Vidya Balan is all geared up to portray the character of a brothel madam in 'Begum Jaan'.

The actress begins shooting from June for the film, which is a remake of the Bengali film Rajkahini, and is being directed by Srijit Mukherjee.

The original had Rituparna Sengupta essay the role. As Vids is familiar with Bengali and has shot her earlier projects in Kolkata, she considers the City of Joy her second home.