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 his over-long ...

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 ...

Ameeran lives a poor-lifestyle with her mom, dad, and brother, Jamal, in Faizabad, British India. When her dad testifies against the local corrupt cop, Dilawar Khan, Khan swears to avenge this ...

India’s biggest multiplex chain PVR Inox is bringing Rekha and Muzaffar Ali‘s 1981 classic “Umrao Jaan” back to the country’s theaters in a 4K restoration beginning June 27. The film, starring Rekha ...

Muzaffar Ali’s 1981 film, which transcends the labels of historical drama and tawaif film, is still a great watch 44 years after it was first released Watching Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan restored by ...

Rekha’s timeless classic, Umrao Jaan, is returning to theatres. Directed by Muzaffar Ali, the 4K restoration has been sanctioned by NFDC- NFAI. Produced by S.K.Jain & Sons and Integrated Films, the ...

In films on courtesans, the first things you see are big bosoms and money. In Muzzaffar Ali’s film Umrao Jaan (1981), based on Mirza Hadi Ruswa’s 1899 novel Umrao Jaan Adaa on a 19th century tawaif ...

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, now 91, captivated hearts once again as she made a rare public appearance at the special screening of the restored version of the 1981 classic ‘Umrao Jaan’ in Mumbai. In ...

When Janhvi Kapoor takes the ethnic route, we simply stop, stare and take notes. On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the actor stepped out in Mumbai to attend the re-release premiere of Muzaffar Ali's 1981 ...

Alia Bhatt recently made a dazzling appearance at the re-release party of the classic film Umrao Jaan. The 1981 film has been beautifully restored in 4K by NFDC-NFAI and set for a grand theatrical ...