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Begum Jaan
Begum Jaan

Begum Jaan

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

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ActionDramaHistory

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hindi

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

14 April 2017

Country

India

Cast

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

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