Begum Jaan is a 2017 Indian Hindi period drama film. It is written and directed by National Film Award-winning director Srijit Mukherji 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.
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”.
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| Directed by | Srijit Mukherji |
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| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt Vishesh Bhatt |
| Written by | Kausar Munir (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Srijit Mukherji Kausar Munir |
| Story by | Sumair Malik |
| Based on | Khol Do by Saadat Hasan Manto |
| Starring | Vidya Balan Ila Arun Naseeruddin Shah Rajit Kapoor Ashish Vidyarthi Vivek Mushran Chunky Pandey Gauahar Khan Pallavi Sharda Mishti |
| Narrated by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Music by | Original Songs Anu Malik Original Score Indraadip Dasgupta |
| Cinematography | Gopi Bhagat |
| Edited by | Monisha R. Baldawa Vivek Mishra |
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Vishesh Films
Shree Venkatesh Films Play Entertainments Khurana Productions |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films White Hill Studio |
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127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Info Source – Wikipedia
