The Bollywood film ‘Kahaani’, featuring Vidya Balan in the lead role and directed by Sujoy Ghosh, was released in 2012. Made on a budget of Rs 15 crores, the film grossed Rs 79.20 crores at the box office.
Director Sujoy Ghosh has now opened up about the difficulties faced during the production of the low-budget film. Due to the limited budget, Ghosh stated that it was not possible to provide the necessary facilities for the crew members including actors. He revealed that even Vidya Balan, who played the main character, did not have a vanity van available.
As a result, she changed her clothes inside an Innova car that was parked by the roadside, which was covered with a black cloth, said Ghosh. In an interview with Mashable India, the director spoke candidly about Vidya Balan's commitment to the film. The director praised Vidya's dedication to the project, saying, “She saved me.
After Aladin failed, she could have easily said no and didn’t want to do Kahaani, but she didn’t. She stuck to Kahaani.” Ghosh noted that actors from that era, including Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, are known to honor their commitments.
He added that Vidya Balan belongs to that same category of dedicated actors. Ghosh also shared that Vidya often had to change clothes in her Innova, which was covered with a black cloth to provide privacy, as the team could not afford the luxury of a vanity van. “Every time Vidya had to change, because we didn’t have the luxury of pausing the sh.