Revisiting Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan, in its restored 4K version, reveals more myth than magic. How do “tawaifs”, nostalgia, and class memory shape this cinematic relic?

I was nine when Umrao Jaan found me — or perhaps, when I found myself in Umrao Jaan. Yeh kya jagah hai, doston (What place is this, dear friends) Those haunting words — set to Khayyam’s ...

‘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.

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 ...

Rekha's classic Umrao Jaan is set to return to the big screen in the resplendent 4K restoration. Directed by the visionary Muzaffar Ali, the 1981 film is all set to release on June 27th. Produced ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Q: Is Umrao Jaan Flop or Hit? A: The performance of Umrao Jaan was Flop. Q: What is the overall Box Office Collection of Umrao Jaan? A:Umrao Jaan collected ₹19.35 cr. at the worldwide box office ...