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Begum Jaan
A (INDIA)
2017
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Negative reviews
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Average Rating
2.0
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3.5
Surely these women needed to be fleshed out with more finesse.Begums spunk is infectious though.
ETimes (TOI)
3.5
Surely these women needed to be fleshed out with more finesse.Begums spunk is infectious though.
1.5
The track involving Rajit Kapoor and Ashish Vidyarthi doesnt look convincing.
FilmiBeat
0.0
He highly succeeds in extracting some fine performance from his lead actors.
indiaglitz
2.5
The 134 minute long Begum Jaan has Vidya Balan in good form, but it lacks cohesiveness as a complete story.
Hindustan Times
4.0
Pallavi Sharda has time and again delivered credible performances and this movie is no different.
Book My Show
2.0
There is a strong feminist statement here, but unfortunately its drowned out by all the noise.
Book My Show
1.5
Its a cheap trick, and while it doesnt work on them, its sure to elicit a few seetis in cinema halls.
Deccan Chronicle
4.5
Pallavi retains her screen presence even when shes sharing the frame with Vidya, and theres no evidence of the vast experience gap between the two act ..
Firstpost
1.5
Everything about Begum Jaan is dwarfed by its transparent ambition to be an epic of great intellectual depth and a lofty feminist statement.
Firstpost
0.5
Yet, his first Hindi film, which is a remake taste defying interpretation, actually of his Bengali film Rajkahini, looks like Gulaab Gang and Humari A ..
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1.5
But Srijit doesnt create one subtle moment in the 134 minute running time.
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2.0
It sounds like a wonderful and welcome alternative to mansplaining but perhaps it might have been more effective if the movie had opted for subtlety r ..
Scroll
2.5
But the sad truth is, the execution of this brilliant concept is inconsistent and not as good as the story deserves.
FilmFare
0.0
Begum Jaans place is more of a multicultural madhouse full of screechy women that sound like theyve escaped Arkham Asylums for Failed Actors from ever ..
Film Companion
3.0
Asha Bhosle sings Prem Mein Tohre beautifully, but when you see Vidya lip syncing to it, something feels wrong.Begum Jaan is unabashedly dramatic, whi ..
India Today
1.5
Such a waste of a talented bunch of actors. And of Balan, who tries hard to invest some feeling into a role which turns into a clich the moment the fi ..
The Indian Express
2.0
Mostly though, theres something exploitative and insincere about its brashness, designed to grab attention or congratulate itself over its widespread ..
Rediff
1.5
It doesnt help that the narrative is routinely sidetracked by examples of Razia Sultan, the Rani of Jhansi, and Rani Padmavati of Mewar.
News18
2.0
Apparently nothing less than bullets and Molotov cocktails will do and the final battle between the women and Kabirs men is bloody and over drawn, as ..
Reuters
1.5
Since Mukherji doesnt waste much time in building them up, when havoc wreaks in their lives, it doesnt impact us much.
PINKVILLA
2.5
The 134 minute long Begum Jaan has Vidya Balan in good form, but it lacks cohesiveness as a complete story.
Hindustan Times
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