Umrao Jaan (1981)
With Rekhā, Farooq Sheikh, Naseeruddin Shah, Shaukat Kaifi, Dina Pathak, Prema Narayan, Raj Babbar, Bharat Bhushan
Directed by Muzaffar Ali
Umrao Jaan is a 1981 Indian period musical drama film directed by Muzaffar Ali and starring Rekha as the title character. Based on Mirza Hadi Ruswa's 1899 Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, the film tells the story of a Lucknow tawaif and poet, and her rise to fame.
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