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{{short description|2017 Indian film by Srijit Mukherji}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Begum Jaan
| name = Begum Jaan
| image = Begum Jaan.jpg
| image = Begum Jaan.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Srijit Mukherji]]
| director = [[Srijit Mukherji]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]<br />[[Vishesh Bhatt]]
| producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]]<br />[[Vishesh Bhatt]]<br />Mahendra Soni<br />[[Shrikant Mohta]]
| writer = [[Kausar Munir]] <small>'''(Dialogue)'''</small>
| writer = [[Kausar Munir]] <small>'''(Dialogue)'''</small>
| screenplay = Srijit Mukherji<br />Kausar Munir
| screenplay = Srijit Mukherji<br />Kausar Munir
| story = Sumair Malik
| story = Sumair Malik
| based on = ''[[Rajkahini]]'' (2015)<br />by Srijit Mukherji
| based_on = [[Rajkahini]]
| starring = [[Vidya Balan]] <br /> [[Ila Arun]] <br /> [[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br /> [[Rajit Kapoor]] <br /> [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] <br /> [[Vivek Mushran]] <br /> [[Chunky Pandey]]<br /> [[Gauahar Khan]] <br /> [[Pallavi Sharda]] <br /> [[Mishti]]
| starring = [[Vidya Balan]]<br />[[Ila Arun]]<br />[[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br />[[Rajit Kapoor]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]<br />[[Vivek Mushran]]<br />[[Chunky Pandey]]<br />[[Gauahar Khan]]<br />[[Pallavi Sharda]]<br />[[Mishti]]
| narrator = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| narrator = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| music = <small>'''Original Songs'''</small><br />[[Anu Malik]]<br /><small>'''Original Score'''</small><br />[[Indraadip Dasgupta]]
| music = [[Anu Malik]] (songs) <br>[[Indraadip Dasgupta]] (Background score)
| cinematography = Gopi Bhagat
| cinematography = [[Gopi Bhagat]]
| editing =Monisha R. Baldawa<br />Vivek Mishra
| editing = Monisha R. Baldawa<br />Vivek Mishra
| studio =[[Vishesh Films]]<br />[[Shree Venkatesh Films]]<br />Play Entertainments <br/>[[Khurana Productions]]<br />
| studio = [[Vishesh Films]]<br />[[Shree Venkatesh Films]]<br />Play Entertainments<br />Khurana Productions
| distributor = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]<br />
| distributor = NH Studioz (India)<br>White Hill Studios ([[North America]])<br>Magic Cloud (Overseas)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|4|14}}
[[White Hill Studio]]
| runtime = 127 minutes
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|4|14}}
| country = India
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}19 crore<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3510/ |title=Begum Jaan |work=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528032624/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3510/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| language = Hindi
| gross = {{INR|link=yes}}30.6&nbsp;crore<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-begum-jaan/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Begum Jaan |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entertainment |access-date=12 July 2018 |date=15 April 2017 |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713042606/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-begum-jaan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| budget = {{INR}}19 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3510/|title=Begum Jaan |work=[[Box Office India]]|accessdate=12 July 2018}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|link=yes}}56.49 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-begum-jaan/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Begum Jaan |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|publisher=Hungama Digital Media Entetainment|accessdate=12 July 2018|date=15 April 2017|author=Bollywood Hungama News Network}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Begum Jaan'''''<!--Its the name of the titular character, no meaning please--> is a 2017 Indian [[Bollywood|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]].
'''''Begum Jaan'''''<!--Its the name of the titular character, no meaning please--> is a 2017 Indian [[Bollywood|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]].


The film was released on 14 April 2017.<ref name="pp">{{cite news|last=Ray|first=Dhritiman|title=Mahesh Bhatt's Rajkahini remake being shot in Jharkhand|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mahesh-Bhatts-Rajkahini-remake-being-shot-in-Jharkhand/articleshow/52890427.cms|date=14 April 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|accessdate=14 April 2016}}</ref> [[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".
The film was released on 14 April 2017.<ref name="pp">{{cite news |last=Ray |first=Dhritiman |title=Mahesh Bhatt's Rajkahini remake being shot in Jharkhand |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mahesh-Bhatts-Rajkahini-remake-being-shot-in-Jharkhand/articleshow/52890427.cms |date=14 April 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402112039/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mahesh-Bhatts-Rajkahini-remake-being-shot-in-Jharkhand/articleshow/52890427.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Vidya Balan]] plays the lead role of a brothel's madam, set against the backdrop of the newly-Independent Indian 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" commercially.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Movie opens with a small family and a young couple travelling in public transport in the late night,while the family getting down at their stop, a group of drunk goons gets into the bus and harasses the couple and tries to rape her where an old women saves the girl, undressing herself. Now the movie goes back to 1947.
The movie opens with a small family and a young couple travelling in public transport late at night. While the family is alighting at their stop, a group of drunk goons gets into the bus and harasses the couple and tries to rape the woman; an elderly woman saves the girl, undressing herself. The movie then goes back to 1947. In August 1947, after [[India]] sought independence from the British, the Last Viceroy of India, [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Mountbatten]], gave [[Cyril Radcliffe]] the responsibility of dividing India into two parts – [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Radcliffe drew two lines – one in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] and another in [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]]. This line was known as the [[Radcliffe Line]].
In August 1947, after [[India]] sought independence from the British, the Last Viceroy of India, [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Mountbatten]] gave [[Cyril Radcliffe]], the responsibility of dividing India into two parts – [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Radcliffe drew two lines – one in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] and another one in [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]]. This line was known as the [[Radcliffe Line]].


