Queen Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Release date | March 7, 2014 |
| Running time | 2hr 26min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Kangana Ranaut Rajkummar Rao Lisa Haydon |
| Directed by | Vikas Bahl |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Vikas Bahl Chaitally Parmar Parveez Shaikh Dialogue: Anvita Dutt Guptan |
| Produced by | Anurag Kashyap Vikramaditya Motwane |
| Cinematography by | Bobby Singh Siddharth Diwan |
| Edited by | Abhijit Kokate Anurag Kashyap |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi |
| Production Company | Phantom Films |
| Distributor | Viacom18 Motion Pictures |
Queen Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kangana Ranaut as Rani Mehra (Rani means Queen in English)
- Rajkumar Rao as Vijay Dhingra, Rani’s selfish and aggressive fiancé
- Lisa Haydon as Vijayalakshmi, Rani’s friend
- Mish Boyko as Oleksander (Sikander)
- Jeffrey Ho as Taka
- Joseph Guitobh as Tim
- Tantrik Baba as Baba
- Marco Canadea as Marcello, Rani’s Crush
- Yogendra Tiku as Rani’s Father
- Alka Badola Kaushal as Rani’s Mother
- Chinmai Chandranshuh as Chintu Mehra, Rani’s Brother
- Tripta Lakhanpal as Dadi
- Nayani Dixit as Sonal
- Sabeeka Imam as Roxette (Rukhsar)
- Alexandre Plasti Melara as flying pig drunk #1
- Leonardo Pricoli as flying pig drunk #2
Storyline:
The film follows the story of 24-year-old Rani Mehra, a diffident Punjabi girl from New Delhi, who embarks on her honeymoon to Paris and Amsterdam by herself after her fiancé calls off their wedding.
Queen Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₹23 crore (US$2.8 million) |
| Opening Day | ₹2 crore (US$239,638) |
| Domestic Collection | ₹84.72 crore (US$10 million) |
| International Collection | 10.32 crore (US$1.2 million) |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹95 crore (US$11 million) |
About Queen Movie:
Queen is a Hindi comedy-drama film directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. The film stars Kangana Ranaut as Rani Mehra, with Lisa Haydon and Rajkummar Rao in supporting roles.
Principal photography of the film began in 2012 over 45 days, starting with Paris, followed by Amsterdam and Delhi. Despite shooting abroad, director Vikas Bahl did not have a huge budget to spend on the film. He took a crew of 25 people from India to shoot the film in about 145 locations in 40 days.
The lead role of Rani was earlier offered to Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, both of whom turned down the film. Vikas Bahl had written the script keeping Kangana Ranaut in mind and Anurag Basu helped Bahl in meeting and casting her.
After her audition, Lisa Haydon, who played Indo-French hotel staff member Vijaylakshmi, practiced French for a month. Actors Mish Boyko (Alexander) and Jeffery Ho (Taka) were cast after auditions in London, while Joseph Guitobh (Tim), who played Rani’s third roommate, was spotted singing on a street and was asked if he was interested in working in a Hindi film, despite not speaking English.
Queen was released on March 7, 2014, by Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The film received universal critical acclaim, praised for its direction, screenplay, and Ranaut’s titular performance, with various critics and publications citing it as the best Indian film of 2014.
Made on a budget of ₹23 crore (US$2.8 million), Queen has grossed ₹84.72 crore (US$10 million) in India, with a further ₹10.32 crore (US$1.2 million) overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹95.04 crore (US$11 million). It is one of the highest-grossing Indian films featuring a female protagonist.
Queen won several accolades at prominent Indian and international award ceremonies. At the 60th Filmfare Awards ceremony, the film received a leading 13 nominations and won a leading 6 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Bahl), and Best Actress (Ranaut). At the 62nd National Film Awards ceremony, the film won the Best Hindi Film (Bahl) and Best Actress (Ranaut).
Kangana Ranaut was unavailable to receive the Filmfare Best Actress Award, so Director Vikas Bahl accepted it on her behalf. When Rekha, who was presenting the award, handed it to Bahl, she expressed her desire to personally deliver it to Kangana at her residence.
