Begum Jaan

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Hindi	बेगम जान
Directed by	Srijit Mukherji
Produced by	Mukesh Bhatt Vishesh Bhatt
Written by	Kausar Munir (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Srijit Mukherji Kausar Munir
Story by	Sumair Malik
Based on	Rajkahini (2015) by Srijit Mukherji
Starring	Vidya Balan Ila Arun Naseeruddin Shah Rajit Kapoor Ashish Vidyarthi Vivek Mushran Chunky Pandey Gauahar Khan Pallavi Sharda
Narrated by	Amitabh Bachchan
Music by	Anu Malik Khayyam
Cinematography	Gopi Bhagat
Edited by	Monisha R. Baldawa Vivek Mishra
Production company	Vishesh Films Play Entertainments
Distributed by	Shree Venkatesh Films
Release date	14 April 2017 (2017-04-14)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹19 crore
Box office	₹20.68 crore

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 April 14, 2017 to mixed reviews and average collections mainly due to Hollywood film The Fate of the Furious which released the same day.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).

This film is the remake of a Bengali film Rajkahini which was released in 2016. Principal photography of the film began in June 2016 and was completed in August 2016 in Ranishwar block of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The music for the film is composed by Anu Malik and Kausar Munir has written the lyrics for songs. The soundtrack was released by Times Music. Prem Mein Tohre, sung by Asha Bhosle was launched on 14 February 2017 to high praise. Second song, Aazaadiyan brought together Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The full music album was released on 6th April 2017. On 9th April 2017, the sixth song of this album, "Woh Subah" was released. This song is a recreated version of the song "Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi" from the 1958 Bollywood movie, Phir Subah Hogi, composed by Khayyam and written by Sahir Ludhiyanvi. The original song was voiced by Mukesh and Asha Bhosle, while the new version had the voices of Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal. On 12th April 2017, the last song of this album, labelled a 'bonus track', "Murshida" was released. This song is penned by Rahat Indori and sung by Arijit Singh.