After several failed attempts to convince Begum Jaan and her team to leave despite giving them a month's notice, as a last resort, Hari and Ilyas enlist the help of Kabir, an infamous killer in Sonapur, to threaten Begum with her members to vacate the brothel. Kabir proceeds to kill Begum's beloved dogs, even feeding their meat to Begum and her girls. Raja Sahib returns to the brothel one day to inform Begum Jaan that his efforts to save her brothel have failed and now she must vacate the brothel. Begum, who was hopeful of help from Raja Sahib, is shocked and dismayed. Still, she stubbornly tells Raja Sahib, come what may, she'd rather die in her house like a queen than die on the streets like a beggar. As a result of Kabir's intimidation tactics, Begum asks Salim to train every one of her girls to use weapons and fight back. Intensive training practice sessions are held. Kabir then kills Sujeet while he is returning from the market with a few girls of the brothel. He persuades the girls to escape while sacrificing his life. This killing enrages Begum Jaan and her members further.
Begum Jaan ([[Vidya Balan]]) is a prostitute who runs a brothel between the cities of [[Shakargarh]] and [[Dorangla]]. The prostitutes in Begum Jaan's brothel are a number of girls she raised herself, who were either abandoned or disowned by their families and now work for her. The members of the brothel include an elderly woman known as Amma ([[Ila Arun]]), Sujeet ([[Pitobash Tripathy]]), a local worker who brings her customers and Salim ([[Sumit Nijhawan]]), a gunman who guards them and also two dogs. They are pestered by government officers Hari Prasad ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]), Ilyas Khan ([[Rajit Kapoor]]) and Inspector Shyam Singh ([[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]]) who visit her and ask all of the residents to evict the brothel, as it lies on the land that the [[Radcliffe Line]] is to pass through. Love is shown to blossom between Sujeet and Rubina ([[Gauhar Khan]]). Begum Jaan's brothel is looked after by Raja Sahib ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]), under whose protection, they are safe and sound. He pays their taxes and duties. Begum Jaan sends message to him for his help in this matter. He arrives at the brothel with gifts and presents for them and after hearing about their plight, he assures them of help by stating that he would be going to [[Delhi]] soon and discuss the matter there. However, he demands to spend the night with young Shabnam ([[Mishti]] Chakraborty), who had recently joined the brothel as a mental wreck after abuse. Begum Jaan reluctantly forces Shabnam to sleep with Raja Sahib while she sings in the sidelines as he enjoys his night.


Meanwhile, Masterji, Laadli's teacher, is in love with Begum Jaan and proposes to her, unaware that another prostitute named Gulabo harbours feelings for him. Begum Jaan rejects his proposal and asks him to leave, leading an irate Masterji to concoct a plan to kill her. He convinces Gulabo to run away from the brothel, betraying Begum Jaan. Gulabo does so, but Masterji spurns her and gets her raped by his accomplices inside a horse carriage. She vows vengeance.
After several failed attempts to convince Begum Jaan and her team to leave despite giving them a month's notice, as a last resort, Hari and Ilyas, enlist the help of Kabir ([[Chunky Pandey]]), an infamous killer in Sonapur, to threaten Begum with her members to vacate the brothel. Raja Sahib returns to the brothel one day to inform Begum Jaan that his efforts to save her brothel have failed and now she must vacate the brothel. Begum, who was having hopes from Raja Sahib is shocked in dismay. Still, she stubbornly tells Raja Sahib come what may, she'll rather die in her house like a queen than die on the streets like a beggar. Kabir proceeds to kill Begum's beloved dogs, even feeding their meat to Begum and her girls. He then kills Sujeet while he is returning from the market with a few other girls of the brothel. He persuades the girls to escape while sacrificing his life. This killing enrages Begum Jaan and her members further. As a result of Kabir's intimidation tactics, Begum asks Salim to train every one of her girls to use weapons and fight back. Intensive training practice sessions are held.


That same night, Kabir and his men attacked the brothel. Laadli, her mother, and Shabnam are forced to run away and are attacked by the policeman, Shyam Singh, who seeks benefit from them, but Laadli undresses herself, which reminds him of his ten-year-old daughter, and he cries and asks her to stop. Begum and the girls fight back, but to no avail. Gulabo returns and later slits Masterji's throat while he is witnessing the attack on the brothel by Kabir and his goons. However, she has been badly assaulted by Masterji's accomplices and dies. The goons throw lighted torches inside the brothel, causing the building to be engulfed in flames. Begum Jaan and her girls put up a determined fight. Many are killed. She and her four surviving members smile while looking at their home being set ablaze; they walk inside the building and shut the doors. They burn to death as Amma narrates the story of [[Rani Padmini|Rani Padmavati of Chittorgarh]], who refused to fall into the hands of the enemy and instead martyred herself and died a valiant death, just like Begum Jaan.
Meanwhile, Masterji ([[Vivek Mushran]]), Laadli's teacher, is in love with Begum Jaan and proposes to her, unaware that another prostitute named Gulabo ([[Pallavi Sharda]]), harbors feelings for him as well. Begum Jaan rejects his proposal and asks him to leave, leading an irate Master to concoct a plan to kill her. He convinces Gulabo to run away from the brothel, betraying Begum Jaan. Gulabo does so but Masterji spurns her and gets her raped by his accomplices inside a horse carriage. She vows vengeance.


As the movie ends, Ilyas and Hari are seen to be remorseful of their actions; Ilyas shoots himself, and we are shown the remains of the brothel and the end to the Begum Jaan legacy. In the present, the old lady turned out to be Laadli, who undressed herself to save the couple; upon seeing her, the goons run away in fear. As the goons flee, a very old Laadli leaves by supporting the injured couple.
That same night, Kabir and his men attack the brothel. Laadli her mother and shabnam are forced to run away and are attacked by the policeman Shyam Singh,who seeks benefit from them,but laadli undresses herself which reminds him his ten years old daughter and he cries and asks her to stop. Begum and the girls fight back but to no avail. Gulabo returns and later slits Masterji's throat, while he is witnessing the attack on the brothel by Kabir and his goons. However, she has been badly assaulted by Masterji's accomplices and dies. The goons throw lighted torches inside the brothel, causing the building to be engulfed in flames. Begum Jaan and her girls put up a determined fight. Many are killed. She and her four surviving members smile while looking at their home being set ablaze; they walk inside the building and shut the doors. They burn to death as Amma narrates the story of [[Rani Padmini|Rani Padmavati of Chittorgarh]], who refused to fall into the hands of the enemy and instead martyred herself and died a valiant death, just like the plight of Begum Jaan.

