Umrao Jaan

1981·2h 30m·★ 6.0(19)PG-13

DramaMusicRomance

Director Muzaffar AliWriters Shama Zaidi, Javed Siddiqui, Muzaffar Ali

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.

Awards: Won 2 · 3 nominations

Based on: Umrao Jaan Ada

Set in: Lucknow

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Cast

Rekha

Amiran/Umrao Jaan

Farooq Shaikh

Nawab Sultan

Naseeruddin Shah

Gohar Mirza

Raj Babbar

Faiz Ali

Shaukat Azmi

Khanum Jaan

Prema Narayan

Bismillah

Gajanan Jagirdar

Maulvi

Dina Pathak

Husseini

Rita Rani Kaul

Ramdei

Satish Shah

Remake / related

Umrao Jaan

2006

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