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Umrao Jaan(2006)
Hindi188 mins
Umrao Jaan (2006) is a 188-minute Hindi film directed by J.P. Dutta. Starring Ayesha Jhulka, Puru Raaj Kumar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. With an audience rating of 7.1/10, Umrao Jaan stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2006.
Director:J.P. Dutta
Mood:
emotionaldarkpoetic
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2006
- Director
- J.P. Dutta
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h 8m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.1/10
Storyline
“A courtesan's heart longs for love and freedom.”
Film Details
7.1Rating
188Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 2006
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsUmrao Jaan
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkpoetic
Themes
loveidentitysurvivalcorruption
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.1/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Ayesha JhulkaActor
→#2Aishwarya Rai BachchanActor
→#3Abhishek BachchanActor
→#4Sunil ShettyActor
→#5Divya DuttaActor
→#6Puru Raaj KumarActor
→#7Kulbhushan KharbandaActor
→#8P
Parikshat SahniActor
→#9Shabana AzmiActor
→#10
#11B
Bikram SalujaActor
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J.P. DuttaDirector
→#12J
J. P. DuttaDirector
→#13Ayananka BoseCrew
→#14
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Suniel ShettyActor
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- The film's soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik, who won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for it.
- Aishwarya Rai performed all her own dance sequences, including the complex classical numbers, without a body double.
- The movie was shot in just 45 days, a tight schedule for a period drama of its scale.
- It was the first time Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan acted together as a romantic pair on screen.
- The film's dialogues are written in a refined Urdu style, with J.P. Dutta insisting actors deliver them with precise pronunciation.
- Many costumes and jewelry pieces were custom-made to replicate 19th-century Lucknowi courtesan attire.
- The movie underperformed at the box office compared to the acclaimed 1981 original version.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Umrao Jaan
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