As the movie ends, Ilyas, Hari Prasad and Shyam Singh are seen to be remorseful of their actions; Ilyas shoots himself and we are shown the remains of the brothel and the end to Begum Jaan's legacy.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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*[[Vidya Balan]] as Begum Jaan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/movies-to-look-forward-to/begum-jaan-first-look-vidya-balan-looks-menacing-as-the-madam-of-a-brothel/photostory/56332651.cms|title=Movies to look forward to
*[[Vidya Balan]] as Begum Jaan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/movies-to-look-forward-to/begum-jaan-first-look-vidya-balan-looks-menacing-as-the-madam-of-a-brothel/photostory/56332651.cms |title=Movies to look forward to |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=13 July 2018 |author=TNN |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221200318/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/movies-to-look-forward-to/begum-jaan-first-look-vidya-balan-looks-menacing-as-the-madam-of-a-brothel/photostory/56332651.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ila Arun]] as Amma<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ila-arun-acting-singing-music-theatre-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-bollywood-news/17993181 |title=Ila Arun: Like acting a bit more than singing |work=[[Mid-Day]] |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |first=Soumya Vajpayee |last=Tiwari |date=14 February 2017 |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303122835/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ila-arun-acting-singing-music-theatre-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-bollywood-news/17993181 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=13 July 2018|author=TNN|accessdate=14 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[Gauahar Khan]] as Rubina<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-11/Gauhar-Khan-preparing-for-sex-workers-role-in-Begum-Jaan-remake-of-Bengali-film-Rajkahini/241377 |author=IANS |publisher=Hyderabad Media House |title=Gauhar Khan preparing for sex worker's role in Begum Jaan, remake of Bengali film Rajkahini |work=[[The Hans India]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |date=11 July 2016 |archive-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303043208/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-11/Gauhar-Khan-preparing-for-sex-workers-role-in-Begum-Jaan-remake-of-Bengali-film-Rajkahini/241377 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ila Arun]] as Amma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ila-arun-acting-singing-music-theatre-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-bollywood-news/17993181|title=Ila Arun: Like acting a bit more than singing|work=[[Mid-Day]]|publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia|first=Soumya Vajpayee|last=Tiwari|date=14 February 2017|accessdate=14 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[Pallavi Sharda]] as Gulabo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pallavi-sharda-lucky-to-observe-vidya-balan-act/articleshow/57164337.cms |title=Pallavi Sharda feels 'lucky' to work with Vidya Balan in 'Begum Jaan' |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |author=PTI |date=15 February 2017 |archive-date=18 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218125016/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pallavi-sharda-lucky-to-observe-vidya-balan-act/articleshow/57164337.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Gauhar Khan]] as Rubina<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-11/Gauhar-Khan-preparing-for-sex-workers-role-in-Begum-Jaan-remake-of-Bengali-film-Rajkahini/241377|author=IANS|publisher=Hyderabad Media House|title=Gauhar Khan preparing for sex worker's role in Begum Jaan, remake of Bengali film Rajkahini|work=[[The Hans India]]|accessdate=14 April 2017|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>
*[[Pallavi Sharda]] as Gulabo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pallavi-sharda-lucky-to-observe-vidya-balan-act/articleshow/57164337.cms|title=Pallavi Sharda feels 'lucky' to work with Vidya Balan in 'Begum Jaan'|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|accessdate=14 April 2017|author=PTI|date=15 February 2017}}</ref>
*Priyanka Setia as Jameela
*Priyanka Setia as Jameela
* [[Ridhima Tiwari|Ridheema Tiwary]] as Amba<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-gets-her-team-of-warriors-for-Begum-Jaan/articleshow/52614100.cms|title=Vidya Balan gets her team of 'warriors' for 'Begum Jaan'|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|accessdate=14 April 2017|first=Avinash|last=Lohana|date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[Ridheema Tiwari]] as Amba<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-gets-her-team-of-warriors-for-Begum-Jaan/articleshow/52614100.cms |title=Vidya Balan gets her team of 'warriors' for 'Begum Jaan' |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |first=Avinash |last=Lohana |date=28 January 2017 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610051122/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vidya-Balan-gets-her-team-of-warriors-for-Begum-Jaan/articleshow/52614100.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Flora Saini]] as Maina
*[[Flora Saini]] as Maina
*Raviza Chauhan as Lata
*Raviza Chauhan as Lata
*Poonam Rajput as Rani
*Poonam Rajput as Rani
*[[Mishti]] Chakraborty as Shabnam
*[[Indrani Chakraborty|Mishti]] as Shabnam
*[[Gracy Goswami]] as Laadli
*[[Gracy Goswami]] as Laadli
*[[Pitobash Tripathy]] as Surjeet
*[[Pitobash Tripathy]] as Surjeet
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*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Hari Prasad
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Hari Prasad
*[[Chunky Pandey]] as Kabir
*[[Chunky Pandey]] as Kabir
*[[Rajit Kapoor]] as Ilias Khan
*[[Rajit Kapoor]] as Iliyas Khan
*[[Vivek Mushran]] as Masterji
*[[Vivek Mushran]] as Masterji
*[[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Shyam
*[[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Shyam
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!Actor/ Character in Rajkahini
!Actor/ Character in Rajkahini
|-
|-
|[[Vidya Balan]]
| [[Vidya Balan]]
| Begum Jaan
| Begum Jaan
| [[Rituparna Sengupta]]
| [[Rituparna Sengupta]]
|-
| [[Ila Arun]]
| Amma
| [[Lily Chakravarty]]
|-
|-
| [[Gauahar Khan]]
| [[Gauahar Khan]]
| Rubina
| Rubina
| [[Joya Ahsan]]
| [[Jaya Ahsan]]
|-
|-
| [[Pallavi Sharda]]
| [[Pallavi Sharda]]
| Gulabo
| Gulabo
| [[Parno Mittra]] (Golap)
| [[Parno Mittra]] (Golap)
|-
| Priyanka Setia
| Jameela
| [[Sudipta Chakraborty]] (Juthika)
|-
| Raviza Chauhan
| Lata
| [[Priyanka Sarkar]]
|-
| [[Ridheema Tiwari]]
| Amba
| [[Saayoni Ghosh]] (Koli)
|-
| [[Flora Saini]]
| Maina
| [[Sohini Sarkar]] (Duli)
|-
| [[Mishti]]
| Shabnam
| [[Riddhima Ghosh]] (Fatima/ Shabnam)
|-
| Poonam Rajput
| Rani
| [[Ena Saha]] (Banno)
|-
| [[Gracy Goswami]]
| Laadli
| [[Ditipriya Roy]] (Bunchki)
|-
|-
| [[Sumit Nijhawan]]
| [[Sumit Nijhawan]]
| Salim Mirza
| Salim Mirza
| Nigel Akkara
| [[Nigel Akkara]]
|-
|-
| [[Vivek Mushran]]
| [[Vivek Mushran]]
| Master
| Masterji
| [[Abir Chatterjee]]
| [[Abir Chatterjee]]
|-
|-
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| [[Rajatava Dutta]] (Nawab)
| [[Rajatava Dutta]] (Nawab)
|-
|-
| [[Ila Arun]]
| [[Pitobash Tripathy]]
| Amma
| Surjeet
| [[Lily Chakravarty]]
| [[Rudranil Ghosh]] (Sujan)
|-
| [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]]
| Shyam
| [[Kanchan Mallick]] (Shashi Babu)
|}
|}


