Sardari Begum
DVD cover
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	India
Language	Hindi
Preceded by	Mammo (1994)
Followed by	Zubeidaa (2001)

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]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

The Police are called to investigate the death of a woman during a riot in the walled city of Delhi ^[2]. The woman was killed by a stone thrown by an agitated mob. 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.

[edit] Cast

• Kirron Kher - Sardari Begum
• Amrish Puri - Hemraj
• Surekha Sikri - Idbal Bai
• Rajit Kapur - Sadiq Moosvi
• Rajeshwari Sachdev - Sakina
• Smriti Mishra - Younger Sardari ^[3].

[edit] Awards

• 1997: National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Kirron Kher
• 1997: National Film Award - Best Supporting Actress : Rajeshwari Sachdev
• 1997 :Moscow International Film Festival: Golden St. George: Shyam Benegal: Nominated ^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Sardari Begum at the Internet Movie Database

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