Umrao Jaan
1981, Film, 145 min, Biography, Drama, Musical, Hindi, India, MoviePedia score 64
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.
Directed by Muzaffar Ali
Cast
- Rekha as Amiran
- Farooq Shaikh as Nawab Sultan
- Naseeruddin Shah as Gohar Mirza
- Raj Babbar as Faiz Ali
- Shaukat Azmi as Khanum Jaan
- Ishtiaque Khan Ghilzai
- Prema Narayan as Bismillah
- Akbar Rashid
- Gajanan Jagirdar as Maulvi
- Dina Pathak as Husseini
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