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Queen is an upcoming Bollywood film by Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Phantom Films. Directed
by Vikas Bahl, the film stars Kangana Ranaut, Lisa Haydon
and Rajkummar Rao in lead roles. The trailer of the film released on 20 December 2013 which
was coldly received by Critics and was not able to create
the desired buzz for the movie. The music of the film released on 2 February 2014 however
it was also received with mixed response from critics. The
film’s story is about a small-town Indian girl, who decides to go on her honeymoon alone.
Amit Trivedi has scored the film’s music for the lyrics by
Anvita Dutt. The film premiered at Busan Film Festival in October 2013. Film is set to release
on 7 March with a screen count of 1,100 in comparison
to 1,600 for Total Siyapaa and 1,100 screens for Gulaab Gang releasing same date so a very
fierce competition is expected on 7 March 2014., Decision
to delay the movie release is rumoured to make coinciding with Women’s Day on 8 March.
Vikas Bahl wrote the script of the movie keeping in mind Kang
ana Ranaut, however it was Anurag Basu who helped him connect and cast Kangana in the
film. Although, the film has been shot at approximately 145
locations across the globe, Vikas Bahl did not have a huge budget to spend on it. Rani
is a 24 year old Punjabi girl staying in Delhi. She is from a
very conservative family; her brother escorts her everywhere for her safety. It’s when
her wedding gets called off because her fiancé gets killed
in a car accident (Rajkummar Rao), Rani gets the biggest shock of her life and is totally
confused. But instead of crying or lamenting about her
current situation, she decides to move on. She goes for her honeymoon alone. The film
focuses on Rani growing up as an individual, and her journey
of rediscovering her own identity while on her honeymoon alone.