Drama ·Music ·Romance · India · 1981 · 2h 25m

Umrao Jaan

امراؤ جان

Umrao Jaan poster
Director
Muzaffar Ali
Cast
Rekha as Amiran/Umrao Jaan Farooq Shaikh as Nawab Sultan Naseeruddin Shah as Gohar Mirza Raj Babbar as Faiz Ali Shaukat Azmi as Khanum Jaan Prema Narayan as Bismillah
Crew
Shama Zaidi — Screenplay Javed Siddiqui — Screenplay Muzaffar Ali — Screenplay Muzaffar Ali — Producer
Synopsis

Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.

Mood & Themes
dancingbased on novel or bookkidnappingpoetrybrothelcourtesanmusicaltragedycolonizationperiod piece
Key Collaborators
Muzaffar Ali Director Shama Zaidi Screenplay Javed Siddiqui Screenplay Muzaffar Ali Screenplay Muzaffar Ali Producer
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