Begum Jaan (2017 film)

The movie opens with a small family and a young couple travelling in public transport late at night. While the family is alighting at their stop, a group of drunk goons gets into the bus and harasses the couple and tries to rape the woman; an elderly woman saves the girl, undressing herself. The movie then goes back to 1947. In August 1947, after India sought independence from the British, the Last Viceroy of India, Mountbatten, gave Cyril Radcliffe the responsibility of dividing India into two parts – India and Pakistan. Radcliffe drew two lines – one in Punjab and another in Bengal. This line was known as the Radcliffe Line.

After several failed attempts by British officials to convince Begum Jaan and her team to leave despite giving them a month's notice, as a last resort, Hari and Ilyas enlist the help of Kabir, an infamous killer in Sonapur, to threaten Begum with her members to vacate the brothel. Kabir proceeds to kill Begum's beloved dogs, even feeding their meat to Begum and her girls. Raja Sahib returns to the brothel one day to inform Begum Jaan that his efforts to save her brothel have failed and now she must vacate the brothel. Begum, who was hopeful of help from Raja Sahib, is shocked and dismayed. Still, she stubbornly tells Raja Sahib, come what may, she'd rather die in her house like a queen than die on the streets like a beggar. As a result of Kabir's intimidation tactics, Begum asks Salim to train every one of her girls to use weapons and fight back. Intensive training practice sessions are held. Kabir then kills Sujeet while he is returning from the market with a few girls of the brothel. He persuades the girls to escape while sacrificing his life. This killing enrages Begum Jaan and her members further.

Meanwhile, Masterji, Laadli's teacher, is in love with Begum Jaan and proposes to her, unaware that another prostitute named Gulabo harbours feelings for him. Begum Jaan rejects his proposal and asks him to leave, leading an irate Masterji to concoct a plan to kill her. He convinces Gulabo to run away from the brothel, betraying Begum Jaan. Gulabo does so, but Masterji spurns her and gets her raped by his accomplices inside a horse carriage. She vows vengeance.

On the night of partition, Kabir and his men attacked the brothel. Laadli, her mother, and Shabnam are forced to run away and are attacked by the policeman, Shyam Singh, who seeks benefit from them, but Laadli undresses herself, which reminds him of his ten-year-old daughter, and he cries and asks her to stop. Begum and the girls fight back, but to no avail. Gulabo returns and later slits Masterji's throat while he is witnessing the attack on the brothel by Kabir and his goons. However, she has been badly assaulted by Masterji's accomplices and dies. The goons throw lighted torches inside the brothel, causing the building to be engulfed in flames. Begum Jaan and her girls put up a determined fight. Many are killed. She and her four surviving members smile while looking at their home being set ablaze; they walk inside the building and shut the doors. They burn to death as Amma narrates the story of Rani Padmavati of Chittorgarh, who refused to fall into the hands of the enemy and instead martyred herself and died a valiant death, just like Begum Jaan.

As the movie ends, Ilyas and Hari are seen to be remorseful of their actions; Ilyas shoots himself, and we are shown the remains of the brothel and the end to the Begum Jaan legacy. In the present, the old lady turned out to be Laadli, who undressed herself to save the couple; upon seeing her, the goons run away in fear. As the goons flee, a very old Laadli leaves by supporting the injured couple.

