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Begum Jaan (2017)

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

Genre : Action, Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Srijit Mukherji
Writer : Niranjan Iyengar

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.

Actors

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
Ila Arun
Ila Arun
Amma
Flora Saini
Flora Saini
Maina
Vivek Mushran
Vivek Mushran
Master
Rajesh Sharma
Rajesh Sharma
Shyam
Pitobash
Pitobash
Surjeet
Sumit Nijhawan
Sumit Nijhawan
Salim Mirza
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Harshvardhan
Chunky Pandey
Chunky Pandey
Kabir
Rajit Kapoor
Rajit Kapoor
Ilias
Ashok Dhanuka
Ashok Dhanuka
Vallabhbhai Patel
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Narrator
Raviza Chauhan
Raviza Chauhan
Lata

Crews

Srijit Mukherji
Srijit Mukherji
Director
Srijit Mukherji
Srijit Mukherji
Story
Mukesh Bhatt
Mukesh Bhatt
Producer
Vishesh Bhatt
Vishesh Bhatt
Producer
Sakshi Bhati
Sakshi Bhati
Co-Producer
Kumkum Saigal
Kumkum Saigal
Executive Producer
Sumit Sabherwal
Sumit Sabherwal
Executive Producer
Milind Dabke
Milind Dabke
Associate Producer
Niranjan Iyengar
Niranjan Iyengar
Screenplay
Kausar Munir
Kausar Munir
Dialogue
Rahat Indori
Rahat Indori
Dialogue
Goopi Bhagat
Goopi Bhagat
Director of Photography
Anu Malik
Anu Malik
Original Music Composer
Parikshit Lalwani
Parikshit Lalwani
Sound Designer
Justin Jose
Justin Jose
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sunny Sikka
Sunny Sikka
Sound Editor
Mukesh Chhabra
Mukesh Chhabra
Casting
Rick Roy
Rick Roy
Costume Design
Monisha R Baldawa
Monisha R Baldawa
Editor

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