The filmmaker shared his insights on Amitabh and Rekha's relationship in her biography, Rekha: The Untold Story.

'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.

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, when Umrao Jaan took on a new life with its 4K restored release special screening in Mumbai, Rekha too was reborn wearing an ensemble by her favourite celebrity ...

Directed by Muzaffar Ali, 'Umrao Jaan' has been restored in 4K resolution by NFDC- NFAI. The makers have now given a chance to audience to witness the magic of the timeless classic once again from ...

The melody, composed by Shantanu Moitra with lyrics by Swanand Kirkire, famously drew inspiration from Louis Armstrong's 'A ...

‘Umrao Jaan’, however, is kept as real as possible. If director Muzaffar Ali’s aim was to show the brutal and harsh world that a prostitute lives in, then, he certainly achieved that in spades.

When no money is forthcoming, he sells her. Ameeran ends up in a brothel run by Lucknow's Madame Khanum Jaan, where she is taught dance and poetry, and is subsequently re-named Umrao Jaan.

Umrao Jaan A connoisseur's item that deserves fest play beyond the usual Bollywood circuit, 19th-century courtesan drama "Umrao Jaan" marks a major bounceback by writer-director J.P. Dutta after ...

However, JP Dutta's remake of Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan (1981) is a magnificent film worth watching. The period saga is based on the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada (1905), written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa.

He made the Bollywood classic, Umrao Jaan (1981), then disappeared from filmmaking for two decades, and ventured into fashion instead, creating the elegant couture label Kotwara. But now, Muzaffar ...

Interestingly, the new Umrao Jaan will be Bollywood's fourth attempt at telling Ruswa's story. The first film came in 1958, called Mehndi, after which Zindagi Aur Toofan followed in 1975.