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• Vidya Balan as Begum Jaan{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/movies-to-look-forward-to/begum-jaan-first-look-vidya-balan-looks-menacing-as-the-madam-of-a-brothel/photostory/56332651.cms |title=Movies to look forward to |work=The Times of India |publisher=The Times Group |date=13 July 2018 |author=TNN |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221200318/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/movies-to-look-forward-to/begum-jaan-first-look-vidya-balan-looks-menacing-as-the-madam-of-a-brothel/photostory/56332651.cms |url-status=live }}
• Ila Arun as Amma{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ila-arun-acting-singing-music-theatre-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-bollywood-news/17993181 |title=Ila Arun: Like acting a bit more than singing |work=Mid-Day |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |first=Soumya Vajpayee |last=Tiwari |date=14 February 2017 |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303122835/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ila-arun-acting-singing-music-theatre-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-bollywood-news/17993181 |url-status=live }}
• Gauahar Khan as Rubina{{cite web |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-11/Gauhar-Khan-preparing-for-sex-workers-role-in-Begum-Jaan-remake-of-Bengali-film-Rajkahini/241377 |author=IANS |publisher=Hyderabad Media House |title=Gauhar Khan preparing for sex worker's role in Begum Jaan, remake of Bengali film Rajkahini |work=The Hans India |access-date=14 April 2017 |date=11 July 2016 |archive-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303043208/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-11/Gauhar-Khan-preparing-for-sex-workers-role-in-Begum-Jaan-remake-of-Bengali-film-Rajkahini/241377 |url-status=live }}
• Pallavi Sharda as Gulabo{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pallavi-sharda-lucky-to-observe-vidya-balan-act/articleshow/57164337.cms |title=Pallavi Sharda feels 'lucky' to work with Vidya Balan in 'Begum Jaan' |work=The Times of India |publisher=The Times Group |access-date=14 April 2017 |author=PTI |date=15 February 2017 |archive-date=18 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218125016/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pallavi-sharda-lucky-to-observe-vidya-balan-act/articleshow/57164337.cms |url-status=live }}
• Priyanka Setia as Jameela
• Ridheema Tiwari as Amba{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-gets-her-team-of-warriors-for-Begum-Jaan/articleshow/52614100.cms |title=Vidya Balan gets her team of 'warriors' for 'Begum Jaan' |work=The Times of India |publisher=The Times Group |access-date=14 April 2017 |first=Avinash |last=Lohana |date=28 January 2017 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610051122/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-gets-her-team-of-warriors-for-Begum-Jaan/articleshow/52614100.cms |url-status=live }}
• Flora Saini as Maina
• Raviza Chauhan as Lata
• Poonam Rajput as Rani
• Mishti as Shabnam
• Gracy Goswami as Laadli
• Pitobash Tripathy as Surjeet
• Sumit Nijhawan as Salim
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Hari Prasad
• Chunky Pandey as Kabir
• Rajit Kapoor as Iliyas Khan
• Vivek Mushran as Masterji
• Rajesh Sharma as Shyam
• Naseeruddin Shah as Raja Sahib
• Ashok Dhanuka as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• Sanjay Gurbaxani as Jawaharlal Nehru
• Dicky Banerjee as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• Patrick Eyre as Louis Mountbatten
• Steve Burroughs as Hastings Ismay
• Raja Biswas as Cyril Radcliffe
• Dilip Dave as an old customer of Gulabo

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This film is the remake of a Bengali film, Rajkahini, which was released in 2015. Principal photography of the film began in June 2016 and was completed in August 2016 in Ranishwar block of Dumka district in Jharkhand.{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/begum-jaan-shooting-to-start-in-june-srijit-mukherji-2760007/ |title='Begum Jaan' shooting to start in June: Srijit Mukherji |date=14 April 2016 |work=The Indian Express |author=IANS |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035652/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/begum-jaan-shooting-to-start-in-june-srijit-mukherji-2760007/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vidya-balan-wraps-up-begum-jaan-2243801 |title=Vidya Balan wraps up 'Begum Jaan' |date=14 August 2016 |work=Daily News & Analysis |access-date=14 April 2017 |author=ANI |publisher=Diligent Media Corporation |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713043812/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vidya-balan-wraps-up-begum-jaan-2243801 |url-status=live }}

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The music for the film is composed by Anu Malik and Kausar Munir has written the lyrics for songs. The soundtrack was released by Times Music. Prem Mein Tohre, sung by Asha Bhosle, was launched on 14 February 2017 to high praise.{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/prem-mein-tohre-asha-bhosles-song-from-begum-jaan-explores-vulnerabilities-of-sex-workers-3350442.html |title='Prem Mein Tohre' from Begum Jaan: Asha Bhosle's song explores vulnerabilities of sex workers |date=14 February 2017 |work=Showsha |publisher=Firstpost |author=FP Staff |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=24 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324122826/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/prem-mein-tohre-asha-bhosles-song-from-begum-jaan-explores-vulnerabilities-of-sex-workers-3350442.html |url-status=live }} For the second song, Aazaadiyan brought together Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aazaadiyan-from-begum-jaan-sonu-nigam-and-rahat-fateh-ali-khan-create-magic-with-the-second-track/articleshow/57913396.cms |title='Aazaadiyan' from 'Begum Jaan': Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan create magic with the second track |work=The Times of India |publisher=The Times Group |date=30 March 2017 |author=Ajit |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=31 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331002301/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aazaadiyan-from-begum-jaan-sonu-nigam-and-rahat-fateh-ali-khan-create-magic-with-the-second-track/articleshow/57913396.cms |url-status=live }} The full music album was released on 6 April 2017. On 9 April 2017, the sixth song of this album, "Woh Subah" was released. This song is a recreated version of the song "Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi" from the 1958 Bollywood movie, Phir Subah Hogi, composed by Khayyam and written by Sahir Ludhiyanvi. The original song was voiced by Mukesh and Asha Bhosle, while the new version had the voices of Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal. On 12 April 2017, the last song of this album, "Murshida", was released as a "bonus track".{{cite web |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Begum-Jaan-Bonus-Track/Murshida/O100Bh5WAlc |title=Murshida |first=Arijit |last=Singh |date=12 April 2017 |publisher=Saavn |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190528/https://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Begum-Jaan-Bonus-Track/Murshida/O100Bh5WAlc |url-status=live }} This song is penned by Rahat Indori and sung by Arijit Singh.

