Umrao Jaan

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Umrao Jaan

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Credits
Producer/s:	J.P. Dutta
Director:	J.P. Dutta
Music:	Anu Malik
Lyrics:	Javed Akhtar
Vocals:	Alka Yagnik, Anmol Malik, Sonu Nigam and Richa Sharma
Label:	T-Series

'Umrao Jaan! The mere mention of this great classic rekindles countless beautiful memories in our minds. Rekha's pristine, ethereal beauty, Muzaffar Ali's lavish (not gaudy) sets, Meera Ali's rich, traditional costumes, Khayyam's evergreen, melodious music and last but not the least Shaharyar's 'lajawaab shayeri'. So it's befitting that a director of the caliber of J.P. Dutta (though known more for his war movies) should be remaking it and with his able teammates of 'Border' and 'Refugee', Anu Malik and Javed Akhtar once again at the helm of affairs, expectations are bound to arise. So let's check to see if they come up trumps yet again.

Very slow harmonium sounds commence 'Ek Toote Hue Dil Ki', which is a brief introduction to the lead protagonist Umrao Jaan, summed up in form of a beautiful 'Nazam'. It goes like this- "Ek toote hue dil ki awaaz mujhe kahiye, Sur jisme hain sab gham ke who saaz mujhe kahiye, Main kaun hoon aur kya hoon, Kiske liye zinda hoon, Main khud bhi nahi samjhi, Woh raaz mujhe kahiye." A superb piece of 'shayeri' by Javed Saab.

Next up, a foreword narrated by the lyricist himself, Javed Akhtar. It's once again an introduction into the life and times of Umrao Jaan, in the 19th century Lucknow, the city of the 'nawabs' and the lavish 'kothas'.

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