Lord Curzon Ki Haveli

Plot

Set in a crumbling colonial-era mansion in London, Lord Curzon Ki Haveli is a sharp black comedy that turns the idea of “post-colonial guilt” on its head. The haveli once belonged to Lord Curzon, the infamous British Viceroy of India. Now neglected and forgotten, it becomes the unlikely meeting ground for three Indians living in the UK—each carrying their own baggage of ambition, resentment, and moral confusion. Arjun Mathur plays a struggling Indian immigrant who inherits or takes charge of the haveli under mysterious circumstances, hoping it will fix his financial and personal failures. Rasika Dugal portrays a sharp, politically aware woman whose ideals about colonial history clash with her very real need for survival in a foreign land. Zoha Rahman plays a younger, more Westernised character who treats history as a joke—until it starts demanding accountability. As the trio occupy the haveli, the past refuses to stay buried. The house becomes a living reminder of colonial exploitation, privilege, and hypocrisy. Absurd situations escalate when the characters attempt to profit from the very history they publicly condemn—turning anti-colonial rage into a marketable product. Through biting humour and uncomfortable irony, the film exposes how modern Indians selectively remember colonial trauma while benefiting from its leftovers. What begins as satire slowly descends into chaos, forcing each character to confront their own complicity, greed, and moral emptiness. In the end, Lord Curzon Ki Haveli isn’t about British colonialism alone—it’s about how easily victims can become opportunists, and how history, when commercialised, stops being justice and starts becoming a joke.

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