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Begum Jaan

Begum Jaan (2017)

2h 8m | PG-13

⭐ 5.8 / 10

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

Studio: Vishesh Films

Genre: Action, Drama, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

as Begum Jaan

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

as Rajaji

Ridheema Tiwari

Ridheema Tiwari

as Amba

Gauahar Khan

Gauahar Khan

as Rubina

Pallavi Sharda

Pallavi Sharda

as Gulabo

Mishti Chakravarty

Mishti Chakravarty

as Shabnam