== Production ==
== Production ==
This film is the remake of a Bengali film, ''[[Rajkahini]]'', which was released in 2015. Principal photography of the film began in June 2016 and was completed in August 2016 in Ranishwar block of Dumka district in Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/begum-jaan-shooting-to-start-in-june-srijit-mukherji-2760007/|title=‘Begum Jaan’ shooting to start in June: Srijit Mukherji|date=14 April 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]|author=IANS|accessdate=14 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vidya-balan-wraps-up-begum-jaan-2243801|title=Vidya Balan wraps up 'Begum Jaan'|date=14 August 2016|work=[[Daily News & Analysis]]|accessdate=14 April 2017|author=ANI|publisher=Diligent Media Corporation}}</ref>
This film is the remake of a Bengali film, ''[[Rajkahini]]'', which was released in 2015. Principal photography of the film began in June 2016 and was completed in August 2016 in Ranishwar block of Dumka district in Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/begum-jaan-shooting-to-start-in-june-srijit-mukherji-2760007/ |title='Begum Jaan' shooting to start in June: Srijit Mukherji |date=14 April 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |author=IANS |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035652/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/begum-jaan-shooting-to-start-in-june-srijit-mukherji-2760007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vidya-balan-wraps-up-begum-jaan-2243801 |title=Vidya Balan wraps up 'Begum Jaan' |date=14 August 2016 |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]] |access-date=14 April 2017 |author=ANI |publisher=Diligent Media Corporation |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713043812/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vidya-balan-wraps-up-begum-jaan-2243801 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|April|07}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/begum-jaan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1222677927 |title=Begum Jaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |work=[[Apple Music]] |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |accessdate=12 July 2018}}</ref>
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|March|14}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/begum-jaan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1222677927 |title=Begum Jaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |work=[[Apple Music]] |date=7 April 2017 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230720/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/begum-jaan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1222677927 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| length = 26:29
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| language = [[Hindi]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Times Music]]
| label = [[Times Music]]<br>[[Saregama]] (for "Woh Subah")
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| prev_title = Shubh Mangal Savdhan
| prev_title = Shubh Mangal Savdhan
| prev_year = 2017
| prev_year = 2017
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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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/prem-mein-tohre-asha-bhosles-song-from-begum-jaan-explores-vulnerabilities-of-sex-workers-3350442.html|title='Prem Mein Tohre' from Begum Jaan: Asha Bhosle's song explores vulnerabilities of sex workers|date=14 February 2017|work=Showsha|publisher=[[Firstpost]]|author=FP Staff|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> For the second song, Aazaadiyan brought together Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aazaadiyan-from-begum-jaan-sonu-nigam-and-rahat-fateh-ali-khan-create-magic-with-the-second-track/articleshow/57913396.cms|title='Aazaadiyan' from 'Begum Jaan': Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan create magic with the second track|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=30 March 2017|author=Ajit|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> The full music album was released on 6 April 2017. On 9 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 [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]] and written by [[Sahir Ludhiyanvi]]. The original song was voiced by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Asha Bhosle]], while the new version had the voices of [[Arijit Singh]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]]. On 12 April 2017, the last song of this album, "Murshida", was released as a "bonus track".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Begum-Jaan-Bonus-Track/Murshida/O100Bh5WAlc|title=Murshida |first=Arijit |last=Singh|date=12 April 2017|publisher=[[Saavn]]|accessdate=12 July 2018}}</ref> This song is penned by [[Rahat Indori]] and sung by [[Arijit Singh]].
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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/prem-mein-tohre-asha-bhosles-song-from-begum-jaan-explores-vulnerabilities-of-sex-workers-3350442.html |title='Prem Mein Tohre' from Begum Jaan: Asha Bhosle's song explores vulnerabilities of sex workers |date=14 February 2017 |work=Showsha |publisher=Firstpost |author=FP Staff |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=24 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324122826/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/prem-mein-tohre-asha-bhosles-song-from-begum-jaan-explores-vulnerabilities-of-sex-workers-3350442.html |url-status=live }}</ref> For the second song, Aazaadiyan brought together Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aazaadiyan-from-begum-jaan-sonu-nigam-and-rahat-fateh-ali-khan-create-magic-with-the-second-track/articleshow/57913396.cms |title='Aazaadiyan' from 'Begum Jaan': Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan create magic with the second track |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=30 March 2017 |author=Ajit |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=31 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331002301/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aazaadiyan-from-begum-jaan-sonu-nigam-and-rahat-fateh-ali-khan-create-magic-with-the-second-track/articleshow/57913396.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The full music album was released on 6 April 2017. On 9 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 [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]] and written by [[Sahir Ludhiyanvi]]. The original song was voiced by [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] and [[Asha Bhosle]], while the new version had the voices of [[Arijit Singh]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]]. On 12 April 2017, the last song of this album, "Murshida", was released as a "bonus track".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Begum-Jaan-Bonus-Track/Murshida/O100Bh5WAlc |title=Murshida |first=Arijit |last=Singh |date=12 April 2017 |publisher=[[Saavn]] |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190528/https://www.saavn.com/s/song/hindi/Begum-Jaan-Bonus-Track/Murshida/O100Bh5WAlc |url-status=live }}</ref> This song is penned by [[Rahat Indori]] and sung by [[Arijit Singh]].

