Sardari Begum
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Shyam Benegal
Rajeshwari Sachdev
Kiron Kher
Smriti Mishra
Amrish Puri
Rajit Kapur
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Based on a true story, film opens with the death of Sardari Begum, a thumari singer, when she is killed by a stone during a riot outside her Delhi home. A reporter at the funeral, covering the Hindu-Muslim unrest that caused the riot, decides to reconstruct her life through interviews.
Director
Shyam Benegal
Cast
Rajeshwari Sachdev
Kiron Kher
Smriti Mishra
Amrish Puri
Rajit Kapur
Rajit Kapoor
Crew
Ashwin Balsaver
Pia Benegal
Vanraj Bhatia
Mahesh Bhatt
Samir Chanda
Sanjay Dharankar
Ranij Kemnu
Amit Khanna
Khalid Mohamed
Jagdih Mohite
Aseem Sinha
Shama Ziadi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States July 1997
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997
Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (in competition) July 19-29, 1997.
Feature acting debut for Kiron Kher.
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Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown in Los Angeles (James Bridges Theater) as part of program "Electric Shadows '97: A Pan-Asian Film Festival" August 1997.)
Released in United States July 1997 (Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (in competition) July 19-29, 1997.)