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| title3 = O Re Kaharo

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The first look of the movie introducing Vidya Balan as Begum Jaan was launched on 3 March 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/070317/pic-vidya-balan-releases-first-poster-of-begum-jaan-and-it-is-intense.html |author=Deccan Chronicle |title=Vidya Balan releases first poster of Begum Jaan and it is intense! |date=14 March 2017 |work=The Deccan Chronicle |access-date=14 March 2017 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313175657/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/070317/pic-vidya-balan-releases-first-poster-of-begum-jaan-and-it-is-intense.html |url-status=live }} The second poster of the movie was launched on 14 April 2017.{{Cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/begum-jaan-poster-vidya-balan-introduces-her-family-with-a-very-powerful-tag-line/ |work=Bollywood Life |date=8 March 2017 |publisher=IWPL |title=Begum Jaan Poster: Vidya Balan introduces her family with a very powerful tag line |last=Iyengar |first=Anusha |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311034152/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/begum-jaan-poster-vidya-balan-introduces-her-family-with-a-very-powerful-tag-line/ |url-status=live }} The trailer of the movie was launched on 14 March 2017 to much critical and commercial acclaim.{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/vidya-balan-steals-the-show-in-begum-jaan-trailer-117031400763_1.html |title=Vidya Balan steals the show in 'Begum Jaan' trailer |author=ANI |date=14 March 2017 |work=Business Standard |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=18 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318041632/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/vidya-balan-steals-the-show-in-begum-jaan-trailer-117031400763_1.html |url-status=live }} The trailer crossed 20 million views on Facebook and YouTube within a weeks time.{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-praise-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-trailer-crosses-20-million-views-news/18090166 |date=20 March 2017 |title=Bollywood celebs praise Vidya Balan's 'Begum Jaan', trailer crosses 20 million views |work=Mid-Day |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |access-date=20 March 2017 |author=Mid-Day Online Correspondent |archive-date=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320115309/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-praise-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-trailer-crosses-20-million-views-news/18090166 |url-status=live }}

{{As of|June 2020}}, the film holds a 10% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on ten reviews with an average rating of 3.86/10.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/begum_jaan |title=Begum Jaan (2017) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924024018/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/begum_jaan |url-status=live }}

The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Meena Iyer of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "Vidya invests fully in Begum and her dialogue-baazi (a lot of which is raunchy) will get ceetis (whistles). However, the writer-director's interest level in everything else, falters."{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/begum-jaan/movie-review/58162706.cms |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review |publisher=The Times Group |work=The Times of India |first=Meena |last=Iyer |access-date=12 July 2018 |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716111956/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/begum-jaan/movie-review/58162706.cms |url-status=live }}{{Rating|3|5}} Rohit Vats of the Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "The 134-minute long Begum Jaan has Vidya Balan in good form, but it lacks cohesiveness as a complete story. It shies away from delving deep into the theme, but you may appreciate its documentary-like feel."{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-and-her-girls-fight-patriarchy-with-all-their-might/story-ZkxJgAz0WejFVCyEXVSNjK.html |first=Rohit |last=Vats |title=Begum Jaan movie review: Vidya Balan and her girls fight patriarchy with all their might |work=Hindustan Times |publisher=HT Media |date=21 July 2017 |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230932/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-and-her-girls-fight-patriarchy-with-all-their-might/story-ZkxJgAz0WejFVCyEXVSNjK.html |url-status=dead }}{{Rating|2.5|5}} Raja Sen of NDTV gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "It is very difficult to take the highly cheesy Begum Jaan seriously, and the film squanders the talent of Vidya Balan".{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-is-wasted-in-cheesy-film-thats-hard-to-take-seriously-3055 |date=14 April 2017 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Vidya Balan Is Wasted In Cheesy Film That's Hard To Take Seriously |publisher=NDTV Convergence |first=Raja |last=Sen |access-date=12 July 2018 |work=NDTV |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230847/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-is-wasted-in-cheesy-film-thats-hard-to-take-seriously-3055 |url-status=dead }}{{Rating|1|5}} Namrata Joshi of The Hindu criticized the film saying that, "Each scene feels consciously staged than unprompted and the flow from one sequence to the next is perennially jerky leading to way too much chaos on- screen."{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/begum-jaan-review-all-sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing/article18016190.ece |title='Begum Jaan' review : All sound and fury signifying nothing |work=The Hindu |first=Namrata |last=Joshi |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209204450/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/begum-jaan-review-all-sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing/article18016190.ece |url-status=live }} Rajeev Masand of News18 gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "The film has an interesting premise and Vidya is commanding as the feared brothel owner who lords over her home. What lets it down is the shrill treatment."{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/begum-jaan-movie-review-feminist-statement-drowned-by-noise-1373603.html |date=21 April 2017 |access-date=12 July 2018 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Feminist Statement Drowned By Noise |work=News18 |publisher=News18 Network |first=Rajeev |last=Masand |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015726/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/begum-jaan-movie-review-feminist-statement-drowned-by-noise-1373603.html |url-status=live }}{{Rating|2|5}} Rajyasree Sen of Live Mint criticized the film saying that, "Srijit Mukherji's magnum opus 'Begum Jaan' is an utter travesty to feminism, cinema and female actors in the Hindi film industry".{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/MZ67CzgimvUf9KkZmS91CJ/Begum-Jaan-is-an-assault-on-the-senses.html |access-date=12 July 2018 |date=18 April 2017 |first=Rajyasree |last=Sen |publisher=HT Media |title='Begum Jaan' is an assault on the senses |work=Live Mint |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714153919/https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/MZ67CzgimvUf9KkZmS91CJ/Begum-Jaan-is-an-assault-on-the-senses.html |url-status=live }}