{{track listing
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| all_music=[[Anu Malik]]
| all_music = [[Anu Malik]]
| all_lyrics=[[Kausar Munir]]
| all_lyrics = [[Kausar Munir]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length= 36:08
| total_length = 36:08
| title1 = Prem Mein Tohre
|-
| extra1 = [[Asha Bhosle]]
| title1= Prem Mein Tohre
| length1 = 3:58
| extra1= [[Asha Bhosle]]
| title2 = Aazaadiyan
| length1= 3:58
| extra2 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
|-
| length2 = 6:41
| title2= Aazaadiyan
| title3 = O Re Kaharo
| extra2= [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| extra3 = [[Kalpana Patowary]], Altamash Faridi
| length2=6:41
| length3 = 5:48
|-
| title3= O Re Kaharo
| title4 = Holi Khelein
| extra3= [[Kalpana Patowary]], Altamash Faridi
| extra4 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Anmol Malik]]
| length3= 5:48
| length4 = 6:03
| title5 = Prem Mein Tohre (Reprise)
|-
| extra5 = [[Kavita Seth]]
| title4= Holi Khelein
| length5 = 3:58
| extra4= [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Anmol Malik]]
| title6 = Woh Subah
| length4= 6:03
| extra6 = [[Arijit Singh]], Shreya Ghoshal
|-
| length6 = 4:15
| title5= Prem Mein Tohre (Reprise)
| title7 = Murshida
| extra5= [[Kavita Seth]]
| extra7 = Arijit Singh
| length5= 3:58
| length7 = 5:25
|-
| title6= Woh Subah
| extra6= [[Arijit Singh]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length6= 4:15
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| title7= Murshida
| extra7= [[Arijit Singh]]
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== Marketing ==
== Marketing ==
The first look of the movie introducing Vidya Balan as Begum Jaan was launched on 3 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/070317/pic-vidya-balan-releases-first-poster-of-begum-jaan-and-it-is-intense.html|author=Deccan Chronicle|title=Vidya Balan releases first poster of Begum Jaan and it is intense!|date=14 March 2017|work=[[The Deccan Chronicle]]|accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref> The second poster of the movie was launched on 14 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/begum-jaan-poster-vidya-balan-introduces-her-family-with-a-very-powerful-tag-line/|work=Bollywood Life|date=8 March 2017|publisher=IWPL|title=Begum Jaan Poster: Vidya Balan introduces her family with a very powerful tag line|last=Iyengar|first=Anusha|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> The trailer of the movie was launched on 14 March 2017 to much critical and commercial acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/vidya-balan-steals-the-show-in-begum-jaan-trailer-117031400763_1.html|title=Vidya Balan steals the show in 'Begum Jaan' trailer|author=ANI|date=14 March 2017|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> The trailer crossed 20 million views on Facebook and YouTube within a weeks time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-praise-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-trailer-crosses-20-million-views-news/18090166|date=20 March 2017|title=Bollywood celebs praise Vidya Balan's 'Begum Jaan', trailer crosses 20 million views|work=[[Mid-Day]]|publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia|access-date=20 March 2017|author=Mid-Day Online Correspondent}}</ref>
The first look of the movie introducing Vidya Balan as Begum Jaan was launched on 3 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/070317/pic-vidya-balan-releases-first-poster-of-begum-jaan-and-it-is-intense.html |author=Deccan Chronicle |title=Vidya Balan releases first poster of Begum Jaan and it is intense! |date=14 March 2017 |work=[[The Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=14 March 2017 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313175657/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/070317/pic-vidya-balan-releases-first-poster-of-begum-jaan-and-it-is-intense.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The second poster of the movie was launched on 14 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/begum-jaan-poster-vidya-balan-introduces-her-family-with-a-very-powerful-tag-line/ |work=Bollywood Life |date=8 March 2017 |publisher=IWPL |title=Begum Jaan Poster: Vidya Balan introduces her family with a very powerful tag line |last=Iyengar |first=Anusha |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311034152/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/begum-jaan-poster-vidya-balan-introduces-her-family-with-a-very-powerful-tag-line/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The trailer of the movie was launched on 14 March 2017 to much critical and commercial acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/vidya-balan-steals-the-show-in-begum-jaan-trailer-117031400763_1.html |title=Vidya Balan steals the show in 'Begum Jaan' trailer |author=ANI |date=14 March 2017 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=18 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318041632/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/vidya-balan-steals-the-show-in-begum-jaan-trailer-117031400763_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The trailer crossed 20 million views on Facebook and YouTube within a weeks time.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-praise-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-trailer-crosses-20-million-views-news/18090166 |date=20 March 2017 |title=Bollywood celebs praise Vidya Balan's 'Begum Jaan', trailer crosses 20 million views |work=[[Mid-Day]] |publisher=Mid-Day Infomedia |access-date=20 March 2017 |author=Mid-Day Online Correspondent |archive-date=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320115309/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-praise-vidya-balan-begum-jaan-trailer-crosses-20-million-views-news/18090166 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 20%, based on 5 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/begum_jaan|title=Begum Jaan (2017)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=12 July 2018}}</ref>
{{As of|June 2020}}, the film holds a 10% approval rating on [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on ten reviews with an average rating of 3.86/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/begum_jaan |title=Begum Jaan (2017) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924024018/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/begum_jaan |url-status=live }}</ref>


