India Synopsis
बेगम जान
“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.
The 2016–2018 India Window
323 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Begum Jaan sits at position #233.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Begum Jaan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Begum Jaan premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,329 of 1,983 India films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #380 of 637 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Vishesh Films, Play Entertainment, SVF Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | April 14, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt5785116 |