Delving into the grim history of the Partition, Srijit's movie Rajkahini is weaved around a border between the two nations that runs through a brothel housing eleven women.

The narrative follows the erection of the Radcliffe Line as the boundary between the newly formed nations of India and East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh).

Begum's faithful bodyguard is Saleem Mirza (Nigel Akkara), a Pathan, and Sujan (Rudranil Ghosh) as their man-servant and entertainer.

Exasperated at the futile attempts to evict Begum and her women from the house, Prafulla and Ilias turn to Kabir (Jisshu Sengupta), leader of a criminal gang, for help.

After the bloodbath, the remaining women including Begum enter the inferno of the house and willingly accept their death in their own "country", while being narrated the story of the legendary Rani Padmini of Rajputana.

The film ends with Ilias, Prafulla, Master and lakhs of refugees from Debiganj and Haldibari coming together to see the remains of Begum Jaan's brothel, as Bharata Bhagya Bidhata plays in the background.

Upam Buzarbaruah, reviewing for the Times of India commented that "...Rajkahini's flaws don't take away from the beauty of the concept or its execution".

[5] Shomini Sen of IBNLive concluded that "Despite its glaring flaws and over stretched climax it [Rajkahini] makes for a compelling watch".

A Hindi adaptation, Begum Jaan, made by Mukherji and starring Vidya Balan with an ensemble cast, released in April 2017.