- Sardari Begum
Infobox Film
name = Sardari Begum
image_size = 160px
caption = DVD cover
director =Shyam Benegal
producer =
writer =Khalid Mohammed (Story & Screenplay)Shama Zaidi (Dialogues & ad. Screenplay)
narrator =
starring =Kiron Kher Surekha Sikri Amrish Puri Rajit Kapur
music =Vanraj Bhatia
cinematography = Sanjay Dharankar
editing = Aseem Sinha
distributor =
released = 1996
runtime = 135 min
country = flagicon|IndiaIndia
language = Hindi
budget =
preceded_by =Mammo (1994 )
followed_by =Zubeidaa (2001 )
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0286942"Sardari Begum" is a 1996 Hindi movie directed by
Shyam Benegal . The film starsKiron Kher ,Amrish Puri andRajit Kapur andRajeshwari Sachdev .Film's lead actress
Kiron Kher won the 1997 National Film Award - Special Jury Award.Rajeshwari Sachdev , won the 1997National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress . Film's music byVanraj 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. [ [http://www.imagineindia.net/secciones/sardariin.htm Sardari Begum at imagineindia] ]
Plot
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.Cast
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Kirron Kher - Sardari Begum
*Amrish Puri - Hemraj
*Surekha Sikri - Idbal Bai
*Rajit Kapur - Sadiq Moosvi
*Rajeshwari Sachdev - Sakina
* Smriti Mishra - Younger Sardari [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286942/fullcredits#cast Full cast at IMDB] ] .References
External links
*imdb title|id=0286942|title=Sardari Begum
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