Sardari Begum

1996
1h 56m

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Rajit Kapoor, Kirron Kher, and Amrish Puri in Sardari Begum (1996)

The police are called to investigate the death of a woman who was killed during a riot by a stone thrown by an agitated person. She was known in the community as "Sardari Begum", a popular s... Read allThe police are called to investigate the death of a woman who was killed during a riot by a stone thrown by an agitated person. She was known in the community as "Sardari Begum", a popular singer and courtesan in her time. This story chronicles her youth, her contacts, and her li... Read allThe police are called to investigate the death of a woman who was killed during a riot by a stone thrown by an agitated person. She was known in the community as "Sardari Begum", a popular singer and courtesan in her time. This story chronicles her youth, her contacts, and her lifestyle.

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7.1/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Amrish Puri

Hemraj

Kirron Kher

Sardari Begum
(as Kiron Kher)

Smriti Mishra

Younger Sardari

Shri Vallabh Vyas

Jabbar Abbasi
(as Shrivallabh Vyas)

Syed Khurshid

Young Jabbar

Rajit Kapoor

Sadiq Moosvi
(as Rajit Kapur)

Rajeshwari Sachdev

Sakina

Salim Ghouse

Manik Sen

Surekha Sikri

Idbal Bai

S.M. Zaheer

Fateh Khan

Uttara Baokar

Hemraj's Wife

Ahmed Khan

Mehmood Abbasi

Ashok Lath

Mark D'Cruz

Kumud Mishra

Amode Bajaj

Ravi Jhankal

Police Inspector

Javed Khan Amrohi

Maulvi
(as Javed Khan)

Seema Pahwa

Kulsum's Mother
(as Seema Bharaova)

Rakesh Srivastava

Leader

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Followed by Zubeidaa (2001)

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10/10

"Citizen Kane" of India

Maybe it is based on a real life character and thats why there arent very many silly mistakes that most Hindi movies have. Screenplay is very good and the music is absolutely great. The movie reminds one of movies like "Rashomon" by Akira Kurosawa and "Citizen Kane" by Orson Welles. The ending is superb and leaves you with a subjective feeling. This movie is a part of trilogy starting in "Mammo" and ending in "Zubeeida". However, this movie the most independent of the three. The other two have lots of characters that spill over from one movie to the other.

Shyam Benegal is truly one of India's greatest directors.