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To mark the release of Victoria and Abdul, out now on Digital Download, and on Blu-ray & DVD 22nd January, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Based on true events, Victoria & Abdul beautifully depicts an extraordinary friendship between the Queen (Judi Dench) and her servant in the later years of her remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that the Queen’s inner circle attempts to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only...
To mark the release of Victoria and Abdul, out now on Digital Download, and on Blu-ray & DVD 22nd January, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Based on true events, Victoria & Abdul beautifully depicts an extraordinary friendship between the Queen (Judi Dench) and her servant in the later years of her remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that the Queen’s inner circle attempts to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only...
- 1/17/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Judi Dench is stepping back into the shoes of Queen Victoria in Focus Features's biographical drama Victoria and Abdul. While not much was previously known about Victoria's Indian attendant Abdul Karim (played by Ali Fazal), the film is shedding new light on his close bond with the queen, the royal court's disapproval of their friendship, and the lasting impression Victoria had on him before her death. Keep reading for the fascinating true story of Queen Victoria and her "Munshi" Abdul. RelatedShe Was Almost Killed 6 Times, and 17 Other Fascinating Facts About Queen Victoria Humble Beginnings According to Shrabani Basu, the historian who uncovered Abdul's personal diary, the two first met during the Golden Jubilee in 1887, where Abdul served as one of the queen's Indian servants. He and the other servant, Mohamed Buxshe, were meant to "facilitate communication with Indian dignitaries and wait on the queen" during the celebration that marked the 50th anniversary of her accession.
- 1/7/2018
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
In the new film Victoria and Abdul (in theaters everywhere this weekend), Dame Judi Dench reprises the role of Queen Victoria 20 years after she was nominated for an Oscar for playing the same queen in the film Mrs. Brown. Like Mrs. Brown, Victoria and Abdul is about an unlikely relationship between the Queen and someone from a completely different world. In Mrs. Brown, it was a servant and in Victoria and Abdul, it is a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. What’s fascinating is that both...
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- 10/6/2017
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
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