Produced by Play Entertainment, 'Begum Jaan' is helmed by National Award winner Srijit Mukherji, who is making his directorial debut in Bollywood.

'Begum Jaan' is a Hindi adaptation of Mukherji's stellar Bengali offering 'Rajkahini'.

Starring Vidya Balan in lead, the film is about the trauma faced by displaced women in a brothel during the Partition era. 'Begum Jaan' is touted to be a high-voltage denouement, a strong women protagonist commercial cinema, created by master craftsman Srijit Mukherji, according to Milind Dabke, Head, Play Entertainment.

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.

Produced by Vishesh Films and Play Entertainment, 'Begum Jaan' will  release on January 6, 2017.