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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.4 / 100
2017·Action / Drama / History·2h 8m

BEGUM JAAN

“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.

Above the Line
Srijit Mukherji·DirectorNiranjan Iyengar·ScreenplayKausar Munir·ScreenplayGopi Bhagat·Director of PhotographyAnu Malik·Original Music ComposerMonisha R Baldawa·Editor
Cast
Vidya Balan·Begum JaanNaseeruddin Shah·RajajiPallavi Sharda·GulaboGauahar Khan·RubinaIla Arun·AmmaPriyanka SetiaFlora Saini·MainaRidheema Tiwari·AmbaMishti Chakravarty·ShabnamRaviza Chauhan·Lata
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 1
Srijit Mukherji·Director
Writing· 7
Srijit Mukherji·StoryNiranjan Iyengar·ScreenplayKausar Munir·ScreenplayRahat Indori·DialogueKausar Munir·DialogueAbanindranath Tagore·NovelKausar Munir·Lyricist
Camera· 1
Gopi Bhagat·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Monisha R Baldawa·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Anu Malik·Original Music ComposerIndraadip Dasgupta·Original Music ComposerKhayyam·Original Music ComposerParikshit Lalwani·Sound DesignerSunny Sikka·Sound EditorJustin Jose·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 1
Rick Roy·Costume Design
Production· 7
Mukesh Bhatt·ProducerKumkum Saigal·Executive ProducerSumit Sabherwal·Executive ProducerVishesh Bhatt·ProducerSakshi Bhati·Co-ProducerMukesh Chhabra·CastingMilind Dabke·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
68.4
OF 100
Master Score
5.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Begum Jaan's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Powerful
Composition
Centered
Era
Ambiguous
Visual Style
Photographic

“A woman with long dark hair sits on a dark wooden chair, looking directly at the viewer. She is wearing a patterned reddish-brown top and a long red skirt, with”

dramahistorical
Key Elements
Braided Whip Like ObjectHookahRifleGold NecklaceGold BraceletsGold Ring
Atmosphere
Warm, Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
8/10
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