Vidya Balan

The release date of award winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji’s forthcoming flick ‘Begum Jaan‘ has finally been announced! The movie will be releasing worldwide on January 6, 2017.

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Actress Vidya Balan plays the madam of a brothel in the film that also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Ila Arun, Ashish Vidyarthi and Chunky Pandey. The story is based in the Partition era and revolves around the trauma faced by women in the brothel.

Milind Dabke, Head, Play Entertainment, revealed, “Begum Jaan is a high-voltage denouement, a strong women protagonist commercial cinema, created by master craftsman Srijit Mukherji. We will have a wide release on January 6, 2017.”

The movie is produced by Play Entertainment and helmed by Srijit Mukherji.

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