Revisiting Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan, in its restored 4K version, reveals more myth than magic. How do “tawaifs”, nostalgia, and class memory shape this cinematic relic?

Vidya Balan recounted her surreal experience of watching 'Umrao Jaan' alongside Rekha, expressing awe at Rekha's magnetic ...

Muzaffar Ali gives his most precise expression for what Umrao Jaan means to him: “My Umrao is sacred. She is for aashiques, ...

The author reflects on watching the restored version of Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan. The film evokes childhood memories and a shifting perspective on Rekha's persona. The narrative explores female ...

Niharika Bijli, Lead Strategist at PVR INOX, talks to HT about re-releases, theatrical cinema, Umrao Jaan, and more.

Bollywood actress Rekha's cult film 'Umrao Jaan' is all set to enchant the audience once again on June 27. Director Muzaffar Ali and Rekha hosted a special re-release screening of the film today ...

Rekha's classic Umrao Jaan is set to return to the big screen in the resplendent 4K restoration. Directed by the visionary Muzaffar Ali, the 1981 film is all set to release on June 27th. Produced ...

Directed by Muzaffar Ali, 'Umrao Jaan' has been restored in 4K resolution by NFDC- NFAI. The makers have now given a chance to audience to witness the magic of the timeless classic once again from ...

Who was Umrao Jaan? Many people may like to believe that Umraojaan existed for real, but to this date there is a controversy on whether such a courtesan existed in the 19th century, as depicted in ...

He made the Bollywood classic, Umrao Jaan (1981), then disappeared from filmmaking for two decades, and ventured into fashion instead, creating the elegant couture label Kotwara. But now, Muzaffar ...

Umrao Jaan 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 ...

When no money is forthcoming, he sells her. Ameeran ends up in a brothel run by Lucknow's Madame Khanum Jaan, where she is taught dance and poetry, and is subsequently re-named Umrao Jaan.