,
which
was
majorly
shot
in
Kolkata
city.
Kahaani
was
a
major
critical
and
commercial
success,
played
a
huge
part
in
affirming
Vidya
Balan's
place
in
mainstream
Bollywood.
Let
us
see
who
would
fit
into
the
characters
of
Kahaani,
if
the
movie
is
remade
in
Malayalam
now....
Manju
Warrier
as
Vidya
Manju
Warrier
is
the
only
choice
from
the
current
slot
of
Mollywood
to
play
the
role
of
Vidya,
played
by
Vidya
Balan
in
the
original.
Manju
can
surely
do
justice
to
the
character
of
the
pregnant
software
engineer,
who
comes
to
the
city
in
search
of
her
missing
husband.
Kunchacko
Boban
as
Satyaki
aka
Rana
The
role
of
Satyaki
aka
Rana,
the
soft-spoken,
kind-hearted
police
officer
who
helps
Vidya
in
her
mission,
is
tailor-made for
Kunchacko
Boban.
If
Kahaani
is
ever
remade
in
Malayalam,
Chackochan
will
be
the
best
choice
for
the
role.
Anoop
Menon
as
Arnab
aka
Milan
The
most
unconvention
choice
for
the
role
of
Arban
aka
Milan,
the
'husband' of
Vidya.
Anoop
Menon
is
an
actor
with
exceptional
talent,
and
can
surely
play
the
man
with
two
faces,
to
near
perfection.
Chemban
Vinod
Jose
as
A
Khan
Chemban
Vinod
will
be
a
good
choice
for
the
role
of
A
Khan,
the
IB
office
who
investigates
the
poison-gas
attack
case
and
tries
to
prevent
Vidya
from
searching
for
her
husband.
The
role
was
played
by
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
in
the
original.
Soubin
Shahir
as
Bob,
the
contract
killer
Soubin
Shahir
is
one
of
the
most
under-rated
acting
talents
of
contemporary
Malayalam
cinema.
The
actor
will
be
the
best
choice
for
the
role
of
Bob,
the
contract
killer
who
disguises
himself
as
an
insurance
agent
and
tries
to
kill
Vidya.
Renji
Panicker
as
IB
Chief
Bhaskaran
Renji
Panicker
is
an
actor
who
can
play
both
the
positive
and
negative
roles
with
equal
perfection.
He
will
be
a
good
choice
for
the
role
of
IB
chief
Bhaskaran,
the
corrupted
officer
who
plays
a
major
role
in
the
poison-gas
attack,
if
Kahaani
is
remade
in
Malayalam.
Biju
Menon
as
Arup
The
role
of
Arup,
the
IB
officer
who
gets
killed
in
the
poison-gas
attack,
and
finally
revealed
to
be
Vidya's
real
husband,
is
small
yet
an
important
one.
We
feel
that
Biju
Menon
will
be
the
perfect
choice
for
the
role,
in
the
Malayalam
version.
Interestingly,
Vidya
Balan
was
the
first
and
only
choice
for
the
role
of
Vidya
Bagchi
in
the
movie.
But,
when
writer-director
Sujoy
approached
her
for
the
project,
Balan
turned
down
the
offer
citing
that
she
is
unimpressed
with
the
plot.
But,
she
changed
her
opinion
after
reading
the
screenplay
and
agreed
to
do
the
project.
The
role
of
A
Khan
was
the
first
prominent
role
in
the
career
of
talented
actor
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
who
was
earlier
playing
minor
roles
in
Bollywood
films.
Kahaani
bagged
five
trophies
at
the
58th
Filmfare
Awards,
including
the
Best
Actress
for
Vidya
and
Best
Director
for
Sujoy
Gosh.
The
movie
also
bagged
the
award
for
Best
Screenplay
(Original)
and
Best
Editing
at
the
60th
National
Film
Awards.
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
was
honoured
by
the
National
Award
jury
with
a
Special
Jury
award
for
his
performance.
Kahaani
was
later
remade
in
Tamil
and
Telugu
under
the
title
Anamika,
with
Nayantara
in
the
lead
role.