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Directed by | J. P. Dutta |
Written by | J.P.Dutta |
Screenplay by | J.P. Dutta O.P. Dutta |
Based on | Umrao Jaan (1981) by Mirza Hadi Ruswa |
Produced by | J. P. Dutta |
Starring | Aishwarya Rai Abhishek Bachchan Sunil Shetty Shabana Azmi |
Cinematography | Ayananka Bose |
Edited by | J.P. Dutta |
Music by | Anu Malik |
Distributed by | Adlabs[1] |
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Running time | 189 minutes |
Country | India |
Languages | Hindi Urdu |
Budget | ₹15 crore[2] |
Box office | est. ₹19.52 crore[3] |
Umrao Jaan is a 2006 Indian period musical romantic drama film produced and directed by J. P. Dutta, based on the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, and is about the famous Tawaif of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role along with Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in supporting roles.
Produced on a budget of ₹150 million,[2] Umrao Jaan was released on 3 November 2006 in 600–700 screens worldwide[4] and grossed ₹195.2 million.[3]