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A 2017 British film about the friendship between Queen Victoria and her Indian servant Abdul Karim. Based on a true story, the film stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, and Michael Gambon, and was nominated for several awards.
Victoria & Abdul: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard. Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Stephen Frears
- 2017-10-06
Sep 20, 2017 · Learn how Queen Victoria developed a close bond with her Indian servant Abdul Karim, despite the opposition of her court and family. Discover their story through the queen's diaries, Karim's diary, and the movie Victoria & Abdul.
Sep 22, 2017 · The Amazing Real-Life Story Behind 'Victoria & Abdul:' The Queen and the Indian Servant Who Became Her 'Teacher'. The new film starring Judi Dench explores an extraordinary historical...
- Simon Perry
A cheerfully naive clerk from India visits England to bestow a gift on Queen Victoria, then strikes up an unlikely friendship with the lonely monarch. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 111 min
Sep 22, 2017 · The relationship between Queen Victoria and her handsome, young Indian attendant Abdul Karim was deemed so controversial and scandalous by her family members that, upon the monarch’s...
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Sep 25, 2017 · That movie, Victoria and Abdul, starring Judi Dench as the Queen and Bollywood fixture Ali Fazal as Karim, opened in limited cities Sept. 22 and expands in the coming weeks. Basu read through...