Umrao Jaan (1981)
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.
Director:
Muzaffar Ali
Writers:
Shama Zaidi, Javed Siddiqui, Muzaffar Ali.
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Rekha as Amiran/Umrao Jaan |
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Farooq Shaikh as Nawab Sultan |
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Naseeruddin Shah as Gohar Mirza |
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Raj Babbar as Faiz Ali |
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Shaukat Azmi as Khanum Jaan |
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Prema Narayan as Bismillah |
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Gajanan Jagirdar as Maulvi |
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Dina Pathak as Husseini |
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Rita Rani Kaul as Ramdei |
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Satish Shah as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Subhashini Ali | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Gopi Krishna | Choreographer |
| Sound | Khayyam | Music |
| Directing | Muzaffar Ali | Director |
| Writing | Mirza Hadi Ruswa | Original Story |
| Writing | Shama Zaidi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Javed Siddiqui | Screenplay |
| Writing | Muzaffar Ali | Screenplay |
| Production | Muzaffar Ali | Producer |
| Sound | Asha Bhosle | Playback Singer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sayed Musrrat | Makeup Artist |