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

Vidya Balan
Begum Jaan

Naseeruddin Shah
Rajaji

Pallavi Sharda
Gulabo

Gauahar Khan
Rubina

Ila Arun
Amma

Priyanka Setia

Flora Saini
Maina

Ridheema Tiwari
Amba

Mishti Chakravarty
Shabnam

Raviza Chauhan
Lata
Begum Jaan is a action, drama, history film released in 2017 exploring themes of brothel, border, prostitution, period drama, colonial india, india pakistan border. Directed by Srijit Mukherji, it stars Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Pallavi Sharda. 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.
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