Umrao Jaan (2006)

Hindi 2 hrs 30 mins Period, Biographical, Drama
50 %
Total Reviews: 20
Sahi: 10 Nahi: 10

Review Summary: On the whole UMRAO JAAN has a weak first half and a tolerable second.

Average Critic Rating: (2.78)
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Plot: In 1840, a girl named Amiran (Bansree Mandhani) is kidnapped from her home in Faizabad by Dilawar Khan ( Vishwajeet Pradhan ) who had been sent to jail based upon the evidence presented by Amiran's father. To take his revenge, he kidnaps Amiran and sells her to a brothel in... Read more

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On the whole UMRAO JAAN has a weak first half and a tolerable second.
Bollywood Hungama
Recreating the past is hard, and filmmakers seldom succeed in replacing the memory of the past vision with their own.
Rediff 
If there is an acid test for Anu Malik this season or in fact this decade, it has to be with 'Umrao Jaan'.
SIFY
Muzzafar Ali's Umrao Jaan was an unusual feat.
Rediff 
No jaan in it…
Rajeev Masand
Worth a watch!
India Today
It happens a lot – a film dominates the media for weeks.
SIFY
Should be KAJOL in Umraro Jaan......
Sulekha
By: Taran Adarsh, IndiaFMSaturday, November 04, 2006 J.P. Dutta is one of the finest storytellers around. Right from his directorial debut Ghulami to his last release L.O.C., J.P. has had the courage to narrate stories that excite him first and foremost.
Full review on OneIndia
OneIndia
Umrao Jaan - Umar Bhar roie ek jaan - Tattapurush Samas (snadhi,samas etc we did in school life) meaning- a soul that cried life long !...
Sulekha
Based on Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa’s novel, the film is a tale of Umrao Jaan Ada, a royal courtesan in 19th century Lucknow. Kidnapped and sold at a tender age from a lower class family, Ameeran (Aishwarya Rai), is rechristened as Umrao by the brothel own
Planet Bollywood
An interminably long and flat remake of Muzaffar Ali’s classic Umrao Jaan (though the makers insist this version has nothing to do with the 1981 classic and is actually based on the source material of the same, written by Urdu poet Ruswah), Umrao Jaan fai
MSN India
J P Dutta fails miserably in narrating the story; in fact director should know that the era of "3 and half hour" movies is gone. The only 2 things which are good in the movie are: Cinematography the scenes in Lucknow and other places are shot very well.
Now Running
'Umrao Jaan' may be a hat trick flop for this couple
Smash Hits
Ever since J P Dutta started making his Umrao Jaan he has been shouting at the top of his voice that he is not remaking Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan but is making a film based on Mirza Mohammed Hadi Ruswa's novel.
Rediff 
An interminably long and flat remake of Muzaffar Ali’s classic Umrao Jaan (though the makers insist this version has nothing to do with the 1981 classic and is actually based on the source material of the same, written by Urdu poet Ruswah), Umrao Jaan fai
MSN India
Umrao Jaan takes off on a positive note. The story of the little Amiran, who is kidnapped and sold to a kotha in Lucknow, is sensitively depicted. The entire track -- sequences with her parents and also with Khanum [Shabana] and Bua [Himani] -- unravel be
Full review on OneIndia
OneIndia
Umrao Jaan is a beautiful story that could have been presented better had it been a bit shorter. Even if the length is a turn off for most people, it should still be a movie to check out because of its great story and power packed performances, led by the
Bolly Spice
Unfortunately a period film set in the 19th century may not hold as much relevance or interest for today’s viewers as the director would have liked to believeMoreover Umrao Jaan is also a remake of Muzaffar Ali’s highly acclaimed version, so unfortunately
Full review on Bollywood Mantra
Bollywood Mantra