The story of eleven prostitutes who refuse to part ways with their brothel and each other during the partition between India and Pakistan.The story of eleven prostitutes who refuse to part ways with their brothel and each other during the partition between India and Pakistan.The story of eleven prostitutes who refuse to part ways with their brothel and each other during the partition between India and Pakistan.
Flora Saini
- Maina
- (as Fllora Saini)
Mishti Chakravarty
- Shabnam
- (as Mishti)
Gauahar Khan
- Rubina
- (as Gauhar Khan)
Ridhiema Tiwari
- Amba
- (as Ridhima Tiwari)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe director of this film, Srijit Mukherji, also directed Rajkahini (2015), the original Bengali film that Begum Jaan is a remake of.
- GoofsDuring the second half, where Begum Jaan and others are seen learning how to shoot the rifles, if you look closely, the rifles are all without the rear sight, making any form of aiming impossible.
- ConnectionsRemake of Rajkahini (2015)
- SoundtracksPrem Mein Tohre
Performed by Asha Bhosle
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I'm confused!
Great casting! Apt locations! But am I the only one who thinks there was really no story to support the movie? Two aspects that were beyond my understanding - First, I am at a loss to understand a compelling reason for the ladies to live in that house, even at the cost of their lives. It is not as if a rogue neighbor or a local goon was kicking them off their property (and they didn't own the house either; the King did!]). It was a freaking partition of the country! And they weren't the only ones being marginally inconvenienced. Millions of people lost their homes and life savings; hundreds of thousands lost their lives because they couldn't escape early enough. Why did the ladies want to live there? They weren't leaving their farms behind. They could continue with their profession wherever they relocated! Second, the two gentlemen assigned to put a fence along the partition line - what was so compelling that they couldn't move the partition line by 100 meters so the house would safely fall in either of the countries? The ladies did not care if they were in India or Pakistan - all they wanted was live where they were and continue with their lives. What was so important that the country line had to be drawn through their house? What was so important about that piece of land that made it more important than the tens of lives they were willing to sacrifice? There are reasons why people prefer to fight for their rights even at the cost of their lives. And there are principles folks follow even if it costs lives. But neither of these seemed like a valid reason in the story.
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- pdave-96873
- May 25, 2017
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $4,060,734
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
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