Meena Iyer of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "Vidya invests fully in Begum and her dialogue-baazi (a lot of which is raunchy) will get ceetis (whistles). However, the writer-director’s interest level in everything else, falters."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/begum-jaan/movie-review/58162706.cms |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review |publisher=[[The Times Group]]|work=[[The Times of India]]|first=Meena|last=Iyer|accessdate=12 July 2018|date=14 April 2017}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Rohit Vats of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "The 134-minute long Begum Jaan has Vidya Balan in good form, but it lacks cohesiveness as a complete story. It shies away from delving deep into the theme, but you may appreciate its documentary-like feel."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-and-her-girls-fight-patriarchy-with-all-their-might/story-ZkxJgAz0WejFVCyEXVSNjK.html |first=Rohit |last=Vats |title=Begum Jaan movie review: Vidya Balan and her girls fight patriarchy with all their might |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=HT Media |date=21 July 2017 |accessdate=12 July 2018}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[NDTV]] gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "It is very difficult to take the highly cheesy Begum Jaan seriously, and the film squanders the talent of Vidya Balan".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-is-wasted-in-cheesy-film-thats-hard-to-take-seriously-3055 |date=14 April 2017 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Vidya Balan Is Wasted In Cheesy Film That's Hard To Take Seriously |publisher=NDTV Convergence |first=Raja |last=Sen |accessdate=12 July 2018 |work=[[NDTV]]}}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref> [[Namrata Joshi]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' criticized the film saying that, "Each scene feels consciously staged than unprompted and the flow from one sequence to the next is perennially jerky leading to way too much chaos on- screen."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/begum-jaan-review-all-sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing/article18016190.ece |title=‘Begum Jaan’ review : All sound and fury signifying nothing |work=[[The Hindu]] |first=Namrata |last=Joshi |date=14 April 2017|accessdate=12 July 2018}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "The film has an interesting premise and Vidya is commanding as the feared brothel owner who lords over her home. What lets it down is the shrill treatment."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/begum-jaan-movie-review-feminist-statement-drowned-by-noise-1373603.html |date=21 April 2017 |accessdate=12 July 2018 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Feminist Statement Drowned By Noise |work=[[News18]] |publisher=[[News18 Network]] |first=Rajeev|last=Masand}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Rajyasree Sen of ''[[Live Mint]]'' criticized the film saying that, "Srijit Mukherji's magnum opus 'Begum Jaan' is an utter travesty to feminism, cinema and female actors in the Hindi film industry".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/MZ67CzgimvUf9KkZmS91CJ/Begum-Jaan-is-an-assault-on-the-senses.html |accessdate=12 July 2018 |date=18 April 2017 |first=Rajyasree |last=Sen |publisher=HT Media |title=‘Begum Jaan’ is an assault on the senses |work=[[Live Mint]]}}</ref>
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Meena Iyer of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "Vidya invests fully in Begum and her dialogue-baazi (a lot of which is raunchy) will get ceetis (whistles). However, the writer-director's interest level in everything else, falters."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/begum-jaan/movie-review/58162706.cms |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |work=[[The Times of India]] |first=Meena |last=Iyer |access-date=12 July 2018 |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716111956/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/begum-jaan/movie-review/58162706.cms |url-status=live }}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Rohit Vats of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "The 134-minute long Begum Jaan has Vidya Balan in good form, but it lacks cohesiveness as a complete story. It shies away from delving deep into the theme, but you may appreciate its documentary-like feel."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-and-her-girls-fight-patriarchy-with-all-their-might/story-ZkxJgAz0WejFVCyEXVSNjK.html |first=Rohit |last=Vats |title=Begum Jaan movie review: Vidya Balan and her girls fight patriarchy with all their might |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=HT Media |date=21 July 2017 |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230932/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-and-her-girls-fight-patriarchy-with-all-their-might/story-ZkxJgAz0WejFVCyEXVSNjK.html |url-status=dead }}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[NDTV]] gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "It is very difficult to take the highly cheesy Begum Jaan seriously, and the film squanders the talent of Vidya Balan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-is-wasted-in-cheesy-film-thats-hard-to-take-seriously-3055 |date=14 April 2017 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Vidya Balan Is Wasted In Cheesy Film That's Hard To Take Seriously |publisher=NDTV Convergence |first=Raja |last=Sen |access-date=12 July 2018 |work=[[NDTV]] |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230847/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-is-wasted-in-cheesy-film-thats-hard-to-take-seriously-3055 |url-status=dead }}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref> [[Namrata Joshi]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' criticized the film saying that, "Each scene feels consciously staged than unprompted and the flow from one sequence to the next is perennially jerky leading to way too much chaos on- screen."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/begum-jaan-review-all-sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing/article18016190.ece |title='Begum Jaan' review : All sound and fury signifying nothing |work=[[The Hindu]] |first=Namrata |last=Joshi |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209204450/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/begum-jaan-review-all-sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing/article18016190.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "The film has an interesting premise and Vidya is commanding as the feared brothel owner who lords over her home. What lets it down is the shrill treatment."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/begum-jaan-movie-review-feminist-statement-drowned-by-noise-1373603.html |date=21 April 2017 |access-date=12 July 2018 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Feminist Statement Drowned By Noise |work=[[News18]] |publisher=[[News18 Network]] |first=Rajeev |last=Masand |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015726/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/begum-jaan-movie-review-feminist-statement-drowned-by-noise-1373603.html |url-status=live }}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Rajyasree Sen of ''[[Live Mint]]'' criticized the film saying that, "Srijit Mukherji's magnum opus 'Begum Jaan' is an utter travesty to feminism, cinema and female actors in the Hindi film industry".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/MZ67CzgimvUf9KkZmS91CJ/Begum-Jaan-is-an-assault-on-the-senses.html |access-date=12 July 2018 |date=18 April 2017 |first=Rajyasree |last=Sen |publisher=HT Media |title='Begum Jaan' is an assault on the senses |work=[[Live Mint]] |archive-date=14 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714153919/https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/MZ67CzgimvUf9KkZmS91CJ/Begum-Jaan-is-an-assault-on-the-senses.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Such a waste of a talented bunch of actors. And of Balan, who tries hard to invest some feeling into a role which turns into a cliché the moment the film opens."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-srijit-mukherji-star-rating-4611885/ |title=Begum Jaan movie review: Vidya Balan tries to invest some feeling into her role which soon turns clichéd |work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=12 July 2018|first=Shubhra|last=Gupta|date=14 April 2017}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] praised the performance of [[Vidya Balan]] saying that, "Vidya Balan could count this performance as another feather in her already overflowing cap" but found the film to be "passable at best". The critic gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "A potentially explosive idea lost in banshee-like shrillness, rapid-fire storytelling and much volatility triggered by a collision of history and hysteria: that in a nutshell is Begum Jaan".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balans-knockout-performance-is-lost-in-banshee-like-shrillness-3053 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Vidya Balan's Knockout Performance Is Lost In Banshee-Like Shrillness |publisher=NDTV Convergence|work=[[NDTV]]|accessdate=12 July 2018|first=Saibal |last=Chatterjee|date=14 April 2017}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] criticized the film saying that, "Full of histrionics and misandry, Begum Jaan shows little understanding of the trauma and impasse afflicting those in its grip." The critic gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and concluded her review by saying that, "In its preoccupation with drama, Begum Jaan neglects to reveal its soul. As a consequence, you feel nothing for the characters, their cause or fate."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-even-vidya-balan-cannot-rescue-begum-jaan/20170414.htm |date=14 April 2017 |title=Review: Even Vidya Balan cannot rescue Begum Jaan's loud, empty feminism |work=[[Rediff]] |first=Sukanya |last=Verma |accessdate=12 July 2018}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Suhani Singh of [[India Today]] criticized the film saying that, "Begum Jaan for all its good intent is a misfire of epic proportions."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidyya-balan-srijit-mukherji-971453-2017-04-14 |title=Begum Jaan review: Vidya Balan and her band of fiery sisters can't save this melodrama |work=[[India Today]] |first=Suhani |last=Singh |accessdate=12 July 2018 |publisher=Living Media India |date=14 April 2017}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref>
Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Such a waste of a talented bunch of actors. And of Balan, who tries hard to invest some feeling into a role which turns into a cliché the moment the film opens."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-srijit-mukherji-star-rating-4611885/ |title=Begum Jaan movie review: Vidya Balan tries to invest some feeling into her role which soon turns clichéd |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=12 July 2018 |first=Shubhra |last=Gupta |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015842/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balan-srijit-mukherji-star-rating-4611885/ |url-status=live }}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] praised the performance of [[Vidya Balan]] saying that, "Vidya Balan could count this performance as another feather in her already overflowing cap" but found the film to be "passable at best". The critic gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "A potentially explosive idea lost in banshee-like shrillness, rapid-fire storytelling and much volatility triggered by a collision of history and hysteria: that in a nutshell is Begum Jaan".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balans-knockout-performance-is-lost-in-banshee-like-shrillness-3053 |title=Begum Jaan Movie Review: Vidya Balan's Knockout Performance Is Lost In Banshee-Like Shrillness |publisher=NDTV Convergence |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=12 July 2018 |first=Saibal |last=Chatterjee |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015728/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidya-balans-knockout-performance-is-lost-in-banshee-like-shrillness-3053 |url-status=dead }}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] criticized the film saying that, "Full of histrionics and misandry, Begum Jaan shows little understanding of the trauma and impasse afflicting those in its grip." The critic gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and concluded her review by saying that, "In its preoccupation with drama, Begum Jaan neglects to reveal its soul. As a consequence, you feel nothing for the characters, their cause or fate."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-even-vidya-balan-cannot-rescue-begum-jaan/20170414.htm |date=14 April 2017 |title=Review: Even Vidya Balan cannot rescue Begum Jaan's loud, empty feminism |work=[[Rediff]] |first=Sukanya |last=Verma |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628072223/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-even-vidya-balan-cannot-rescue-begum-jaan/20170414.htm |url-status=live }}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Suhani Singh of ''[[India Today]]'' criticized the film saying that, "Begum Jaan for all its good intent is a misfire of epic proportions."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidyya-balan-srijit-mukherji-971453-2017-04-14 |title=Begum Jaan review: Vidya Balan and her band of fiery sisters can't save this melodrama |work=[[India Today]] |first=Suhani |last=Singh |access-date=12 July 2018 |publisher=Living Media India |date=14 April 2017 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015856/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/begum-jaan-movie-review-vidyya-balan-srijit-mukherji-971453-2017-04-14 |url-status=live }}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref>


