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Umrao Jaan
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | November 3, 2006 |
| Running time: | 180 minutes |
| Cast: | Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Suniel Shetty |
| Director: | J.P. Dutta |
| Producer: | J.P. Dutta |
| Writer: | Muzzafar Ali |
| Distributor: | Adlabs Films |
Description: "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.
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