Vidya Sinha has only one obsession in life. She wants to see her teenage daughter Mini, who is paralysed waist-downwards, walk again. But, is this scenario as obvious as it seems? Or is Vidya an impersonator of Durga Rani Singh from Kalimpong, who is wanted for kidnapping and murder?
Sujoy Ghosh
Director
Vidya Balan
Vidya Sinha / Durga Rani Singh
Arjun Rampal
Sub-Inspector Inderjeet Singh
Jugal Hansraj
Mohit Dewan
Tota Roy Chowdhury
Arun
Kharaj Mukherjee
Pranab Halder
Naisha Khanna
Mini (at 6)
Tunisha Sharma
Teen Mini
Ardhendu Banerjee
Doctor Sen
Biswajit Chakraborty
Lalbazaar Police Officer
Pradip Chakrabarti
Benu Uncle
Pradip Mukherjee
Doctor Maity
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