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 ...

Watching Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan restored by the National Film Archive of India was like taking a peek at a favourite Banarasi saree, one that has carefully folded in mulmul wrap, still fresh with ...

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 ...

As Rekha’s unforgettable 1981 classic, Umrao Jaan, lit up the big screen again on Thursday, PVR Inox seems to have perfected its strategy of banking on the magic of nostalgia. Re-released films are ...

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 ...

Indian director Muzaffar Ali‘s freshly restored 1981 classic “Umrao Jaan” will be shown outside the country for the first time at Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Red Sea International Film Festival, which has ...

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 ...

After serving looks in ombre sarees in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, actor Alia Bhatt turned heads with her fashion choice at the re-release screening of the Rekha-starrer Umrao Jaan on Thursday, ...

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 ...