Begum Jaan (2017)
- Original title
- बेगम जान
- Directed by
- Srijit Mukherji
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1947 India, a brothel madam fights to protect her home and the women in it as the country is partitioned. The story explores their struggle against forces trying to displace them.
dramaticintensehistoricalpoignantslow-burnatmosphericseriousconflict-driven
What happens
Begum Jaan is a 2017 Indian Hindi period drama film. It is directed and co-written by National Film Award-winning director Srijit Mukherji in his Hindi directional debut and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, Vishesh Bhatt and Play Entertainment. The film is co-produced by Sakshi Bhatt and Shree Venkatesh Films with executive producer Kumkum Saigal. The cinematography is done by Gopi Bhagat. Lyrics, additional screenplay and dialogues have been penned by Kausar Munir and Rahat Indori. The film was released on 14 April 2017. Vidya Balan plays the lead role of a brothel's madam, set against the backdrop of the Independence movement of India and Pakistan in 1947. It is a Hindi remake of the critically acclaimed Bengali film Rajkahini (2015). The film managed to recover its costs and was declared "average" commercially. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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