List of accolades received by Kahaani

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Vidya Balan's performance in Kahaani garnered her several awards and nominations

Kahaani (Template:Translation) is a 2012 Indian mystery thriller film directed and co-produced by Sujoy Ghosh.[1][2] The film stars Vidya Balan as the protagonist, and features Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Saswata Chatterjee in supporting roles.[2][3][4] The film was edited by Namrata Rao, with the cinematography provided by Setu.[2] Set in the city of Kolkata during the festivities of Durga Puja, Kahaani follows the life of a pregnant woman, Vidya Bagchi (Vidya Balan), in search of her husband, a man whose existence is denied by the people she encounters.[3][5]

Made on a budget of Template:INRConvert,[6] Kahaani was released on 9 March 2012[7] and grossed over Template:INRConvert worldwide after a 50-day theatrical run.[8] The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction and the performance of the lead actress. As of 2014, the film has won 28 awards.

At the 58th Filmfare Awards ceremony, Kahaani won five awards, including Best Director for Ghosh and Best Actress for Vidya; the film was also nominated for Best Film. It was nominated in thirteen categories at the Screen Awards ceremony, including Best Film, with Vidya winning for Best Actress. At the 14th ceremony of the Zee Cine Awards, the film won awards in five categories, including Best Film – Critics and Best Actress – Critics. At the 8th Star Guild Awards, Kahaani won four awards, including Best Director and Best Actress, from eight nominations. In the 14th iteration of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, the film garnered five nominations, going on to win Best Actress and Best Editing for Rao. The film won three honours—Best Screenplay (Original) for Ghosh, Best Editing, and a Special Jury prize for Siddiqui—at the 60th ceremony of India's National Film Awards.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremonyTemplate:Efn Category Recipients Result Template:Abbr
Asia-Pacific Film Festival 15 December 2012 Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Nom [9]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards 31 December 2012 Most Entertaining Film of the Year Kahaani Template:Nom [10]
Most Entertaining Thriller Film Kahaani Template:Won
Most Entertaining Actor – Female Template:Sort Template:Nom
Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Female Template:Sort Template:Nom
Most Entertaining Director Template:Sort Template:Nom
Filmfare Awards 20 January 2013 Best Film Kahaani Template:Nom [11]
[12]
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Best Director Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Sound Design Template:Sort, Allwyn Rego Template:Won
Best Editing Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Cinematography Setu Template:Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards 6 July 2013 Best Film Kahaani Template:Nom [11]
[14]
[15]
Best Director Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Performance in a Negative Role Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Editing Template:Sort Template:Won
Lions Gold Awards 18 January 2013 Favorite Actress – Critics Template:Sort Template:Won [16]
Mirchi Music Awards 7 February 2013 Background Score of the Year Clinton Cerejo Template:Won [17]
National Film Awards 3 May 2013 Best Screenplay (Original) Template:Sort Template:Won [18]
Best Editing Template:Sort Template:Won
Special Jury AwardTemplate:Efn Template:Sort Template:Won
People's Choice Awards India 27 October 2012 Favourite Movie Kahaani Template:Nom [19]
[20]
Favourite Movie Actress Template:Sort Template:Nom
Screen Awards 12 January 2013 Best Film Kahaani Template:Nom [11]
[21]
[22]
Best Director Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actress – Popular Choice Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Supporting Actor Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Male Debut Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Ensemble Cast Kahaani Template:Nom
Best Story Template:Sort, Advaita Kala Template:Won
Best Editing Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Cinematography Setu Template:Nom
Best Sound Design Template:Sort, Allwyn Rego Template:Won
Best Production Design Template:Sort, Kaushik Das Template:Won
Best Background Score Template:Sort Template:Nom
Star Guild AwardsTemplate:Efn 16 February 2013 Best Film Kahaani Template:Nom [11]
[23]
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Best DirectorTemplate:Efn Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Supporting Actor Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Performance in a Negative Role Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Male Debut Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Male Playback Singer Template:Sort for "Ekla Cholo Re" Template:Nom
Best Story Template:Sort, Advaita Kala Template:Nom
Best Screenplay Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Dialogue Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Sound DesignTemplate:Efn Template:Sort, Allwin Rego Template:Won
Stardust Awards 26 January 2013 Dream Director Template:Sort Template:Nom [11]
[25]
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Hottest Film Producer of the Year Template:Sort, Sujoy Ghosh Template:Won
Star of the Year – Female Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Actress in a Thriller or Action Template:Won
Breakthrough Performance – Male Template:Sort Template:Nom
Template:Sort Template:Nom
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Template:Nom
Zee Cine Awards 7 January 2013 Best Film Kahaani Template:Nom [11]
[28]
[29]
[30]
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Best Director Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Film – Critics Kahaani Template:Won
Best Director – Critics Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actress – Critics Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Performance in a Negative Role Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Supporting Actor Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Male Debut Template:Nom
Best Story Template:Sort, Advaita Kala Template:Won
Best Editing Template:Sort Template:Won

See also

Footnotes

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References

  1. ↑ Retirement on 'Kahaani' director Sujoy Ghosh's mind?. CNN-IBN(21 May 2014). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kahaani (2012). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kahaani review: This mystery is worth unraveling, Chopra, Sonia. Sify. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ The uniqueness of being Vidya. The Tribune(10 April 2011). Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Kahaani movie review. The Times of India(8 January 2012). Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Vidya Balan's Kahaani declared a hit. CNN-IBN(12 March 2012). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Kahaani (2012). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Vidya Balan's Kahaani completes 50 days, grosses Rs. 104 cr worldwide. Hindustan Times(27 April 2012). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Gangs of Wasseypur wins four nominations at Asia-Pacific festival. The Hindu(3 December 2012). Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Kahaani (2012) — Awards. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  12. ↑ 58th Idea Filmfare Awards nominations are here!. Filmfare(13 January 2013). Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  13. ↑ Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012. Bollywood Hungama(20 January 2013). Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  14. ↑ Barfi! leads IIFA nominations with 13 nods. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  15. ↑ IIFA 2013 Technical Awards Winners. Bollywood Hungama(21 May 2013). Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  16. ↑ 30-plus awards in 4 years: Vidya Balan's success Kahaani. Afghanistan Times Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  17. ↑ Winners - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012. www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  18. ↑ Template:Cite press release
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  21. ↑ Screen Awards 2013: Hall of Fame. The Indian Express(18 January 2013). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  22. ↑ Nominations: 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards. Bollywood Hungama(2 January 2013). Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  23. ↑ Winners Of Renault Star Guild Awards 2013. Bollywood Hungama(18 February 2013). Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  24. ↑ 8th Apsara Guild Awards – Nominees. Film Producers Guild of India. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  25. ↑ Winners of Stardust Awards 2013. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  26. ↑ Stardust Awards 2013: list of winners. NDTV(27 January 2013). Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  27. ↑ Nominations for Stardust Awards 2013. Bollywood Hungama(22 January 2013). Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  28. ↑ Zee Cine Awards 2013: The big winners. NDTV. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  29. ↑ Winners of Zee Cine Awards 2013. Bollywood Hungama(7 January 2013). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  30. ↑ Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2013. Bollywood Hungama(29 December 2012). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  31. ↑ Template:Cite episode

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