Begum Jaan
Begum Jaan is a 2017 Indian Hindi period drama film. It is directed and co-written by National Film Award-winning director Srijit Mukherji in his Hindi directional debut and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, Vishesh Bhatt and Play Entertainment. The film is co-produced by Sakshi Bhatt and Shree Venkatesh Films with executive producer Kumkum Saigal. The cinematography is done by Gopi Bhagat. Lyrics, additional screenplay and dialogues have been penned by Kausar Munir and Rahat Indori.
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| Directed by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Written by | Kausar Munir (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Srijit Mukherji Kausar Munir |
| Story by | Sumair Malik |
| Based on | Rajkahini |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt Vishesh Bhatt Mahendra Soni Shrikant Mohta |
| Starring | Vidya Balan Ila Arun Naseeruddin Shah Rajit Kapoor Ashish Vidyarthi Vivek Mushran Chunky Pandey Gauahar Khan Pallavi Sharda Mishti |
| Narrated by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Cinematography | Gopi Bhagat |
| Edited by | Monisha R. Baldawa Vivek Mishra |
| Music by | Indraadip Dasgupta |
Production companies | Vishesh Films Shree Venkatesh Films Play Entertainments Khurana Productions |
| Distributed by | NH Studioz (India) White Hill Studios (North America) Magic Cloud (Overseas) |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹19 crore |
| Box office | ₹30.6 crore |
The film was released on 14 April 2017. Vidya Balan plays the lead role of a brothel's madam, set in the backdrop of late Indian Independence period of 1948. It is a Hindi remake of the critically acclaimed Bengali film Rajkahini (2015). The film managed to recover its costs and was declared "Average".