Vidya Balan Starrer BEGUM JAAN To Be Based In Punjab
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Friday, 12th Feb 2016, 4:16 PM IST Vidya Balan is all set to star in the Hindi remake of ‘Rajkahini’ which is titled as ‘Begum Jaan’. The Bengali flick was based in Bengal, but the Hindi remake will be based in Punjab. The whole cast of the film has been changed. No one from the Bengali film will be seen in ‘Begum Jaan’. Director Srijit Mukherjee explained, "We are re-locating the plot of ‘Rajkahini’, titled ‘Begum Jaan’ in Hindi, to the Punjab border. ‘Rajkahini’ was located at the Bengal border where the after-effects of Partition where felt much less strongly than in Punjab. We're taking the story to a new level, and to a different scale of expression." Talking about Vidya, the director said, "She has the right look and diction for it. As for Rituparna, I've already spoken to her about the casting. She is very happy that I'm doing the film in Hindi. Not just Rituparna, but the entire cast is being changed. There may not be that many characters in ‘Begum Jaan’ as there were in ‘Rajkahini’." Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |