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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Begum Jaan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Vishesh Films
Action + Drama in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Begum Jaan itself).
The 2016–2018 India Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 India release window, Begum Jaan sits at #233 of 323. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
2017 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 124 titles released, including Begum Jaan. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (919 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other India films in 2017.
The 1353rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 51% of India films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (26th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Begum Jaan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- india pakistan border · 2
- prostitution · 25
- brothel · 17
- border · 6
- colonial india · 6
- period drama · 37
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 |