The women, trained to use rifles by Salim, put up a brave fight. That night, Kabir and his gang set fire to the brothel.
While Surjit manages to save the girls he himself gets butchered by Kabir. His goondas chase Surjit and three other girls who were returning from the market. But after his visit to Delhi, Raja realises that he himself is helpless because all of the rulers of the Princely States have lost their titles and now under the Government themselves.Įxasperated at the futile attempts to evict Begum and her women from the house, the political leaders from both sides employ Kabir (Chunkey Pandey) who commits atrocities on the women. The Raja says he will look into the matter. Begum asks him to help out and asks him to actually punish the INC and ML officials who dared to ask her to vacate her place. Meanwhile, the Raja of the nearby Princely State (Naseeruddin Shah) who is meant to be moving out stays the night at the brothel of his old faithful Begum. When they realise that Radcliffe line has been drawn right through the middle of Begum Jaan's brothel, they take the local police with them and meet Begum Jaan and tell her to evacuate her brothel along with her women, who refuses to budge. Harshvardhan(Ashish Vidyarthi) from the Indian National Congress and Iliyas(Rajit Kapoor) from Muslim League (who were childhood friends but now separated) meet and discuss about the relocation of the people of the two districts. The line drawn by Radcliffe between Debiganj and Haldibari, place these places on either side of the border. Meanwhile, the political sky is darkening. He loves Begum but another young girl(Pallavi Sharda) loves him. There is a teacher and Congress worker (Vivek Mushran) who visits the brothel regularly with gifts for everyone.
Begum Jaan is not concerned about Indian or Pakistan, her only concern is her business, which is already at a loss because of the continuous riots. As the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League fight the partition out in their own way, Begum Jaan (Vidya Balan) who is the Madam running the brothel with 11 women under her as prostitutes, her faithful bodyguard is Salim (Sumit Nijhawan), a Pathan, and Surjit (Pitabosh Tripathy) their man-servant and entertainer. It also goes through the house of Begum Jaan, a brothel owner, whose home is situated on the border. The narrative of the film follows the drawing of the Radcliffe Line that divides India and Pakistan in 1947-48.
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