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Umrao Jaan returns, but these 4 Urdu novels await their big screen debut
July 24, 2025 11:04 am
While Rekha’s Umrao Jaan reclaims the spotlight, here are some timeless Urdu novels that deserve their own cinematic close-up.
Alia Bhatt recreates Rekha's Silsila look, Janhvi Kapoor shares tribute for her 'Pedamma', Fatima Sana Shaikh sits in Rekha's lap at Umrao Jaan re-release
June 27, 2025 11:52 am
Rekha's iconic film Umrao Jaan is set to re-release in theatres on June 27, and many inside photos from the re-release premiere event are shared online.
Umrao Jaan screening: Rekha adorably kisses AR Rahman, dances with Anil Kapoor; Aamir Khan, Hema Malini grace red carpet
June 26, 2025 9:30 pm
Rekha, AR Rahman, Anil Kapoor, Hema Malini, and others graced the special screening of Umrao Jaan.
Rekha's gun-wielding fans turned up on Umrao Jaan sets, Muzaffar Ali recalls how he made them a part of shoot: Umrao Jaan re-release
June 21, 2025 9:02 am
In a chat with SCREEN, Muzaffar Ali opens up Rekha-Farooq Sheikh-starrer Umrao Jaan as it returns to the screen on June 27th, inviting both the old lovers and the curious new to lose themselves once again.
Map for Lost Souls
November 02, 2024 11:29 am
As Muzaffar Ali turns 80, a look at the life and lines of the filmmaker, poet and designer that have given many hope and a sense of belonging
Less fact, more fiction: Hira Mandi's downfall began with Aurangzeb, not the British
May 15, 2024 10:47 pm
Sanjay Leela Bhansali would have us believe that the world of the courtesans was enchanting in Lahore before the British came. But it sees the past through blinkers and misses its powerful reality
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi is not history; only Pakeezah and Umrao Jaan depicted success and stigma of real tawaifs
May 07, 2024 9:39 pm
Who were the real tawaifs? As Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi starts the conversation again, Sufi Kathak exponent Manjari Chaturvedi tells the stories of strong and independent artistes and how their narrative played out in popular culture.
Asha Bhosle’s 90th birthday: In Umrao Jaan, her ‘naaz’ and ‘nakhra’ made Wajid Ali Shah’s romanticised Lucknow a reality
September 21, 2023 2:08 pm
She was the muse of cultures, adorning Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, and Marathi, her mother tongue. She was also the young 'chulbuli' girl of the day who would pair with the yodelling Kishore Kumar
Rekha and Umrao Jaan: The story of women who learn to live with broken hearts
October 09, 2022 5:02 pm
Watching Umrao Jaan with the knowledge of whatever was being written about Rekha during those years presents her character in an almost semi-biographical light.
FTII celebrates 40th anniversary of Umrao Jaan with online interaction
May 30, 2021 10:04 am
The interaction, which took place virtually, was anchored by Vaidehi Sancheti (FTII, Screenplay Writing, 2014-15) and Milind Damle (FTII, Editing, 2000-04) Asst. Prof, TV Direction.
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