Produced by Mukesh Bhatt, Vishesh Bhatt and Play Entertainment, Begum Jaan is co-produced by Sakshi Bhatt and Shree Venkatesh Films. The movie is written and directed by National award-winning director Srijit Mukherjee. It stars Vidya Balan in leading role with Naseeruddin Shah, Ila Arun, Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Rajit Kapoor, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vivek Mushran, Chunky Pandey, Poonam Singh Rajput, Ridheema Tiwari, Flora Saini, Priyanka Setia, Mishti Chakraborty, Sumit Nijhawan, Pitobash and Rajesh Sharma in pivotal roles.