The director of this film, Srijit Mukherji, also directed Rajkahini (2015), the original Bengali film that Begum Jaan is a remake of.
Was granted an A (adults only) certificate without any cuts by the Indian censor board, albeit the makers were asked to replace some dialogues that featured profanity.
The movie was shot in Dumka district in Jharkhand.
Many of the actresses did a comeback to Hindi films after a gap.
Vivek Mushran's first negative role.