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Such a waste of a talented bunch of actors. And of Balan, who tries hard to invest some feeling into a role which turns into a cliché the moment the film opens."{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-srijit-mukherji-star-rating-4611885/ |title=Begum Jaan movie review: Vidya Balan tries to invest some feeling into her role which soon turns clichéd |work=The Indian Express |access-date=12 July 2018 |first=Shubhra |last=Gupta |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015842/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-srijit-mukherji-star-rating-4611885/ |url-status=live }}{{Rating|1.5|5}} Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV praised the performance of Vidya Balan saying that, "Vidya Balan could count this performance as another feather in her already overflowing cap" but found the film to be "passable at best". The critic gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "A potentially explosive idea lost in banshee-like shrillness, rapid-fire storytelling and much volatility triggered by a collision of history and hysteria: that in a nutshell is Begum Jaan".{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balans-knockout-performance-is-lost-in-banshee-like-shrillness-3053 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Vidya Balan's Knockout Performance Is Lost In Banshee-Like Shrillness |publisher=NDTV Convergence |work=NDTV |access-date=12 July 2018 |first=Saibal |last=Chatterjee |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015728/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balans-knockout-performance-is-lost-in-banshee-like-shrillness-3053 |url-status=dead }}{{Rating|2.5|5}} Sukanya Verma of Rediff criticized the film saying that, "Full of histrionics and misandry, Begum Jaan shows little understanding of the trauma and impasse afflicting those in its grip." The critic gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and concluded her review by saying that, "In its preoccupation with drama, Begum Jaan neglects to reveal its soul. As a consequence, you feel nothing for the characters, their cause or fate."{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-even-vidya-balan-cannot-rescue-begum-jaan/20170414.htm |date=14 April 2017 |title=Review: Even Vidya Balan cannot rescue Begum Jaan's loud, empty feminism |work=Rediff |first=Sukanya |last=Verma |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628072223/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-even-vidya-balan-cannot-rescue-begum-jaan/20170414.htm |url-status=live }}{{Rating|2|5}} Suhani Singh of India Today criticized the film saying that, "Begum Jaan for all its good intent is a misfire of epic proportions."{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidyya-balan-srijit-mukherji-971453-2017-04-14 |title=Begum Jaan review: Vidya Balan and her band of fiery sisters can't save this melodrama |work=India Today |first=Suhani |last=Singh |access-date=12 July 2018 |publisher=Living Media India |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015856/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidyya-balan-srijit-mukherji-971453-2017-04-14 |url-status=live }}{{Rating|1.5|5}}

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{{Shree Venkatesh Films}}

Category:2010s Hindi-language films

Category:2010s Indian films

Category:2017 films

Category:Indian drama films

Category:Hindi-language drama films

Category:Films set in Mumbai

Category:Hindi remakes of Bengali films

Category:Films about prostitution in India

Category:Films set in Punjab, India

Category:Films set in the partition of India

Category:Films directed by Srijit Mukherji

Category:2017 drama films

Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru

Category:Cultural depictions of Lord Mountbatten

Category:Cultural depictions of Vallabhbhai Patel

Category:Cultural depictions of Muhammad Ali Jinnah