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"Umrao Jaan" unveils the injustices faced by women and advocates their emancipation. Set in late 19th-century India, the film tells the story of Umrao Jaan, a courtesan and poetess who was kidnapped as a child and sold into the country's prevalent culture of courtesanship. Umrao becomes popular amongst Lucknow's elite, including a nawab, a childhood friend and a dacoit with whom she attempts an escape from her brothel.

Cast Names
Javed Khan; Sakshi Madhwani; Vishwajeet Pradhan; Parikshat Sahni; Bikram Saluja; Maya Alagh; Ayesha Jhulka; Bansree Madan; Aishwarya Rai; Shabana Azmi; Sunil Shetty; Abhishek Bachchan; Divya Dutta; Himani Shivpuri; Puru Rajkumar; Kulbhushan Kharbanda;

Box Office
GBP 296,784

Release Date
2006-11-02 (IAAC Film Festival)
2006-11-03 (limited)

Genres
Drama; Romance;

Running Time
3 hr. 8 min. (European Film Market)

Director
J.P. Dutta

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