Veteran actress Rekha is known for giving depth and vitality to every role she performs. While she is no longer working in ...

Vidya Balan recounted her surreal experience of watching 'Umrao Jaan' alongside Rekha, expressing awe at Rekha's magnetic ...

Muzaffar Ali gives his most precise expression for what Umrao Jaan means to him: “My Umrao is sacred. She is for aashiques, ...

'Umrao Jaan' is a classic Indian period drama adapted into two film versions. The 1981 version, starring Rekha, is a cult classic and won four National Awards.

Based on Mirza Hadi Ruswa's 1899 Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, the film tells the story of a Lucknow tawaif and poet, and her rise to fame. Considered one of the best Indian films of all time, Umrao ...

In 2019, Indian composers Salim-Sulaiman adapted Ali’s 1981 film as stage musical “Umrao Jaan Ada – The Musical.” The latest adaptation starring Aly will be in the original Urdu language.

“‘Umrao Jaan’ was not just a film — it was a journey into the soul of a lost culture,” Ali reflected. Rekha added that the character “lives within me, breathes through me, even now.” ...

One was a serious probing look at music piracy while the other a feel-good three-hero comedy with loads of rhythm and music. But now, Priyan's Pirate has been shelved only to be replaced by Dhol ...

Umrao Jaan is a 1981 period musical drama, which was adapted from the author of Urdu Novel Mirza Hadi Ruswa's 1899 book named Umrao Jaan Ada. The novel narrates the life of a tawaif and poet of ...

Arguably the most beautiful Indian actress of all times, Hema Malini has some truly lavish compliments to pay to her colleague Rekha, whose signature film Umrao Jaan was re-released this week ...

'Umrao Jaan' is a classic Indian period drama that has been adapted into two film versions. The 1981 version, starring Rekha, is a cult classic and won four National Awards.