Umrao Jaan

Directed by Muzaffar Ali

Written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa, Shama Zaidi, Javed Siddiqui, Muzaffar Ali

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.

Cast

Rekha

Amiran/Umrao Jaan

Farooq Shaikh

Nawab Sultan

Naseeruddin Shah

Gohar Mirza

Raj Babbar

Faiz Ali

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Shaukat Azmi

Khanum Jaan

Prema Narayan

Bismillah

Gajanan Jagirdar

Maulvi

Dina Pathak

Husseini

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Rita Rani Kaul

Ramdei

Satish Shah