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Begum Jaan
Film poster
Directed bySrijit Mukherji
Written byKausar Munir (Dialogue)
Screenplay bySrijit Mukherji
Kausar Munir
Story bySumair Malik
Based onRajkahini
Produced byMukesh Bhatt
Vishesh Bhatt
Mahendra Soni
Shrikant Mohta
StarringVidya Balan
Ila Arun
Naseeruddin Shah
Rajit Kapoor
Ashish Vidyarthi
Vivek Mushran
Chunky Pandey
Gauahar Khan
Pallavi Sharda
Mishti
Narrated byAmitabh Bachchan
CinematographyGopi Bhagat
Edited byMonisha R. Baldawa
Vivek Mishra
Music byAnu Malik (songs)
Indraadip Dasgupta (Background score)
Production
companies
Vishesh Films
Shree Venkatesh Films
Play Entertainments
Khurana Productions
Distributed byNH Studioz (India)
White Hill Studios (North America)
Magic Cloud (Overseas)
Release date
  • 14 April 2017 (2017-04-14)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹19 crore[1]
Box office₹30.6 crore[2]

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.

The film was released on 14 April 2017.[3] Vidya Balan plays the lead role of a brothel's madam, set against the backdrop of the newly-Independent Indian 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" commercially.

Plot

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The movie opens with a small family and a young couple travelling in public transport late at night. While the family is alighting at their stop, a group of drunk goons gets into the bus and harasses the couple and tries to rape the woman; an elderly woman saves the girl, undressing herself. The movie then goes back to 1947. In August 1947, after India sought independence from the British, the Last Viceroy of India, Mountbatten, gave Cyril Radcliffe the responsibility of dividing India into two parts – India and Pakistan. Radcliffe drew two lines – one in Punjab and another in Bengal. This line was known as the Radcliffe Line.

After several failed attempts to convince Begum Jaan and her team to leave despite giving them a month's notice, as a last resort, Hari and Ilyas enlist the help of Kabir, an infamous killer in Sonapur, to threaten Begum with her members to vacate the brothel. Kabir proceeds to kill Begum's beloved dogs, even feeding their meat to Begum and her girls. Raja Sahib returns to the brothel one day to inform Begum Jaan that his efforts to save her brothel have failed and now she must vacate the brothel. Begum, who was hopeful of help from Raja Sahib, is shocked and dismayed. Still, she stubbornly tells Raja Sahib, come what may, she'd rather die in her house like a queen than die on the streets like a beggar. As a result of Kabir's intimidation tactics, Begum asks Salim to train every one of her girls to use weapons and fight back. Intensive training practice sessions are held. Kabir then kills Sujeet while he is returning from the market with a few girls of the brothel. He persuades the girls to escape while sacrificing his life. This killing enrages Begum Jaan and her members further.

Meanwhile, Masterji, Laadli's teacher, is in love with Begum Jaan and proposes to her, unaware that another prostitute named Gulabo harbours feelings for him. Begum Jaan rejects his proposal and asks him to leave, leading an irate Masterji to concoct a plan to kill her. He convinces Gulabo to run away from the brothel, betraying Begum Jaan. Gulabo does so, but Masterji spurns her and gets her raped by his accomplices inside a horse carriage. She vows vengeance.

