In Faizabad, British India, Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's Daroga dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by ...
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| Rekha | ... | Amiran | |
| Farooq Shaikh | ... | Nawab Sultan (as Farouque Shaikh) | |
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Gohar Mirza | |
| Raj Babbar | ... | Faiz Ali | |
| Shaukat Azmi | ... | Khanum Jaan (as Shaukat Kaifi) | |
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| Prema Narayan | ... | Bismillah | |
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| Gajanan Jagirdar | ... | Maulvi | |
| Dina Pathak | ... | Husseini | |
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Umme Farwa | ... | Young Amiran |
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Seema Sathyu | ||
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| Farrukh Jaffar | ... | Played Umrao Jaan's biological mother | |
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In Faizabad, British India, Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's Daroga dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by abducting Amiran and selling to a brothel madam. It is here Amiran will be re-named Umrao Jaan. Years later, Umrao has grown up and is an accomplished poetess as well as dancer extraordinary. She has many patrons, chief amongst them are Nawab Sultan and his father. The young Nawab is smitten by Umrao's beauty and her poems, but is finally forced to marry a girl of his mother's choice, leaving behind a heart-broken and devastated Umrao, who seeks solace in the arms of Faiz Ali and finally elopes with him, only to find out that he is a wanted bandit, and is shot down and killed by guards. Umrao re-locates to Kanpur where she establishes herself as a Poet and dancer, but is hunted down by brothel-keepers, Gohar Mirza and Husseini and brought back, where she is told that she must marry Gohar. Watch what ... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Lyrics by Shahryar
Music by Khayyam
Sung by Asha Bhosle
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Hauntingly beautiful songs. A dream role for Rekha. This won her the National Award for Best Actress. 'Umrao Jaan' is poetry on screen and director Muzaffar Ali weaves a delicate yet sad tale of a 19th Century courtesan who, much like Rekha in her real life, has to deal with unrequited love.
The cinematography is extremely striking and every frame is lavish with glamorous costumes and intricate, sparkling jewellery.
'Umrao Jaan' is a classic - a poetic memoir of love and loss and the yearning for a happily ever after that never seems to come.