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A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech that our society is grappling with even today.Read moreLess
A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech that our society is grappling with even today.
The story
A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech that our society is grappling with even today.
Cast & crew
Tannishtha ChatterjeeIsmat Chugtai
Sonal SehgalBegum Jaan
Veerendra SaxenaAslam sahib
Mir SarwarNawab SahibExplore the crew
- Producer
- Umesh Shukla
- Producer
- Ashish Wagh
- Producer
- Namita Lal
- Director
- Rahat Kazmi
- Writer
- Rahat Kazmi
- Writer
- Sonal Sehgal