That same night, Kabir and his men attacked the brothel. Laadli, her mother, and Shabnam are forced to run away and are attacked by the policeman, Shyam Singh, who seeks benefit from them, but Laadli undresses herself, which reminds him of his ten-year-old daughter, and he cries and asks her to stop. Begum and the girls fight back, but to no avail. Gulabo returns and later slits Masterji's throat while he is witnessing the attack on the brothel by Kabir and his goons. However, she has been badly assaulted by Masterji's accomplices and dies. The goons throw lighted torches inside the brothel, causing the building to be engulfed in flames. Begum Jaan and her girls put up a determined fight. Many are killed. She and her four surviving members smile while looking at their home being set ablaze; they walk inside the building and shut the doors. They burn to death as Amma narrates the story of Rani Padmavati of Chittorgarh, who refused to fall into the hands of the enemy and instead martyred herself and died a valiant death, just like Begum Jaan.

As the movie ends, Ilyas and Hari are seen to be remorseful of their actions; Ilyas shoots himself, and we are shown the remains of the brothel and the end to the Begum Jaan legacy. In the present, the old lady turned out to be Laadli, who undressed herself to save the couple; upon seeing her, the goons run away in fear. As the goons flee, a very old Laadli leaves by supporting the injured couple.

Cast

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Characters

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Actor Character in Begum Jaan Actor/ Character in Rajkahini
Vidya Balan Begum Jaan Rituparna Sengupta
Ila Arun Amma Lily Chakravarty
Gauahar Khan Rubina Jaya Ahsan
Pallavi Sharda Gulabo Parno Mittra (Golap)
Priyanka Setia Jameela Sudipta Chakraborty (Juthika)
Raviza Chauhan Lata Priyanka Sarkar
Ridheema Tiwari Amba Saayoni Ghosh (Koli)
Flora Saini Maina Sohini Sarkar (Duli)
Mishti Shabnam Riddhima Ghosh (Fatima/ Shabnam)
Poonam Rajput Rani Ena Saha (Banno)
Gracy Goswami Laadli Ditipriya Roy (Bunchki)
Sumit Nijhawan Salim Mirza Nigel Akkara
Vivek Mushran Master Abir Chatterjee
Ashish Vidyarthi Hari Prasad Saswata Chatterjee (Prafulla Sen)
Rajit Kapoor Ilyas Khan Kaushik Sen (Muhammad Ilyas)
Chunkey Pandey Kabir Jisshu Sengupta
Naseeruddin Shah Raja Sahib Rajatava Dutta (Nawab)
Pitobash Tripathy Surjeet Rudranil Ghosh (Sujan)
Rajesh Sharma Shyam Kanchan Mallick (Shashi Babu)

Production

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This film is the remake of a Bengali film, Rajkahini, which was released in 2015. Principal photography of the film began in June 2016 and was completed in August 2016 in Ranishwar block of Dumka district in Jharkhand.[9][10]

Soundtrack

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Begum Jaan
Soundtrack album by
Anu Malik
Released14 March 2017 (2017-March-14)[11]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:29
LanguageHindi
LabelTimes Music
Saregama (for "Woh Subah")
Anu Malik chronology
Shubh Mangal Savdhan
(2017) 		Begum Jaan
(2017)
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube

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.[12] For the second song, Aazaadiyan brought together Sonu Nigam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.[13] The full music album was released on 6 April 2017. On 9 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 12 April 2017, the last song of this album, "Murshida", was released as a "bonus track".[14] This song is penned by Rahat Indori and sung by Arijit Singh.

All lyrics are written by Kausar Munir; all music is composed by Anu Malik

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Prem Mein Tohre"Asha Bhosle3:58
2."Aazaadiyan"Sonu Nigam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan6:41
3."O Re Kaharo"Kalpana Patowary, Altamash Faridi5:48
4."Holi Khelein"Shreya Ghoshal, Anmol Malik6:03
5."Prem Mein Tohre (Reprise)"Kavita Seth3:58
6."Woh Subah"Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal4:15
7."Murshida"Arijit Singh5:25
Total length:36:08

Marketing

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The first look of the movie introducing Vidya Balan as Begum Jaan was launched on 3 March 2017.[15] The second poster of the movie was launched on 14 April 2017.[16] The trailer of the movie was launched on 14 March 2017 to much critical and commercial acclaim.[17] The trailer crossed 20 million views on Facebook and YouTube within a weeks time.[18]

Reception

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As of June 2020, the film holds a 10% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on ten reviews with an average rating of 3.86/10.[19]

The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Meena Iyer of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "Vidya invests fully in Begum and her dialogue-baazi (a lot of which is raunchy) will get ceetis (whistles). However, the writer-director's interest level in everything else, falters."[20] Rohit Vats of the Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "The 134-minute long Begum Jaan has Vidya Balan in good form, but it lacks cohesiveness as a complete story. It shies away from delving deep into the theme, but you may appreciate its documentary-like feel."[21] Raja Sen of NDTV gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and said that, "It is very difficult to take the highly cheesy Begum Jaan seriously, and the film squanders the talent of Vidya Balan".[22] Namrata Joshi of The Hindu criticized the film saying that, "Each scene feels consciously staged than unprompted and the flow from one sequence to the next is perennially jerky leading to way too much chaos on- screen."[23] Rajeev Masand of News18 gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "The film has an interesting premise and Vidya is commanding as the feared brothel owner who lords over her home. What lets it down is the shrill treatment."[24] Rajyasree Sen of Live Mint criticized the film saying that, "Srijit Mukherji's magnum opus 'Begum Jaan' is an utter travesty to feminism, cinema and female actors in the Hindi film industry".[25]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "Such a waste of a talented bunch of actors. And of Balan, who tries hard to invest some feeling into a role which turns into a cliché the moment the film opens."[26] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV praised the performance of Vidya Balan saying that, "Vidya Balan could count this performance as another feather in her already overflowing cap" but found the film to be "passable at best". The critic gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "A potentially explosive idea lost in banshee-like shrillness, rapid-fire storytelling and much volatility triggered by a collision of history and hysteria: that in a nutshell is Begum Jaan".[27] Sukanya Verma of Rediff criticized the film saying that, "Full of histrionics and misandry, Begum Jaan shows little understanding of the trauma and impasse afflicting those in its grip." The critic gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and concluded her review by saying that, "In its preoccupation with drama, Begum Jaan neglects to reveal its soul. As a consequence, you feel nothing for the characters, their cause or fate."[28] Suhani Singh of India Today criticized the film saying that, "Begum Jaan for all its good intent is a misfire of epic proportions."[29]

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