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Vidya Balan's 'Begum Jaan' to release in January 2017

Darpan News Desk, 30 Sep, 2016 01:28 PM
  • Vidya Balan's 'Begum Jaan' to release in January 2017
Actress Vidya Balan starrer "Begum Jaan", about the trauma faced by displaced women in a brothel during the Partition era, will hit the screens on January 6, 2017.
 
Produced by Play Entertainment, the film is helmed by National Award winner Srijit Mukherji, who is making his directorial debut in Bollywood.
 
Milind Dabke, Head, Play Entertainment, said: " '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."
 
Vidya plays the title role of the madam of a brothel in the film, which also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Ila Arun, Ashish Vidyarthi and Chunky Pandey.
 
Play Entertainment's earlier production "Jai Gangaajal", starring Priyanka Chopra, also happened to be a woman-centric saga.

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