It is a good story which shows various things of our country going on from past 70 years . then again, here the narrative deals which serves more as an classical poem to the liveliness of begum; widowed in her childhood and sold to a brothel. also, mukherji is revisiting his bengali film Rajkahini(2015)
having the 11 women in one frame becomes nothing but a screech fest. vidya is just like an asset to the film. She is a fearless actoress, who merits an extra half star for her ability to have such film.