Viceroy's House
In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
Begum Jaan
On the eve of Independence, the chairman of the Border Commission, Sir Cyril Radcliffe decides to divide India and Pakistan into equitable halves. What the administration doesn’t account for is the line running through the middle of Begum Jaan’s brothel situated plonk on the border; with one half falling in India and the other in Pakistan.
The Chess Players
In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
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Gurinder Chadha
Director
Simon Callow
as
Cyril Radcliffe
Gillian Anderson
as
Lady Edwina Mountbatten
Lucy Fleming
as
Lady Wavell
Terence Harvey
as
Sir Fred Burrows
Srijit Mukherji
Director
Vidya Balan
as
Begum Jaan
Rajit Kapoor
as
Ilias
Naseeruddin Shah
as
Rajaji
Rajesh Sharma
as
Shyam
Richard Attenborough
as
General Outram
Shabana Azmi
as
Khurshid, Mirza's wife
Amitabh Bachchan
as
Narration
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