Umrao Jaan

Bollywood film about the famous courtesan of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role. The film is directed by J.P. Dutta and also stars Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. A remake of the original directed by Muzaffar Ali and released in 1981.

Cast

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

as Ameeran / Umrao Jaan

Shabana Azmi

as Khanum Jaan

Abhishek Bachchan

as Nawab Sultan

Suniel Shetty

as Faiz Ali

Puru Raaj Kumar

as Gauhar Mirza

Bikram Saluja

as Ashraf

Divya Dutta

as Bismillah Jaan

Ayesha Jhulka

as Khurshid Jaan

Parikshat Sahni

as Ameeran's father

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

as Maulvi

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