---
title: 'Umrao Jaan (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Muzaffar Ali'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/umrao-jaan-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083248/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Umrao Jaan (1981)

1981 · 145 min · Drama · India

Original title: उमराव जान

## Synopsis

Umrao Jaan is a 1981 Indian period musical drama film directed by Muzaffar Ali and starring Rekha as the title character. Based on Mirza Hadi Ruswa's 1899 Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, the film tells the story of a Lucknow tawaif and poet, and her rise to fame.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Muzaffar Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/muzaffar-ali)
- **Screenplay:** [Muzaffar Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/muzaffar-ali)
- **Producer:** [Muzaffar Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/muzaffar-ali)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mohammed Zahur Khayyam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohammed-zahur-khayyam)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pravin Bhatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/pravin-bhatt)

## Cast

- [Farooq Sheikh](https://cinepixo.com/people/farooq-sheikh)
- [Dina Pathak](https://cinepixo.com/people/dina-pathak)
- [Shaukat Kaifi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaukat-kaifi)
- [Raj Babbar](https://cinepixo.com/people/raj-babbar)
- [Naseeruddin Shah](https://cinepixo.com/people/naseeruddin-shah)
- [Satish Shah](https://cinepixo.com/people/satish-shah)
- [Rekhā](https://cinepixo.com/people/rekha)
- [Bharat Bhushan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bharat-bhushan)
- [Prema Narayan](https://cinepixo.com/people/prema-narayan)

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