Hot Vidya Balan's New Film Kahaani Shakes Box Office Records

In Cost-Recovery Ratio Terms Vidya Balan Starrer KAHAANI With Its Rs. 24 Crore Nett First Week Box Office Collections And A Clear Week Ahead, Which Is Certain To Fetch In Another 15 Crores, Is All Set To Become The Biggest Hit Of The Year Thus Far, Pushing AGNEEPATH To Number Two Position. It Is A Dream Run For A Film Of This Kind. It Has Turned Out To Be A Highly Profitable Investment For Its Producer Jayantilal Gada And His First Major Hit. Gada Must Be Ruing His Decision To Sell Its Satellite Rights Cheap To Star TV. Had He Held Back, He Would Have Fetched A Price In The Range Of 15-20 Crores. The Film May Also Revive The Career Of Its Director Sujoy Ghosh The Film Reinforces Vidya Balan's Star Power And Puts Her On As High A Pedestal As The Top Line Male Stars Of The Industry.
A Comparison Between The Cost And The Cast Of AGNEEPATH And KAHAANI Is Quite Revealing. On One Hand You Have An Opulent Production With The Combined Star Power Of Maharathis Like Rishi Kapoor, And Sanjay Dutt, And Heartthrobs Like Hrithik Roshan And Priyanka Chopra, Supported By A Mighty Banner Like Dharma Productions Led By One Of The Gods Among Producers/Promoters Karan Johar, Commandeering His Media Power Worth Crores. In KAHAANI You Just Have Vidya Balan Who Anchors And Promotes The Film Single-Handedly, Travelling In Buses And Trains, Walking On Streets, With A Dummy Tummy, Trying Hard To Create Enough Buzz For Her Small Film That Was Shot On Actual Locations, Mostly With A Hand-Held Camera. And In The End It's This Underdog Of A Film That Does Better Than The Behemoth.