Umrao Jaan

Genres

DramaMusic

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Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.

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Budget

$60430

Revenue

$2358947

Status

Released

Original Language

Urdu

Runtime

145 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

16 March 1981

Country

India

Cast

Rekha

Amiran/Umrao Jaan

Farooq Shaikh

Nawab Sultan

Naseeruddin Shah

Gohar Mirza

Raj Babbar

Faiz Ali

Shaukat Azmi

Khanum Jaan

Prema Narayan

Bismillah

Gajanan Jagirdar

Maulvi

Dina Pathak

Husseini

Rita Rani Kaul

Ramdei

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