Begum Jaan

Name: Begum Jaan
Cast: Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Pallavi Sharda, Gauahar Khan, Ila Arun

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Srijit MukherjiWriters: Kausar Munir, Niranjan IyengarProducers: Kumkum Saigal, Mukesh Bhatt, Sumit Sabherwal, Vishesh Bhatt

Vidya Balan

as Begum Jaan

Naseeruddin Shah

as Rajaji

Pallavi Sharda

as Gulabo

Gauahar Khan

as Rubina

Ila Arun

as Amma

Priyanka Setia

Flora Saini

as Maina

Ridheema Tiwari

as Amba

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