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- In 1840 Faizabad, a girl named Amiran is kidnapped by the criminal Dilawar in an act of revenge against Amiran's daroga father, who had tesitfied against Dilawar. Dilawar sells Amiran to Khanum Jaan, the madam of a kotha (brothel) in Lucknow who teaches young tawaifs (courtesans). At the kotha, Amiran is given the name Umrao Jaan.
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Jun 25, 2021 · In 1840, a girl named Amiran is abducted as a teenager from Faizabad and sold to Khanum Jaan (Shaukat Kaifi), the madam of a brothel in Lucknow. Renamed Umrao Jaan (Rekha), Amiran is...
At the kotha, Amiran is given the name Umrao Jaan. Years later, Umrao has grown up and become an accomplished poet as well as an extraordinary tawaif. The young Nawab Sultan is smitten by Umrao's beauty and poetry, and the two fall in love.
Sep 19, 2021 · Amiran, a young girl from Faizabad, is kidnapped and sold to Khanum Jaan (Shaukat Kaifi), the mistress of a brothel in Lucknow, around 1840. Amiran has been called Umrao Jaan (Rekha) and has been taught all the skills necessary to entice men of money and taste.
Oct 8, 2022 · Amiran gets a new name Umrao, and is given lessons in poetry, dance, and other art forms so she could entertain men as a courtesan. Rekha’s delicate dance moves, her adaa with poetry and her husky voice made her Umrao a picture of beauty but underneath all of that, the pathos was evident.
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Amiran is renamed Umrao Jaan. Here she learns to read, write, dance and sing to charm affluent men. The film reflects the "tawaif culture" that was predominant in Lucknow. In fact the film is set is Lucknow. As the film proceeds it shows a grown-up Umrao Jaan, played to perfection by Rekha.
May 8, 2013 · After a struggle of nightmares, attempted escapes, furious beating, Amiran eventually comes to terms with her fate embracing her new life as Umrao Jaan 'Ada' (Rekha) -- trained in dance,...
Renamed Umrao Jaan, Amiran turns into a cultured woman trained to captivate men of wealth and taste. Umrao catches the eye of Nawab Sultan and the two fall in love, but the relationship comes to an end when Nawab reveals he must marry in order to please his family.
