Sardari Begum

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Sardari Begum

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Directed by Shyam Benegal
Written by Khalid Mohammed (Story & Screenplay)
Shama Zaidi (Dialogues & ad. Screenplay)
Starring Kiron Kher
Surekha Sikri
Amrish Puri
Rajit Kapur
Music by Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography Sanjay Dharankar
Editing by Aseem Sinha
Release date(s) 1996
Running time 135 min
Country Flag of India India
Language Hindi
Preceded by Mammo (1994)
Followed by Zubeidaa (2001)
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Sardari Begum is a 1996 Hindi movie directed by Shyam Benegal. The film stars Kiron Kher, Amrish Puri and Rajit Kapur and Rajeshwari Sachdev.

Film's lead actress Kiron Kher won the 1997 National Film Award - Special Jury Award. Rajeshwari Sachdev, won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Film's music by Vanraj Bhatia also received wide acclaim.

This film focus the complex portrait of family relationships, generational and sexual politics as well as social mores in India. [1]

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The Police are called to investigate the death of a woman during a riot. The woman was killed by a stone thrown by an agitated person. The woman killed is known in the community as "Sardari Begum" (Kiron Kher), a popular singer and courtesan in her time.The religious nature of the incident and the impending elections combine to attract the media's attention. When a young reporter covering the funeral, Tehzeeb Abbasi,(Rajina Raj Bisaria) discovers her father among the mourners, her curiosity prompts her to investigate further. Then comes the revelation that the singer was in fact her aunt, who was disowned by her family for rebelliously learning music from a concubine.

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