Rekha’s prestigious film Umrao Jaan 4K version will be re -released in theaters. To make the event memorable, director Muzaffar Ali will also release a book with photographs taken during the production of the film. See details here.
By Navodit saktawat
Publish date: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:12:20 PM (IST)
Updated date: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:20:50 PM (IST)
Highlights
- Rekha’s depiction of Tawaif-Kavayitri is considered important in film history.
- The film, the character, won the National Film Award for Best Actress.
- The ghazals of the film, including “Dil Cheese Kya Hai”, have been hits “these eyes fun”.
Rekha starring Bollywood’s Cultic film Umrao Jaan is set to release again on the big screen. The film is beautifully restored in 4K by the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). To celebrate this important re-release, veteran filmmaker Muzaffar Ali is launching a limited-sanskrit coffee table book that provides a special view behind the curtain on the creation of Umrao Jaan.
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- Umrao Jaan is a poignant discovery of love, settling and longing and is considered one of the most visible visual and emotional hypnotic works of Indian cinema.
- Rekha’s depiction of Tawaif-Kavayitri is considered one of the greatest performances in film history, which gave her the National Film Award for Best Actress.
- The ghazals of the film, including “Dil Cheese Kya Hai”, “these eyes fun” and “Justu which were”, remain dear from generations to generations.
- On the other hand, the restoration of Umrao Jaan was a laborious process that took about a year to complete.
- MD NFDC, Mr. Prakash Magdum said, “To restore Umrao Jaan, NFDC-NFAI has been working for almost a year in collaboration with the film’s director Muzaffar Ali.
- He had a significant contribution in detection of the original negative of the film, which should have been the best source of restoration. “Due to the state of negative, the film was restored using a 35mm release print protected in NFAI.
- Meanwhile, Rekha also said about Umrao Jaan’s re -release, “Umrao Jaan is not just a film in which I have acted – she lives within me, breathes through me, still.
- At that time, none of us could imagine the timelessness of the film, the way it would gradually engage itself in the soul of Indian cinema. “Muzaffar Ali further said,” Umrao Jaan was not just a film – it was a lost culture, a forgotten tahzeeb’s journey.
- Through his pain, poetry and grace, we tried to revive the grandeur of an era where love and longing used to speak in verse. “Umrao Jaan’s re -released film is an important event for enthusiastic and Rekha’s fans.