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  • Umrao Jaan (1981)
  • 145 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Umrao Jaan (1981)
145 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

In Faizabad, British India, Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's Daroga dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by abducting Amiran and selling to a brothel madam. It ...See moreIn Faizabad, British India, Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's Daroga dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by abducting Amiran and selling to a brothel madam. It is here Amiran will be re-named Umrao Jaan. Years later, Umrao has grown up and is an accomplished poetess as well as dancer extraordinary. She has many patrons, chief amongst them are Nawab Sultan and his father. The young Nawab is smitten by Umrao's beauty and her poems, but is finally forced to marry a girl of his mother's choice, leaving behind a heart-broken and devastated Umrao, who seeks solace in the arms of Faiz Ali and finally elopes with him, only to find out that he is a wanted bandit, and is shot down and killed by guards. Umrao re-locates to Kanpur where she establishes herself as a Poet and dancer, but is hunted down by brothel-keepers, Gohar Mirza and Husseini and brought back, where she is told that she must marry Gohar. Watch what Umrao does to escape from being married against her will, and her attempts to try and find her way back to her parents. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa (novel) (as Mirza Hadi Ruswa) | Shama Zaidi (screenplay and dialogue) | Javed Siddiqui (screenplay and dialogue) | Muzaffar Ali (screenplay and dialogue)
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Updated Dec 31, 1981

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1981 (India)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Rekha
Amiran Amiran   See fewer
Farooq Shaikh
Nawab Sultan (as Farouque Shaikh) Nawab Sultan (as Farouque Shaikh)   See fewer
Naseeruddin Shah
Gohar Mirza Gohar Mirza   See fewer
Raj Babbar
Faiz Ali Faiz Ali   See fewer
Shaukat Azmi
Khanum Jaan (as Shaukat Kaifi) Khanum Jaan (as Shaukat Kaifi)   See fewer
Ishtiaque Khan Ghilzai
Actor (as Khan Ghilzai) Actor (as Khan Ghilzai)   See fewer
Prema Narayan
Bismillah Bismillah   See fewer
Dina Pathak
Husseini Husseini   See fewer
Shaheen Sultan
Actress Actress   See fewer
Umme Farwa
Young Amiran Young Amiran   See fewer
Seema Sathyu
Actress Actress   See fewer
Farrukh Jaffar
Played Umrao Jaan's biological mother Played Umrao Jaan's biological mother   See fewer
Bharat Bhushan
Khan Saheb (uncredited) Khan Saheb (uncredited)   See fewer
Leela Mishra
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Mukri
Parnan Aziz (uncredited) Parnan Aziz (uncredited)   See fewer
Yunus Parvez
Khan (uncredited) Khan (uncredited)   See fewer
Satish Shah
Daroga Dilawar (uncredited) Daroga Dilawar (uncredited)   See fewer
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