Overview
Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.
Cast
- Rekha as Amiran/Umrao Jaan
- Farooq Shaikh as Nawab Sultan
- Naseeruddin Shah as Gohar Mirza
- Raj Babbar as Faiz Ali
- Shaukat Azmi as Khanum Jaan
- Prema Narayan as Bismillah
- Gajanan Jagirdar as Maulvi
- Dina Pathak as Husseini
- Rita Rani Kaul as Ramdei
- Satish Shah