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Umrao Jaan
A young courtesan kidnapped from her home and sold into slavery ultimately transcends her grim fate in director J.P. Dutta's adaptation of author Mirza Haadi Ruswa's classic 1905 novel. Previously adapted for the screen to great acclaim in 1981, Ruswa's novel tells the story of a middle class girl kidnapped by a habitual offender who had been imprisoned for ten years as a result of her father's damning testimony. Determined to curse his accuser with a fate worse than death, the vengeful ex-convict spirited the man's daughter away and sold the young girl - then known as Amiran - to a brothel in Lucknow. Subsequently given the name Umrao, raised in the lap of luxury, and trained to be a great entertainer, the young girl would grow up to become one of the most beautiful and popular entertainers of her time. Yet despite all of her success, something was missing in the life of the girl now known as Umrao. Though fortune seemed to smile down on her against all odds, Umrao soon fell in love with the powerful Nawab Sultan and longed to start a family with the influential figure despite the fact that their love seemed doomed from the onset. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Product Details
| UPC: | 465488950498 |
|---|---|
| Release Date: | February 8, 2007 |
| Format: | Other |
| Region: | All (Universal compatibility) |
| Genre: | Musical |
Credits
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Shabana Azmi | Actor — Khanum |
| Javed Khan | Actor — Pir Baksh |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Actor — Maulvi |
| Alka Yagnik | Actor — Singing Voice of Umrao Jaan (Voice) |
| Aishwarya Rai | Actor — Ameeran, Umrao Jaan |
| Divya Dutta | Actor — Bismillah Jaan |
| Himani Shivpuri | Actor — Bua Hussaini |
| Vishwajeet Pradhan | Actor — Dilawar Khan |
| Sunil Shetty | Actor — Faiz Ali |
| Maya Alagh | Actor — Ameeran's Mother |
| Abhishek Bachchan | Actor — Nawab Sultan |
| Bikram Saluja | Actor — Ashraf |
| Parikshit Sahani | Actor — Ameeran's Father |
| Bansree Madhani | Actor — Ameeran, the Young Umrao |
| Puru Raj Kumar | Actor — Gauhar Mirza |
| Ayesha Jhulka | ActorKhurshid Jaan |
| J.P. Dutta | Director |
| J.P. Dutta | Screenwriter |
