Here's how & why director Srijit Mukherji roped up Vidya Balan for Begum Jaan!

Vidya Balan’s Begum Jaan trailer and posters have created quite a still and the audience is looking forward for the movie. The film is a remake of a Bengali movie Rajkahini. In a media interview, director Srijit Mukherji revealed why and how he decided to cast Vidya Balan as the lead in Begum Jaan.

Mukherji said, “Coincidentally, I had approached Vidya (Balan) with the Bengali film Rajkahini. While contemplating on a lead actress for Begum Jaan, both of us (Mahesh Bhatt and I) suggested Vidya’s name! That’s how Vidya got on board. She watched Rajkahini and was moved by it. Then she agreed.”

He further added, “I think she was not in a perfect mental space for the role. Her mental space was occupied elsewhere and I felt she was not in the right frame of mind to do it. When I showed her the film, she understood my vision and the power of Begum Jaan. She has a lot of pent up anger inside her and an indomitable force, which I think makes her fit very well to the narrative.”