Inn aankhon ki masti ke mastaane hazaaron hain, sang Rekha as Umrao Jaan Ada, the courtesan and poet, 44 years ago wearing a white and gold anarkali in Muzaffar Ali's 1981 classic movie Umrao Jaan. At ...

“Umrao Jaan Ada” is a household name in the subcontinent. Actually, it is a desi version of the courtesan in La Boheme on whom the entire story revolves around for the length and breadth of the play.

Meghna Naidu, who will next be seen as Hanan in TV show 'Ek Maa Jo Laakhon Ke Liye Bani Amma', says her role of the seductress finds its inspiration from veteran actress Rekha in 'Umrao Jaan'. "The ...

Here’s some cinematic nostalgia you didn’t know you needed—Rekha’s unforgettable 1981 masterpiece ‘Umrao Jaan’ is making its way back to the big screen this June! The iconic film, popular for its soul ...

Na to tū rahā na to maiñ rahā jo rahī so be-ḳhabarī rahī.” ...

Lucknow: ‘Umrao Jaan' is a film that transcends generations, retaining its vibrancy and allure even today. Based on the 1899 Urdu novel ‘Umrao Jaan Ada' by Mirza Hadi Ruswa, the 1981 cinematic ...

Rekha's iconic role in "Umrao Jaan" remains relevant, exploring love, loss, and societal status of courtesans through emotional depth and cinematic technique. The film uses close-ups and jump cuts to ...

Two images from my early teens still stand in memory. Watching Khubsoorat at age 11 in an evening show and walking back home with my parents, sleepy, but utterly charmed by the experience, in love ...

The restored version of Muzaffar Ali’s classic Umrao Jaan, starring the evergreen Rekha, hit the big screen once again on June 27, 2025. Originally released in 1981, this 19th-century tragic tale ...

Those haunting words — set to Khayyam’s aching composition, delivered in Asha Bhosle’s eternal voice, and filmed by Muzaffar Ali with shadows and stillness as much as with actors and sets — formed ...

Timed with the film’s theatrical return, a luminous new collector’s edition book by Mapin Publishing arrives as an afterglow. Curated by director Muzaffar Ali himself and edited by Meera Ali and ...