12 Facts About Kahaani

Kahaani explores themes of feminism and motherhood in male-dominated Indian society.

Kahaani'sresearch included reading the books Open Secrets: India's Intelligence Unveiled by Maloy Krishna Dhar and India's External Intelligence: Secrets of Research and Analysis Wing by V K Singh.

Ghosh admitted in an interview that after his two preceding directorial ventures—Aladin and Home Delivery —performed poorly at the box office, Kahaani was his last chance to create a niche as a director.

Kahaani was released on 9 March 2012, a day after International Women's Day.

Hindustan Times reported that Kahaani made a worldwide gross of 1,044 million within 50 days of its release.

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At the 14th Zee Cine Awards, Kahaani won five awards, including Best Film and Best Actress, out of fifteen nominations.

At the 2013 Stardust Awards ceremony, Kahaani was announced Hottest Film of the Year while Vidya received for the Best Actress in a Thriller or Action.

Kahaani was awarded the Most Entertaining Film of the Year at the 3rd ceremony of the BIG Star Entertainment Awards.

Two remakes of Kahaani were released in 2014: a Telugu remake titled Anaamika, and its Tamil version Nee Enge En Anbe, both directed by Sekhar Kammula and featuring Nayantara as the lead character.

The shooting of Kahaani 2 was scheduled to begin in 2013, but in July 2013 differences arose between Sujoy Ghosh and other co-producers.

The sequel, entitled Kahaani 2, began filming in March 2016 with Vidya and Arjun Rampal in lead roles, and was released on 2 December 2016.

Bob Biswas, a spin-off to Kahaani, is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film produced by Red Chillies Entertainment.