Rajkahini
2015, Film, 160 min, Drama, History, Bengali, India, MoviePedia score 70
Srijit Mukherji’s Tale of Kings
In August 1947, the British passed a bill regarding the partition of Bengal. Delving into the grim history of the Partition, Mukherjee's movie Rajkahini is woven around a border between the two nations that runs through a brothel housing 11 women.
Where to watch in India
- Stream on JioHotstar, Hoichoi Amazon Channel
- Free with ads on JioHotstar
Directed by Srijit Mukherji
Cast
- Rituparna Sengupta as Begum Jaan
- Lily Chakravarty as Kawmola
- Parno Mittra as Golaap
- Jaya Ahsan as Rubina
- Sudipta Chakraborty as Juthika
- Priyanka Sarkar as Lata
- Sohini Sarkar as Duli
- Saayoni Ghosh as Koli
- Ridhima Ghosh as Fatima a. k. a. Shabnam
- Ditipriya Roy as Bnuchki
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