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Begum Jaan

Film

Begum Jaan

My Body. My House. My Country. My Rules.

5.6

2h 8m

2017

“My Body. My House. My Country. My Rules.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Srijit Mukherji

Trailer

ActionDramaHistory

brothelborderprostitutionperiod dramacolonial indiaindia pakistan border

Cast & Crew

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

as Begum Jaan

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

as Rajaji

Pallavi Sharda

Pallavi Sharda

as Gulabo

Gauahar Khan

Gauahar Khan

as Rubina

Ila Arun

Ila Arun

as Amma

Priyanka Setia

Priyanka Setia

Flora Saini

Flora Saini

as Maina

Ridheema Tiwari

Ridheema Tiwari

as Amba

Mishti Chakravarty

Mishti Chakravarty

as Shabnam

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