Victoria & Abdul (2017) on Netflix
PG-1320171h 51mBiographyDramaHistory
A clerk from Agra, Abdul Karim, travels to Britain to bring Queen Victoria a gold mohur at her Golden Jubilee. She takes an interest in him, and her household resents the friendship.
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Abdul Karim, a prison clerk from Agra in British India, is sent to Britain for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and brings the Queen a gold mohur struck in India as a gift. The Queen, lonely and weary of the courtiers who flatter her, takes an interest in the newcomer. He becomes her Munshi, and she asks him for lessons in Urdu and the Quran. On learning that he is married, she summons his wife and mother-in-law from India. Victoria treats Abdul as a son, though her household and inner circle resent his rise, among them Bertie, her son, and the prime minister, Lord Salisbury.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Victoria & Abdul (2017)
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- To capitalise on interest in Queen Victoria from the film and the second series of ITV's Victoria, the Isle of Wight Tourist Board created a 'Victoria's Island Trail' pointing tourists to the island's royal locations.
