Begum Jaan

Begum Jaan
2017
★★★☆☆ 5.8/10
⏱️ 128 min
📅 Released
🌐 HI
ActionDramaHistory
On the eve of Independence, the chairman of the Border Commission, Sir Cyril Radcliffe decides to divide India and Pakistan into equitable halves. What the administration doesn’t account for is the line running through the middle of Begum Jaan’s brothel situated plonk on the border; with one half falling in India and the other in Pakistan.

Cast

Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan
Begum Jaan
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Rajaji
Ridheema Tiwari
Ridheema Tiwari
Amba
Gauahar Khan
Gauahar Khan
Rubina
Pallavi Sharda
Pallavi Sharda
Gulabo
Mishti Chakravarty
Mishti Chakravarty
Shabnam

Crew

Director
Srijit Mukherji
Writer
Srijit Mukherji, Niranjan Iyengar
Producer
Mukesh Bhatt, Kumkum Saigal, Sumit Sabherwal

Production

Vishesh Films, Play Entertainment, SVF Entertainment

Keywords

brothelborderprostitutionperiod dramacolonial indiaindia pakistan border