Khandaani Shafakhana(2019)
When Baby Bedi is entrusted with a job of running controversial sex clinic ‘Khandaani Shafakhana’, in a small town of Punjab, she faces severe backlash from all quarters. Can she find a cure for the widespread social stigma against important issues like sex education and sexual health?
Khandaani Shafakhana is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and MX Player since 2 August 2019.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, MX Player
- OTT Release Date
- 2 August 2019
- Theatrical Release
- 2 August 2019
- Director
- Shilpi Dasgupta
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
A young woman named Baby Bedi is given the job of running a sex clinic in a small Punjabi town. She faces strong opposition from the community for doing this work. The story follows her struggle to fight the social stigma around sexual health and education.
“A small-town clinic stirs up big conversations.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Khandaani Shafakhana
Cast reunions in this film: Annu Kapoor & Kulbhushan Kharbanda (2 films together), and Tanishk Bagchi & Aditya Singh (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Khandaani Shafakhana' translates to 'Family Clinic', which is ironic given its focus on sexual health.
- This was actress Sonakshi Sinha's first film where she played the sole lead character without a male co-lead.
- Director Shilpi Dasgupta made her directorial debut with this movie after working as an assistant director on films like 'Mardaani'.
- The movie was partly inspired by real-life stories of women running similar clinics in conservative parts of India.
- It features a cameo by veteran actor Kulbhushan Kharbanda, who plays a key supporting role.
- The film's soundtrack includes a song called 'Ghungroo Toot Gaye', which is a recreation of a classic track.
- Despite its social message, the movie underperformed at the box office upon its release in 2019.
