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Revisiting Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan, in its restored 4K version, reveals more myth than magic. How do “tawaifs”, nostalgia, ...
Muzaffar Ali, the director of Umrao revealed that Rekha was not the first choice for the fil. Instead he wanted to star this ...
Director Muzaffar Ali's epic-drama 'Umrao Jaan' (1981), re-released in theatres on June 27. What makes the film still ...
In an exclusive chat, Umrao Jaan Director Muzaffar Ali opened up on the film’s re-release, Rekha, Aishwarya Rai’s sequel & ...
Naaz, Nazaakat Aur Nukta: Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan Endures As A Classic The allure of Umrao Jaan is not just in its characters’ recitals; the film embodies poetry in its form.
Director Muzaffar Ali talks to Sunday mid-day about the film, the book and the future ...
The book What Umrao Jaan Meant to Me by Suvir Saran in Muzaffar Ali’s Umrao Jaan edited by Meera Ali and Sathya Saran, dives ...
To preserve the vanishing nature trails across Navi Mumbai, environmentalist V Shubhalaxmi started an initiative called ...
And so, when Umrao Jaan returned to the big screen the day before yesterday at PVR INOX, this wasn't a re-release. It was a resurrection. A time warp. A collective heartbreak re-opened, re-experienced ...
Unlike other famous courtesans of Hindi cinema and literature, Umrao Jan’s story has been revisited time and again over the ...
Umrao Jaan was brought to life by Rekha in Muzaffar Ali's directorial. Now, as the film re-releases, the director spoke to ...